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« on: July 29, 2005, 04:16:50 AM »

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Clay Aiken, who performs Friday at Mohegan Sun, took second place in 'Idol's' second season.
By DAVID PENCEK
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Clay Aiken didn't win "American Idol," but he's become as popular as any contestant from the popular reality show who is not named Kelly Clarkson.

Aiken-mania (or is it Clay-mania) was riding high after he finished second to Ruben Studdard in the second season of "American Idol" and after he released his debut album "Measure of a Man" in October 2003.

Aiken has been fairly quiet this year, but that may change because Aiken will be on the road touring through this summer.

The 26-year old Aiken brings his "Jukebox" tour to the Mohegan Sun Arena Friday. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are $50 and $40. The Mohegan Sun is the second stop on the tour.

Without a new album to promote, Aiken will sing covers of popular songs going back to the 1950s all the way to modern times, which will include some of Aiken's hits such as "This is the Night."

"This started out as a show just to have some fun with, and as I got more excited about singing these songs, it became a bigger show," Aiken said in a released statement. "It's a chance for people to remember where they were when they heard certain songs."

Expect covers of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "Solitaire" and hits by Sam Cooke and the Goo Goo Dolls.

Although he has a squeaky-clean image, Aiken has been a part of some controversy lately. The Bubel/Aiken foundation, a charity he co-founded to benefit children with disabilities, has come under scrutiny. News reports cite that a document filed with the Internal Revenue Service revealed that of the more than $1 million the group raised last year, less than a third was handed out in grants. Large amounts went to travel expenses, "professional services" and salaries.

It's doubtful that the story will hurt the family-friendly Aiken's popularity.

Also this week at Mohegan Sun, Destiny's Child performs Wednesday in the Arena and Dick Pillar's 40th Annual Polkabration will be held Friday through Sunday in the Uncas Ballroom. 

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« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2005, 04:22:35 AM »

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FRIDAY -- It's going to be a sugary sweet weekend in Connecticut as American Idols Live! (presented, appropriately, by Pop-Tarts) comes to the Hartford Civic Center Friday at 7 p.m. and Clay Aiken, "American Idol" runner-up from Season 2, performs at the Mohegan Sun Arena Friday at 8 p.m.
The Top 10 American Idols from Season 4 perform live on stage (including this year's winner, Carrie Underwood, and runner-up, Bo Bice) at the Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza.

Tickets are $47 and $37. Tickets: 860-525-4500; information: www.idolonfox.com.

Aiken's first album, "Measure of a Man," went to No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200 its first week of release. Tickets to his concert at the Mohegan Sun casino, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville, are $40 and $50. Tickets: 888-226-7711 or www.mohegansun.com.

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« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2005, 04:24:34 AM »

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(July 28, 2005) — Clay Aiken of American Idol fame has an 8 p.m. show Saturday at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center.

Aiken's loss to Ruben Studdard in 2003 did not deter him, and his debut album, Measure of a Man, has sold more than those of other Idol stars.

Tickets ($27.50, 37.50 and $45) are available via Ticketmaster, at (585) 232-1900 or ticketmaster.com.


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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2005, 04:25:42 AM »

Good morning M.B.....what a cellcert last night...and the downloads are just, well they're just.....HOT!
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« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2005, 04:27:49 AM »

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American Idol contestants are coming to area stages in the not-too-distant future.

Carrie Underwood, winner of this year's contest, is headed to Detroit's Joe Louis Arena Aug. 4 as part of the American Idols Live Tour. Joining Underwood are Bo Bice, Anthony Fedorov, Constantine Maroulis, Anwar Robinson, Scott Savol, Jessica Sierra, Nikko Smith, Vonzell Solomon, and Nadia Turner. Tickets are $38 and $48 from Joe Louis Arena and the Fox Theatre box office, and Ticketmaster, 248-645-6666.

Clay Aiken, the runner-up to Ruben Studdard in the second year of American Idol, is scheduled in the Toledo Zoo amphitheater, 2700 Broadway, at 8 p.m. Aug. 16. Tickets are $39.50 and $47.50.

The winner of the first American Idol contest, Kelly Clarkson, is to perform at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22 in the SeaGate Convention Centre, 401 Jefferson Ave. Tickets are $39.50 and $49.50 from Ticketmaster.
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« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2005, 04:31:13 AM »

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Clay Aiken, caught between albums, arrives at the Chevrolet Amphitheatre, Station Square, running through the history of pop music from the '50s on up. To the Claymates, he can do no wrong. But can he pull off Elvis? The Beatles? Will he, like Paul Anka, dare to try Nirvana? Find out at the Chevy at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25-$49.50; 412-323-1919.
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Haven't seen any yet, but I am very anxious. LOL

The cellcert was great last night!!!!
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« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2005, 04:32:52 AM »

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The 2003 "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken will perform a show at 8 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Toledo Zoo.

Aiken's debut single, "This Is the Night," made history by going No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. It sold more than 392,000 copies during its first week, beating Elton John's record for "Candle in the Wind."

Reserved seats are $47.50 and $39.50. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster locations, charge by phone at 419-474-1333, or at the zoo box office the night of the show

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« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2005, 04:34:55 AM »

From the Broads--

HERE YOU COME AGAIN
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« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2005, 04:41:49 AM »

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ATLANTA, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- What's missing from the wildly popular American Idol® search for musical talent? Gospel.
But with 80 million listeners of America's 1400 gospel radio stations buying more than $1 billion albums each year, the gospel music industry now has its own nationwide talent search where spiritual star hopefuls can make their dreams come true.
 
Gospel Music Channel, America's first 24-hour music entertainment network devoted to the best of all forms of gospel and Christian music -- contemporary to traditional, country to hip-hop -- is looking for the next Fantasia, Carrie Underwood, or Clay Aiken of gospel music, via its new nationally-televised talent search Gospel Dream 2005.
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« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2005, 04:50:24 AM »

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 By KRISTINA DORSEY
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Why, it's an embarrassment of riches Friday for “American Idol” fans, and you know who you are. Not only is Clay Aiken headlining at Mohegan Sun Arena, but, at the very same time, the most recent “Idol” top 10 get jiggy with it at the Hartford Civic Center.

OK, maybe not quite jiggy. Anthony Federov never gets jiffy. The Hollywood Reporter called the Idols concert flat and poorly paced when the tour opened in Fort Lauderdale two weeks ago, but it singled out Bo Bice and Vonzell Solomon as stand-outs. Tell us something we don't know, Hollywood Reporter.

And, no matter what, there's still a weird fascination with seeing just how Constantine will embarrass himself. I'm betting on a revival of that tone-deaf cover of “Walk This Way.”

Aiken's stop at Mohegan Sun will be his second concert on a tour focusing on cover versions of songs from the 1950s through the '90s. Which can't be all that different from Aiken's other concerts, can it? It's not like he has a huge catalogue of original songs. This time, the hits he plunders were originally recorded by Sam Cooke and Elvis, Goo Goo Dolls and doo-woppers. You can expect, too, some tunes from Aiken's “Measure of a Man” and his follow-up CD, which he's recording in the fall.

Clay Aiken performs at 8 p.m. Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tickets are $40 and $50. Visit the Mohegan Sun Box Office or ticketmaster.com. The tour featuring the finalists from this season's “American Idol” will stop at 7 p.m. Friday at the Hartford Civic Center. Tickets are $37 and $47. Call (860) 525-4500 or visit www.ticketmaster.com.

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« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2005, 05:00:10 AM »

GOOD MORNING DEANNA AND FRIENDS.

I AM ON SUCH A CLAY HIGH THAT NOTHING CAN BRING ME DOWN TO EARTH TODAY.  WELL MAYBE FOR QUITE A FEW DAYS TO COME.

YIKES IT IS JULY 29TH AND MY HONEY WILL BE COMING TO CT. IN A FEW HOURS.

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« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2005, 06:05:57 AM »

MORNING ALL,
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE NEWS--I AM WITH LORRAINE I AM ALSO ON A CLAY HIGH.

EVERYONE HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY--CAN'T WAIT TO SEE OMC AT MOHEGAN TONIGHT.

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« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2005, 07:08:25 AM »

I can't wait until some of the reviews come out!  Hey, I know he isn't for everybody but that cellcert was so HOOTT!
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Just a few thoughts about the concert last night...

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Clay Aiken thrills fans at Bryant Park. (ABC NEWS)

July 29, 2005 — Clay Aiken may have been the runner-up to Ruben Studdard in the second season of "American Idol," but to millions he's No. 1.

Aiken's loyal fans got a real treat this morning when he debuted a new song called "Coming Back for More" and performed Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds" at New York City's Bryant Park as part of "Good Morning America's" Summer Concert Series.

The 26-year-old began his Jukebox Summer Tour 2005 on Thursday in Tom's River, N.J. Aiken will visit 25 cities and sing covers of more than 70 songs from five decades of rock 'n' roll on the tour, his fifth in the past two years. The tour will finish Sept. 1.

In addition to performing, his work as a UNICEF ambassador has been keeping him busy.

"It's the closest thing I can do now to being in a classroom and teaching," said Aiken, who studied special education at UNC-Charlotte. He recently returned from northern Uganda, where he visited "night commuters" — children who must leave their homes in the countryside every night to sleep in UNICEF shelters to avoid being abducted by a rebel group. In March, Aiken visited children living in camps for tsunami survivors in Aceh, Indonesia.

Aiken said he has decided to leave Los Angeles and return to his hometown of Raleigh, N.C. "I like L.A., I like California, but there's a different energy there," he said.

In June 2003, Aiken made history when his debut single, "This is the Night" went to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, selling more than 392,000 copies in its first week and beating Elton John's 1997 record for "Candle in the Wind." In October 2003, he released his first album, "Measure of a Man." His second, "Merry Christmas with Love," came out last November.

Despite his success in the music industry, Aiken hasn't forgotten his first passion: helping children with disabilities. Shortly after "American Idol" ended, he created the Bubel/Aiken Foundation, named after an autistic boy he took care of while he was at UNC-Charlotte. The foundation provides grants, services and inclusive programs for children with special needs and their typical peers.

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Since Clay Aiken's fan base spans the generations from pre-teen to senior citizen, it makes sense that the North Carolina-born singer would plan a tour spotlighting many eras of music.

Aiken is on the road with his Jukebox Summer Tour 2005, a musical journey through the rock 'n' roll past. That means Aiken will start out with songs from the early-rock days of the 1950s, and hit every decade up to the present.

He will perform songs made famous by Simon and Garfunkel, Elvis Presley, Neil Sedaka, the Goo Goo Dolls, Sam Cooke and more. When he gets to the 2000-and-beyond section of the show, Aiken will perform his own hits.

"I thought it would be cool to sing a bunch of covers, and relate to everybody," Aiken says quoted in his press materials for the show. "There will be songs my mom likes and my grandparents like, and there are a lot of people who love the music of the '70s. ... I made a prediction that everyone will be able to sing along to at least five songs, no matter when they grew up."

There's another component to the show as well. Fans will have the chance to send text messages to Aiken before the show, and register to receive a message from him after the concert.

The Jukebox Summer Tour is Aiken's fifth tour since he broke out of the "American Idol" pack with his second-place finish in 2003. It's been a busy couple of years for Aiken, whose success seems to have eclipsed that of winner Ruben Studdard.

Aiken's 2003 debut album, "Measure of a Man," went double platinum, and last year's holiday album, "Merry Christmas With Love," sold a million copies.

He also wrote a book, "Learning to Sing," which was released last fall. The book tells the story of his difficult childhood, punctuated by bullying and by painful relationships with his father and stepfather, as well as his career as a teacher.

Last fall, Aiken also was appointed a National Ambassador for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. The former special-education teacher will be able to bring attention to the plight of children around the world who aren't able to get an education. The ambassador role dovetails with the Bubel/Aiken Foundation, which Aiken began as a way to help children with disabilities.

Stardom, Aiken has said, is a nice platform by which he can bring attention to the causes that are closest to his heart.

"I think the grand scheme of God's plan was to get me involved in that special-ed field so I would have something I was passionate about to work for, so that when I actually got to this position, I wasn't doing it for myself," Aiken told The Greenville News in a 2004 interview. "I think it's the responsibility every entertainer has, if they're in the public eye, to do something with it. You can do it for your own benefit, or you can do it for someone else's benefit, and I think doing it for someone else's benefit is a little more fulfilling."
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« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2005, 08:56:52 AM »

Thanks for the news - had to print "The Broads", as usual!
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