There might not be a winner crowned yet for the fifth season of the dance competition ‘So You Think You Can Dance‘, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start planning for the upcoming tour. Dates have been released that will take the top 10 dancing fools on a 40 city run through North America. Manchester, NH will host the first show on September 20 and the festivities will wrap their way through the end of November. Tickets will be onsale through Ticketmaster this Saturday (7/25).

The competition which launched in May all wraps up on August 6. The top ten contestants have been whittled down and those heading out on tour will be Ade Obayomi, Jeanine Mason, Melissa Sandvig, Evan Kasprzak, Jason Glover, Kayla Radomski, Randi Evans, Kupono Aweau, Brandon Bryant and Janette Manrara. The show producers won’t have much chance to catch their breathe. Season 6 will be premiering September 16.

So You Think You Can Dance 2009 Tour Dates
September 2009
20 – Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Arena
22 – Boston, MA – Agganis Arena at Boston University
24 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
25 – Mashantucket, CT – MGM Grand Theater
26 – Trenton, NJ – Sovereign Bank Arena
29 – Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre

October 2009
1 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
3 – Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena
4 – Champaign, IL – Assembly Hall
6 – Chicago, IL – United Center
7 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
9 – Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center
10 – Toledo, OH – Lucas County Arena
11 – Indianapolis, IN – Conseco Fieldhouse
14 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
15 – Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
17 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Coliseum
19 – Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena
20 – Duluth, GA – The Arena at Gwinnett Center
22 – Miami, FL – AmericanAirlines Arena
23 – Tampa, FL – St. Pete Times Forum
24 – Tallahassee, FL – Tallahassee-Leon Co. Civic Center
26 – Houston, TX – Reliant Arena at Reliant Park
27 – Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center
28 – Grand Prairie, TX – Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
30 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
31 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena

November 2009
1 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
3 – Omaha, NE – Qwest Center Omaha
5 – Colorado Springs, CO – Colorado Springs World Arena
7 – West Valley City, UT – The E Center
9 – Los Angeles, CA – Nokia Theatre LA Live
12 – San Diego, CA – San Diego Sports Arena
13 – Glendale, AZ – Jobing.com Arena
14 – Las Vegas, NV – Orleans Arena
16 – Sacramento, CA – ARCO Arena
17 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center
18 – San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion at San Jose
20 – Portland, OR – Rose Garden Arena
21 – Everett, WA – Comcast Arena at Everett

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