This summer, American Idol Kris Allen will be touring the nation with the Barenaked Ladies. The tour kicks off July 8th in Council Bluffs, Iowa. “We’re excited to be on tour with them,” Kris told Entertainment Weekly. “They have a huge live following, so that’ll be fun. We get to play in places like Red Rock because of them. We’ll be playing shows every night.” See the tour schedule below.

DATE CITY VENUE
7/8 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah's Council Bluffs
7/12 Denver, CO Red Rocks
7/13 Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Garden
7/21 Santa Barbara, CA Arlington Theatre
7/22 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre
7/25 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
8/8 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
8/10 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre

Kris just announced his second single that he’ll be releasing, which is “The Truth” featuring Pat Monahan from Train. The duet version of “The Truth” will hit iTunes on May 11th. Recently, Season 8’s top guy and girl, Kris Allen and Allison Iraheta, teamed up to perform Coldplay’s “The Scientist” for Oprah’s “No Phone Zone” rally. They hadn’t performed a duet together before, but they made beautiful music together!

Kris Allen will also tour with Maroon 5 for four shows this summer.

DATE CITY VENUE
8/19 Miami, FL Bayfront Park Amphitheater
8/21 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amph @ Encore Park
8/24 Davidson, NC Belk Arena
8/29 Pittsburgh, PA Trib Total Media Amphitheatre at Station Square

Check out the AI-Insider's Weekly Scoop every Monday to see when Kris Allen will be at a town near you. We caught up with Kris Allen on the red carpet after he performed “Let It Be” on a Season 9 results show. Watch the interview, here.