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Taylor Hicks to Launch National Concert Tour on July 25

Taylor Hicks in Grease
(© Larry Bussocca/Getty)
Taylor Hicks in Grease
(© Larry Bussocca/Getty)

Taylor Hicks, who was named champion of season five of FOX-TV’s American Idol and later played Teen Angel in the national tour of Grease, will launch a 20-city tour on July 25 at New York City’s Highline Ballroom.

Other stops on the tour, which continues through September 26, will include Alexandria, Virginia; Ogunquit, Maine; Allentown, Pennsylvania; Teaneck, New Jersey; Annapolis, Maryland; Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Madison, Wisconsin; Lincoln, Nebraska; Laughlin, Nevada; San Francisco, California; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In addition, Hicks will take part in the “Eat to the Beat” Concert Series at the 2010 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival on October 9.

Hicks released numerous CDs, and a memoir entitled Heart Full of Soul: An Inspirational Memoir About Finding Your Voice and Finding Your Way.

For more information, visit www.taylorhicks.ning.com.