Jordin Sparks Wins NAACP Award, Will Open for Alicia Keys

American Idol winner, Jordin Sparks, will be the opening act on the highly anticipated Alicia Keys “As I Am Tour.”  The announcement comes right after Jordin won the “Outstanding New Artist” award at the 30th NAACP Image Awards last night.

The tour begins on April 19, 2008 and Jordin will accompany Keys throughout the entire 30-date tour which wraps in New York on June 18, 2008.

What do you think of this news?  Do you think touring with Keys is a good idea for Sparks?  By the way, don’t miss Jordin at the NBA All-Star Game tonight!

On-sale dates will be announced locally in each market and show dates are as follows:

    April-19  Hampton, VA         Hampton Coliseum
    April-20  Philadelphia,PA     Liacouras Center
    April-22  Pittsburgh, PA      Petersen Events Center
    April-24  Chicago, IL         Allstate Arena
    April-26  Columbus, OH        Value City Arena at Schottenstein Ctr
    April-27  St Louis, MO        Scottrade Center
    April-30  Minneapolis, MN     Target Center
    May-1     Kansas City, MO     Sprint Center
    May-5     Los Angeles, CA     TBA
    May-7     San Diego, CA       San Diego Sports Arena
    May-9     Las Vegas, NV       MGM Garden Arena
    May-10    San Jose, CA        HP Pavilion at San Jose
    May-12    Phoenix, AZ         Jobing.com Arena
    May-14    Dallas, TX          Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
    May-18    Houston, TX         Toyota Center
    May-22    New Orleans         New Orleans Arena
    May-24    Tampa, FL           St. Pete Times Forum
    May-25    Miami, FL           American Airlines Arena
    May-28    Atlanta, GA         Philips Arena
    May-30    Greensboro, NC      Greensboro Coliseum
    May-31    Cincinnati, OH      U.S. Bank Arena
    Jun-3     Detroit, MI         Joe Louis Arena
    Jun-5     Cleveland, OH       Wolstein Center at Cleveland State
    Jun-6     Toronto, ON         Air Canada Centre
    Jun-8     Montreal, QC        Bell Centre
    Jun-11    Boston, MA          TD Bank North Garden
    Jun-13    Washington D.C.     Verizon Center
    Jun-15    Baltimore, MD       1st Mariner Arena
    Jun-17    Newark, NJ          Prudential Center
    Jun-18    New York, NY        Madison Square Garden