Nashville Star Tour

Nobody actually admits to watching reality television. And for serious music fans, the “make me a superstar” subgenre is an especially secret, blush-inducing pleasure. That said, the USA Network was on to something with its Country Idol spinoff, Nashville Star. Surviving the show’s week-by-week ordeals was as likely a way of making the big time as taking traditional routes would have been. This tour allegedly combines a traditional concert with “the energy and feel of the TV series” (does that mean commercial breaks between sets?) and features champion Brad Cotter (the photogenic, charming one) and runners-up George Canyon (the Canadian), Matt Lindahl (the soup-can instrument guy) and Lance Miller (the dude from Illinois).