There Was A Man: Summer Nights

Summer lovin', had me a blast
Summer lovin', happened so fast
Met a girl crazy for me
Met a boy cute as can be
Summer days drifting away
To, uh oh, those summer nights
~~From the song "Summer Nights" from Grease~~

Official word from the Clay Aiken Fan Club:

Clay Aiken summer 2007 touring plans are close to being confirmed with dates that start in July all across the U.S. Keep your eyes peeled to clayonline.com for show announcements in the coming days, along with on sale and fan club presale information. Get your oil changed, and calculate those frequent flier miles...the summer tour will be here before you know it!

The ClayNation can rejoice. There will be a tour. There will be good music. There will be a fantastic voice. There will be snark. There will be a beautiful man. There will be ticket buying bloodbaths. There will be road travel. There will comaradarie. There will be clack. There will be fun. Good times ahead!!!

Two venues announced early:

Friday July 20 Chautauqua Institute Amph., Chautauqua NY 8:15pm edt (Tickets on sale April 2)

From The Chautauqua site:

He came to fame in 2003 as the second-place winner on American Idol. Since then he has released three albums, sold millions of albums and performed around the world. He will make his debut at Chautauqua with a 42-piece orchestra.

Thursday Aug 2 Embarcadero Marina, San Diego CA 7:30pm PDT (Tickets on sale April 2)

From the San Diego Symphony site:

The San Diego Symphony is crazy excited to announce an additional Summer Pops concert: America's favorite geek-turned-American Idol-superstar, Clay Aiken. The prodigiously talented song-stylist recently released his most successful album yet, and you have a chance to seem him one night only: Thursday, August 2nd. Single tickets for the concert will go on sale Monday, April 2nd, but all new and renewing subscribers to Summer Pops 2007 have their choice right now of the best seats for what is sure to be the most talked-about concert of the summer!

To get us in the mood, here is a cute little montage of "Sleigh Ride" made by spotlightlover from performances at the Christmas 2006 Tour