Idina.com has just announced an additional date for Idina’s impressive touring schedule.

The pre-sale begins Wednesday, June 25th at 10am CDT and ends Friday, June 27th at 12pm CDT. Visit Idina’s tour page for full pre-sale details. (You will have to purchase a fan club membership for $25 in order to participate in the pre-sale).

The public on-sale date is Friday, June 27th at 5pm CDT.

I hope plenty of you will get to attend this concert and welcome Idina to the Show Me State.

NOTE: A lot of pre-sales are happening/about to happen, so be sure to check Idina’s website for details on everything!

For the first time ever, Idina is getting her own official fan club! It was announced this week on IMMB. It should be fully operational in the next 2-3 weeks. The details are as follows:

For membership fee of $25 (USD), you will get a one-year membership to the fan club. Benefits include access to pre-sales, meet & greets, exclusive photos, store discounts, exclusive merchandise, special fan events, an “Ask Idina” feature that will allow her fans to connect with her, and more! Upon joining, members will receive a $25 gift certificate to the Official Store.

As far as the presales go, fan club memberships can be piggybacked with ticket purchases on Ticketmaster. For more details on presale passcodes, visit the official tour page. Upcoming/ongoing presales include:

6/20
Nashville, TN
Cary, NC
Richmond, VA

6/21
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Detroit, MI

6/23
Charlotte, NC

6/25
Tampa, FL
Chicago, IL
Denver, CO

If you have questions about the fan club or presales, feel free to contact me directly and I’ll get them answered for you. You can also leave comments here, but it might be quicker to e-mail them right to me.

Click “Read More” for COMPLETE fan club details, since I just summarized them here.

Last night, Idina’s segment for ABC’s “Nightline” aired. Unfortunately, no one seemed to know it was coming, so I think most of us missed it! If anyone managed to capture it, please contact me so I can post the video here. You can also read Nightline’s written article about her on the ABC website right here!

EDIT Thanks to Sierra for finding the video on ABC’s website!

Sorry for the slow news this past week! I’ve been on vacation, but after a great concert in San Diego (by Ms. Menzel!) I’m back online. A ton of things have happened since our last update! I’ll break this up into a couple posts to avoid confusion.

On June 30th, Idina will be performing in NYC at the annual “Trevor Project” gala benefit. The Trevor Project is an organization that operates the nation’s only around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for gay and questioning youth. For more information or to purchase tickets to this event, visit The Trevor Project’s website.

Note: This is a charity benefit, so tickets don’t come cheaply, but it’s sure to be a moving, emotional evening for a very good cause.

Sarah on IMMB has just announced a string of new tour dates for Idina’s Summer ’08 tour. In addition to the 6 previously-announced dates, the following cities were just added:

7/17 – Nashville, TN – James K Polk Theatre
7/18 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park (already on sale)
7/20 – Cary, NC – Koka Booth Amphitheater
7/21 – Charlotte, NC – McGlohon Theatre
7/23 – Richmond, VA – The National
7/25 – Ft Lauderdale, FL – Parker Playhouse
7/26 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
7/27 – Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
8/04 – Milwaukee, WI – Northern Lights Casino
8/06 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
8/07 – Detroit , MI – Gem Theatre
8/09 – St. Paul, MN – Fitzgerald Theatre
8/12 – Denver, CO – Newman Center
8/14 – San Francisco, CA – Palace of Fine Arts
8/15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
*New Orleans, Dallas, and Houston will be added sometime between 7/28 – 8/05

Stay tuned to idina.com and IMMB for on-sale and presale dates!

Wow, she’ll be getting good use out of her first-ever REAL tour bus.