Congratulations to Quest Crew. They were my favorite since the beginning. Yes, I am biased since Quest Crew contained 3 members who had participated on So You Think You Can Dance. I loved them on SYTYCD and they were even better in their element (most of the time) on ABDC. This was a well deserved victory even if Beat Freaks was really great as well.

I saw this interesting post on the MTV forum that said:

Are they as good or better than Jabbawockeez? Maybe…but I don’t believe they have the same mystique and appeal as the Jabbawockeez. As good as the Jabbawockeez were in season 1 you have to admit that the masks were a major part of their appeal. It gives their performances an extra wow factor. They’ve already gotten Gatorade commercials, all kinds of public dance gigs, and even performed at the All Star Game in Phoenix with Shaq. I just don’t know that Quest will get the same kinds of endorsements. Super Crew certainly didn’t . I think if you took the masks off of Jabbawockeez, Quest may just be better.

I have to agree with them, but one thing that wasn’t mentioned is that the dancers on Quest crew will still have plenty of chances to dance and to teach dancing all over the country. They’ll be able to make a decent living dancing. However, the masks on JabbaWockeez was a unique marketing element.

Now we look to the future. I heard that Randy Jackson did say that there will be a fourth season of America’s Best Dance Crew. I’m just a little surprised that something wasn’t said about the fourth season on the show if that’s really the case. Maybe there’s probably going to be a fourth season, but they still haven’t worked out all the details.

Then, maybe the most important question is why they haven’t announced an ABDC 2009 tour yet. If someone finds out any information about an ABDC 2009 tour, then please let me know so I can post it for everyone to see.

Most of the ABDC tickets are finally ready to be sold. You can check out all the ABDC tour dates and locations. That link also contains links to buy the tickets online.

It looks like the ABDC ticket price ranges between $26.50 – $59.50 depending on the seats and the venue. I’m always amazed at how much places like LA can charge for tickets.

Also, it looks like ABDC has added a few tour stops to the list of venues. Here’s the new tour stops or the change in dates for the LA ABDC tour stop.

Oct 16 Los Angeles, CA: NOKIA Theatre LA LIVE – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM PDT (This was originally Oct 12th)
Oct 19 Phoenix, AZ: Dodge Theatre – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM MST
Oct 22 Grand Prairie, TX: Nokia Theatre At Grand Prairie – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM CDT
Oct 23 Houston, TX: Jones Hall – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM CDT

Tickets for the ABDC almost all go on sale on August 16, 2008 with most of them having a presale starting August 15, 2008.

Tickets to Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew Live go on sale August 16th with the ABDC Tour presale August 15th. Below you’ll find links to be able to purchase tickets to the ABDC tour shows (even if the ABDC tour sells out). Again, I’m not sure why Las Vegas is getting the shaft similar to the So You Think You Can Dance tour.

My guess is that starting tomorrow you’ll be able to find ABDC tour tickets on eBay also. eBay is the way to go if the ABDC tour shows sell out.

Sep 18 Miami, FL: Waterfront Theatre at the American Airlines Arena – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM EDT
Sep 19 Tampa, FL: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Sep 20 Atlanta, GA: Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center – Buy Your TicketsOnsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 12:00 PM EDT
Sep 21 Clemson, SC: Littlejohn Coliseum – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM EDT
Sep 23 New York, NY: WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM EDT
Sep 25 Boston, MA: Citi Performing Arts Center
Sep 26 Atlantic City, NJ: Adrian Phillips Ballroom – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM EDT
Sep 27 Sewell, NJ: Commerce Bank Arts Centre – Buy Your Tickets (On Sale Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM EDT)
Sep 29 Washington, DC: DAR Constitution Hall – Buy Your TicketsOnsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM EDT
Sep 30 Newark, NJ: New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Oct 1 Albany, NY: The Palace Theater – Buy Your Tickets (On Sale 8/16 10:00 AM EDT)
Oct 3 Detroit, MI: Masonic Temple Theatre – Buy Your TicketsOnsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM EDT
Oct 4 Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Theatre – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 11:00 AM CDT
Oct 5 Rosemont, IL: Rosemont Theatre – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 12:00 PM CDT
Oct 6 Kansas City, MO: Midland Theatre – Buy Your Tickets (On Sale 8/15 10:00 AM CDT)
Oct 8 Denver, CO: Wells Fargo Theatre – Buy Your TicketsOnsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM MDT
Oct 11 Oakland, CA: Paramount Theatre of the Arts – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM PDT
Oct 12 Los Angeles, CA: Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE????? – Moved to Oct 16???
Oct 14 Portland, OR: Rose Quarter – Theater Of The Clouds
Oct 15 Everett, WA: Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center
Oct 16 Los Angeles, CA: NOKIA Theatre LA LIVE – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM PDT
Oct 18 San Diego, CA: San Diego Sports Arena – Buy Your TicketsOnsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM PDT
Oct 19 Phoenix, AZ: Dodge Theatre – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM MST
Oct 22 Grand Prairie, TX: Nokia Theatre At Grand Prairie – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM CDT
Oct 23 Houston, TX: Jones Hall – Buy Your Tickets Onsale to General Public: Sat, 08/16/08 10:00 AM CDT

AEG LIVE is the concert promoter.