Posted by Andrew Unterberger on 04/19/2011 at 12:46 PM News

The Popdust Files: glee, glee, Glee Cast, Tour announcement, warblers

Given that somehow over the course of the past few years, the Glee Cast have become one of the most successful recording acts in Billboard history, it was probably somewhat overdue for the group to have a full-on, nationwide arena tour. The show cast’s “Glee! Live! In Concert!” tour now encompasses 18 dates, starting at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas on May 21, and continuing cross-country to its final stop on June 18 at the Nassau Coliseum in New York. The concert event, which already featured the great majority of the show’s cast (including stars Cory Monteith and Lea Michele), also recently added Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes) and a number of the ever-popular Warblers group as well.

Check out the tour schedule below, and see if you’re one of the lucky Gleeks who won’t have to road trip to the show on a school night:

May 21                        Las Vegas, NV            Mandalay Bay Event Center

May 22                        Sacramento, CA         Arco Arena

May 24                        San Jose, CA              HP Pavillion

May 25                        San Jose, CA              HP Pavillion

May 27                        Anaheim, CA              Honda Center

May 28                        Los Angeles, CA         Staples Center                       

May 29                        San Diego, CA            Valley View Casino Center

June 1                         Minneapolis, MN         Target Center

June 2                         Indianapolis, IN           Conseco Fieldhouse

June 3                         Chicago, IL                  All State Arena

June 4                         Chicago, IL                  All State Arena                        +Matinee

June 6                         Boston, MA                 TD Arena

June 7                         Uncasville, CT            Mohegan Sun

June 8                         Philadelphia, PA          Wells Fargo Center

June 9                         Washington D.C.         Verizon Center

June 11                       Toronto, ON                Air Canada Centre                  +Matinee

June 12                       Toronto, ON                Air Canada Centre                  +Matinee

June 13                       Auburn Hills, MI          Palace of Auburn Hills

June 14                       Cleveland, OH            Quicken Loans Arena

June 16                       East Rutherford, NJ    Izod Center

June 17                       East Rutherford, NJ    Izod Center

June 18                       Uniondale, NY             Nassau Coliseum                   

Meanwhile, the Warblers appeared on the Today Show earlier today to promote their new album, performing their rendition of “Hey Soul Sister.” It’s a largely lip-synced performance (outside of Darren Criss’s shaky lead vocal), and it’s of one of the worst songs in music history, but if you wanted to watch it anyway, we won’t stop you or anything.