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Just a reminder folks.

If you want to snag the best tickets for the American Idol season nine summer tour, the pre-sale starts tomorrow at LiveNation, AmericanIdolMusic.com and other sites.

Tickets officially go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Saturday.

You’ll have plenty of chances to see the Idols locally:

* Sunday, July 11, at the Wachovia Center in Philly;

* Thursday, July 15, at the Giant Center in Hershey;

* Friday, July 23, at Jiffy Lube Live in D.C.;

* Saturday, July 24, at First Mariner Arena in Baltimore.

Tickets for the Hershey show range from $41 to $76 plus fees. I haven’t checked all the others.

Hersheypark is running a special deal for concert-goers — $33.95 admission to the park the day before, the day of, or the day after the
concert.

As for getting tickets to watch the Idols, fans can show up at the Hersheypark Entertainment Complex as early as 7 a.m. Saturday.

Something called the wristband policy will be in effect that morning. Head here to learn the details if you’re not already familiar.