SUNRISE, Florida — Bo Bice best summed up the latest American Idols Live Tour as he meandered backstage Tuesday, just minutes before the show kicked off.

"It's like 10 concerts," the runner-up explained. "One after another."

Unlike the first three Idols outings, which featured the top-10 finalists singing one or two solos for the first half of the show and the group performing together for the second half, this year's show emphasizes each individual's talents and includes only two group numbers.

Perhaps the tour's producers finally felt the singers were good enough to carry the crowd on their own, or maybe the thought of this year's older, more rock-oriented crop dancing together to a Motown medley made them cringe. Regardless, the show came across as a fitting souvenir for an "American Idol" season more modern, more diverse and more memorable than those before.

What made Tuesday's nearly sold-out show at the Office Depot Center seem like 10 concerts was that each individual set differed drastically in tone.

While Jessica Sierra opened with a two-song performance that oozed with sex — especially her seductive dance routine with a mic stand during "The Boys Are Back in Town" — Anwar Robinson followed up with a more emotional set, first somber then inspirational. After opening with Luther Vandross' "A House Is Not a Home" — which he dedicated to the late R&B singer — Robinson delivered the same soulful rendition of "What a Wonderful World" he performed on "Idol," complete with a screen flashing matching images of "skies of blue" and "clouds of white."

When Constantine Maroulis strutted onstage next, it was back to sexiness, whether he was acting out his inner bad-boy rocker (complete with wallet chain) on "Hard to Handle" or sensitive crooner on "My Funny Valentine." When he shed his red sport coat, the cooing crowd reacted as if they were at a bachelorette party. And yes, he did flash all his signature looks to the cameras.

Constantine, who told the audience this was "the greatest moment of his life," earned the night's first standing ovation with his closing rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody," which began with a giant image on the backdrop screen of four faces replicating Queen's video — only every face was his. Maroulis embraced the theatrics of the song, occasionally racing around so fast that he was too out of breath to sing.

"Carrie Underwood Wins 'American Idol'"). Her twangy versions of "Independence Day" and "Sin Wagon" turned the Southern rock party into a full-scale hoedown.

The highlight, however, was "Bless the Broken Road," which she spiced up by bringing out Bo and a pair of guitars for a sweet-as-honey-pie duet. And for the closer, her single "Inside Your Heaven," Underwood welcomed all the finalists for an inspirational sing-along.

As an encore, the 10 returned one or two at a time for a church-like rendition of "Lean on Me," clapping above their heads in unison and taking turns with their vocal runs.

"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." followed, with Bo and Carrie handling verses and Nadia leading the audience in a game of sing-and-repeat. The finalists then took over for an extended ending that included a group bow while the band continued jamming. And with that, 10 concerts came to an end.

The American Idols Live Tour continues Wednesday (July 13) in Tampa, Florida (see "American Idols Live Tour Dates Announced").

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