When news hit the web earlier this week about Mike O’Malley’s involvement in a new pilot for Fox, it prompted many Glee fans to ask one very important question: but what about Burt Hummel?

Have no fear, Glee fans, O’Malley’s casting as the lead of Family Album — a new, single-camera comedy — won’t interfere with his role as Kurt’s supportive father on Glee. He’ll work on both shows and is guaranteed to be in at least six episodes of Glee‘s third season and he’ll be back for the current season in the next episode, “Blame it on the Alcohol,” airing February 22nd.

Mike teases his upcoming scenes with Kurt by saying, “It’s some really great stuff. It’s the further stage of evolution of Burt needing to accept his son as who he is. They have some conversations Burt never thought he would have to have.”

Best of luck to Mike in his new endeavor and we’re happy to hear that Burt Hummel is sticking around on Glee!

Source: Mike O’Malley to Pull Double Duty Plans for Glee, New Fox Pilot – Deadline

Good news, American Gleeks… Prepare for Glee Live! 2011! The Glee cast will be going on another concert tour this summer following the massive success of their tour last summer. While the amount of cities has grown, most of them only have one performance. Why? This year they won’t be in medium-sized venues like last summer, but massive arenas.
Get ready for a live Glee experience like never before.

More good news, if you’re a fan of Darren Criss and Chord Overstreet, they too will be joining in on the fun this summer. The show will feature new songs from Season Two, as well as some of our favorites from Season One. (Dont Stop Believin’, anyone?) Speaking as someone who attended last year, this event is not to be missed. I can only use one word to describe it: epic.

The following dates are currently on the schedule, but times are subject to change:

May 21 | Las Vegas, NV | Mandalay Bay Event Center
May 22 | Sacramento, CA | Arco Arena
May 24 | San Jose, CA | HP Pavilion
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 | Allstate Arena
June 6 | Boston, MA | TD Garden
June 8 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center
June 11 | Toronto, Canada | Air Canada Centre
June 13 | Detroit, MI | Palace of Auburn Hills
June 14 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena
June 16 | East Rutherford, NJ | Izod Center
June 18 | Uniondale, NY | Nassau Colliseum

Tickets go on sale to the general public Saturday, February 19th. If you have an American Express card, you can buy your tickets on pre-sale February 11th.
Check out www.GleeTour.com for more information.