Day's involvement with the 2002 American Idols LIVE! tour also elicited varied reactions. Ho concluded that Day gave a better performance on this tour than some of the higher ranked contestants, calling Day's voice "the best of guys'". Day's performance in this setting was considered "barely audible" by Amatangelo, but she nonetheless complimented it for being "energetic". Writing for the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" and the "Chicago Sun-Times" respectively, Kevin C. Johnson and Jim Derogatis were considerably less positive in their reviews. Johnson criticized the "harshly cut wig and thick makeup" that Day wore on the tour, while describing Day's performance in the set as "style over substance". Derogatis called Day's performance "completely forgettable". Offering up his own ranking of the ten finalists, Derogatis readjusted several positions, but still placed Day in last.