NEW YORK (AP) -
Britney Spears has pushed the kickoff date of her Britney 2001 Tour back from Oct. 26 in Miami to Oct. 31 in Washington, D.C., and has added six new markets to the trek.
The six new markets are East Rutherford, N.J.; Atlanta; New Orleans; Salt Lake City; Raleigh, N.C.; and a second show in Las Vegas. The Miami show will now take place on Dec. 19, while the Oct. 28 show in Tampa is being bumped to Dec. 18.
The launch of the tour, in support of her forthcoming new album, Britney (due Nov. 6 on Jive), was delayed because the singer got the flu upon returning from a promotional tour of Australia.
Spears will be making the TV rounds as well: Nov. 3-4, MTV weekend; Nov. 4, Fox Family's
Listen Up; Nov. 5,
The Rosie O'Donnell Show; Nov. 6, CBS'
The Late Show with David Letterman; Nov. 6, MTV's
Total Request Live; Nov. 18, HBO's
Live from Las Vegas; and Nov. 19, NBC's
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Revised Britney Spears tour dates:
Oct. 31, Washington, D.C., MCI Center
Nov. 1, Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Arena
Nov. 2, Pittsburgh, Mellon Arena
Nov. 5, Toronto, Air Canada Centre
Nov. 7, Uniondale, N.Y., Nassau Coliseum
Nov. 8, State College, Pa., Bryce Jordan Center
Nov. 9, Cleveland, Gund Arena
Nov. 10, Cincinnati, Firstar Center
Nov. 12, Denver, Pepsi Center
Nov. 13, Salt Lake City, Delta Center
Nov. 17-18, Las Vegas, MGM Grand Garden
Nov. 20, Anaheim, Calif., Arrowhead Pond
Nov. 21, Los Angeles, Staples Center
Nov. 26, Auburn Hills, Mich., Palace of Auburn Hills
Nov. 27, Milwaukee, Bradley Center
Nov. 28, Rosemont, Ill., Allstate Arena
Nov. 29, Minneapolis, Target Center
Dec. 2, East Rutherford, N.J., Continental Airlines Arena
Dec. 3, Albany, N.Y., Pepsi Arena
Dec. 4, New York, Madison Square Garden
Dec. 8, Hartford, Conn., Hartford Civic Center
Dec. 9, Boston, Fleet Center
Dec. 10, Philadelphia, First Union Center
Dec. 14, Raleigh, N.C., Sports & Entertainment Center
Dec. 15, Atlanta, Phillips Arena
Dec. 16, New Orleans, La., New Orleans Arena
Dec. 18, Tampa, Ice Palace
Dec. 19, Miami, American Airlines Arena
