NEW YORK (Matchbox Twenty &
Sugar Ray Official Websites) -
Matchbox 20 and
Sugar Ray will hit the road for a North American tour, set to begin April 25 in New Orleans.
Matchbox twenty is touring in support of its latest studio set, "
More Than You Think You Are". Before the dates with Sugar Ray,
Matchbox Twenty will perform nine shows in
Europe from March 25 through April 5.
Tickets for certain stops on the spring jaunt go on sale March 7 (more information check on matchbox twenty's official Web site).
As for Sugar Ray, the group is holed up in the studio with producer David Kahne (Paul McCartney, Fiction Plane) working on its next album, due June 3. Fans can view a photo slide show of the band in the studio on the official Sugar Ray Web site.
Here are Matchbox Twenty/Sugar Ray's tour dates:
April 25: New Orleans (UNO Lakefront Arena, without Sugar Ray)
April 26: Little Rock, Ark. (Alltel Arena)
April 27: St. Louis (Savvis Center)
April 29: Fargo, N.D. (Fargo Dome)
April 30: St. Paul, Minn. (XCEL Energy Center)
May 2: Chicago (United Center)
May 3: Milwaukee (US Cellular Arena)
May 5: Detroit (The Palace)
May 6: Cleveland (Gund Arena)
May 7: Toronto (Air Canada Arena)
May 9: Pittsburgh (Mellon Arena)
May 10: Philadelphia (the Spectrum)
May 12: Boston (Fleet Center)
May 13: Albany, N.Y. (Pepsi Center)
May 14: East Rutherford, N.J. (Continental Airlines Arena)
May 16: Washington, D.C. (MCI Center)
May 17: Wilkes Barre, Pa. (First Union Arena)
May 19: Manchester, N.H. (Verizon Wireless)
May 20: Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun Arena)
May 21: Rochester, N.Y. (BlueCross Arena)
May 23: Indianapolis (Conseco Fieldhouse)
May 24: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Van Andel)
May 25: Columbus, Ohio (Nationwide Arena)
May 28: Kansas City, Mo. (Kemper Arena)
May 30: Denver (Pepsi Arena)
May 31: Salt Lake City (Delta Center)
June 2: Seattle (Key Arena)
June 3: Portland, Ore. (Rose Garden Arena)
June 4: Vancouver (GM Place)
June 7: San Jose, Calif. (Compaq Center)
June 8: Sacramento, Calif. (Arco Arena)
June 10: Bakersfield, Calif. (Centennial Gardens)
June 11: Phoenix (America West Arena)
June 13: Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay Events Center)
June 14: Los Angeles (Staples Center)
June 16: Albuquerque, N.M. (Tingley Arena)
June 17: Las Cruces, N.M. (Pan Am Center)
June 19: San Antonio (SBC Center)
June 20: Houston (Compaq Center)
June 21: Dallas (American Airlines Arena)
June 23: Wichita, Kan. (Kansas Coliseum)
June 24: Oklahoma City (Ford Center)
June 25: Bossier City, La. (Century Tel Center)
June 27: Memphis (the Pyramid)
June 29: Atlanta (Phillips Arena)
July 1: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Office Depot Center)
July 2: Orlando or Tampa, Fla. (venue TBA)
July 3: Pensacola, Fla. (Pensacola Civic Center)
July 5: Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Coliseum)
July 6: Raleigh, N.C. (RBC Center)