Foo Fighters hit the trail this week

The Foo Fighters have added a few more US dates to their North American tour ahead of its Wednesday (1/16) launch in Sunrise, FL.

The Grammy-winning rockers will traverse the country, with recently added stops in Binghamton, NY, and San Diego, CA, as well as a two-night stateside finale March 5-6 in Los Angeles. The group will then cross over to Canada for an eight-date run through the end of March, and take a brief break before heading overseas in mid-April for shows in Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The band will also be in London June 6-7 for a couple of sold-out shows that will feature the largest rock production to date at the new Wembley Stadium, according its website.

Florida punk quartet Against Me!, which landed on several "best of 2007" lists with its July debut, "New Wave," has been tapped to open the US shows. North American dates are listed below and overseas gigs can be found at the Foo Fighters ' website.

Last month, the Foo Fighters scored five Grammy nominations for their sixth studio effort, "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace," which surfaced in September. The set is up for "Album of the Year" and "Best Rock Album," while lead single "The Pretender" is vying for "Record of the Year," "Best Hard Rock Performance" and "Best Rock Song."

The band is scheduled to perform "The Pretender" at the 50th annual Grammy ceremony Feb. 10 and is holding a contest to find musicians to play in an orchestra that will back the Foo Fighters that night. The grand-prize winner will get to perform a solo, according to details listed at the rockers' website.

"Echoes" follows the Foo Fighters' 2005 platinum-selling double-album, "In Your Honor," which spawned the No. 1 mainstream- and modern-rock hit "Best of You" and led to the band's biggest-selling tour to date, according to a press release.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
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January 2008
16 - Sunrise, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
17 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
19 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena
20 - Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
22 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
23 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
25 - Memphis, TN - FedExForum
26 - Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium
28 - Fayetteville, AR - Barnhill Arena
29 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center

February 2008
1 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
2 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
18 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
19 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
21 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
22 - Binghamton, NY - SUNY Binghamton
24 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
25 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
27 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
28 - Council Bluffs, IA - Mid-America Center

March 2008
2 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
3 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
5-6 - Los Angeles, CA - Forum
17 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
19 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place
20 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre
22 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
25 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
27 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre
28 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
30 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Pacific Coliseum

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