No Doubt announces a slew of summer dates
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For the first time in five years, ska-rockers No Doubt will hit the tour trail, visiting amphitheaters and arenas from coast to coast.
The long-awaited tour gets underway May 3 with an appearance at the Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, NJ, before crisscrossing North America twice, stopping in 45 cities along the way. The road trip ends with a two-night stand at Irvine, CA's Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Pop rockers Paramore will open all shows, with The Sounds, Janelle Monae and Bedouin Soundclash on select dates. Tickets go on sale to the general public March 7, and members of the No Doubt Tour Club can pick up presale tickets beginning tomorrow.
Fans will also have the opportunity to win a meeting with the band, a limo ride to the show and collectible No Doubt memorabilia through a special online contest, which launches today and runs through March 17 at the band's official website.
The group's excitement to return to the stage was evident in a video recorded by the quartet yesterday and posted at the band's website. Frontwoman Gwen Stefani said, "We're not even going to do a record. We're just going to go right on tour and have fun. We know that if we get to see you guys, we're going to get really inspired to make music."
Word is that No Doubt spent some quality time in the studio in 2008, though Stefani's contribution has been somewhat limited due to the summertime birth of her second child, Zuma Nesta Rock. The group's last release, 2001's "Rock Steady," featured the lead single "Hey Baby," which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
May 2009
3 - East Rutherford, NJ - Bamboozle Festival
16 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
19 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
20 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena
22 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
23 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Wireless Pavilion
25 - Salt Lake City, UT - The E Center
27 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
28 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
30 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
31- The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 2009
2 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
3 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheater
5 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
6 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
10 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
11 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
13 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
14 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
16 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
17 - Montreal, Quebec - Centre Bell
19 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
20 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
24 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
26 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
27 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
29 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
July 2009
2 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater
3 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace Of Auburn Hills
5 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
8 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
10 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
11 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
13 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
15 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Sadledome
16 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
18 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place
19 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
21 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion
24 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
25 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
31 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
August 2009
1 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
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