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Matchbox Twenty gears up for arena tour

Published March 3, 2003 05:47 PM

By Rob Evans / LiveDaily Editor

Pop-rock staples Matchbox Twenty [ tickets ], who haven't toured since 2001, take to the road this spring on a lengthy outing to support the band's recently released third album, "More Than You Think You Are."

Fellow pop favorites Sugar Ray [ tickets ] support on nearly all dates, and Maroon5 will also be on the bill for the tour's first five weeks. Tickets go on sale in select markets on Friday (3/7), and a pre-sale begins on AOL on Wednesday (3/5), according to Atlantic Records. Details are available at Matchbox Twenty's official website.

The tour is slated to tackle the North American arena circuit from late April through early July. At the band's May 14 appearance in East Rutherford, N.J., a 50-cents-per-ticket donation will go to Pets Alive, a no-kill animal shelter located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains.

Before the North American tour, Matchbox Twenty will embark on a series of European concerts, making stops in the U.K., Germany, France and Holland.

"More Than You Think You Are" is certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping more than a million copies in the U.S. The latest single from the album is titled "Unwell," and is gaining extensive airplay across a variety of radio formats.

The album--which followed Matchbox Twenty's quadruple-platinum 2000 album "Mad Season," was released in Nov. 2002, and debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart. The group's debut, 1996's "Yourself or Someone Like You," has been certified 12 times platinum.

Sugar Ray's self-titled fourth album hit stores in 2001. The band is scheduled to release a new album on June 3.

TOUR DATES

April 2003
25 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena (no Sugar Ray)
26 - Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena (first Sugar Ray date)
27 - St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center
29 - Fargo, ND - Fargo Dome
30 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center

May 2003
2 - Chicago, IL - United Center (tentative)
3 - Milwaukee, WI - US Cellular Arena
5 - Auburn Hills, MI - DTE Energy Center
6 - Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena
7 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Arena
9 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
10 - Philadelphia, PA - The Spectrum (no Maroon5)
12 - Boston, MA - Fleet Center
13 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Center
14 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
16 - Washington, DC - MCI Center
17 - Wilkes Barre, PA - First Union Arena (no Sugar Ray)
19 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
20 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
21 - Rochester, NY - BlueCross Arena
23 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
24 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
25 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
28 - Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena
30 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Arena
31 - Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center (tenatative)(last Maroon5 date)

June 2003
2 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
3 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
4 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place (tentative)
7 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
8 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena
10 - Bakersfield, CA - Centennial Garden
11 - Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena
13 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
14 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
16 - Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Arena
17 - Las Cruces, NM - Pan Am Center
19 - San Antonio, TX - SBC Center
20 - Houston, TX - Compaq Center
21 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Arena
23 - Wichita, KS - Kansas Coliseum
24 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
25 - Bossier City, LA - Century Tel Center
27 - Memphis, TN - The Pyramid
29 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena

July 2003
1 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Office Depot Center
2 - Orlando or Tampa, FL - Venue to be announced
3 - Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
5 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Coliseum
6 - Raleigh, NC - RBC Center

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