The Strokes extend U.S. tour, add opening acts

The Strokes , who launch a U.S. club tour next week, have added more dates to the run, and have tapped The Sounds and The Raveonettes to open.

The outing--which now stretches into mid-May--will feature The Sounds in the opening slot from the March 9 kick-off through April 2, and The Raveonettes from April 8 through April 28.

The group has not announced an opening act for the new May dates.

The Strokes are backing their October release, "Room on Fire," which features the new single "Reptilia." Last month, the band issued a limited-edition 7" vinyl version of the cut.

A CD-single release date is pending, according to the group's website. When it does surface, the CD version will include the previously unreleased track "Modern Girls & Old-Fashion Men," featuring guest vocals by Regina Spektor.

"Modern Girls & Old-Fashion Men" is also available as a stand-alone track exclusively at Apple's iTunes Music Store.

Gordon Raphael, who produced The Strokes' critically acclaimed 2001 debut, "Is This It," returned to produce "Room on Fire." The group initially began recording the new album with producer Nigel Godrich (Radiohead), but those sessions were eventually scrapped.

TOUR DATES
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March 2004
9 - Washington, DC - Nation
10 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
12 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
13 - Charlotte, NC - Grady Cole Center
15 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
16 - Miami Beach, FL - The Mansion
19 - Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes
21 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
23 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
24 - Oklahoma City, OK - Coca Cola Bricktown Event Center
26 - El Paso, TX - Club XCape
28 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
30 - San Diego, CA - SOMA

April 2004
2 - Universal City, CA - Universal Amphitheatre
8 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
12 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
15 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
16 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Plaza of Nations
19 - Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue
20 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
22 - Madison, WI - Orpheum Theatre
23 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
25 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
27 - Saint Louis, MO - The Pageant
28 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre

May 2004
2 - Nashville, TN - River Stages
4 - Louisville, KY - Jillian's
5 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
7 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Egyptian Room
8 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
10 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
12 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rock Jungle
15 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater
16 - Providence, RI - Lupo's at the Stand
19 - New York, NY - Central Park SummerStage

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