Ashlee Simpson firms 2005 tour plans

As tickets for many stops on her inaugural headlining tour begin to hit the market, pop singer Ashlee Simpson 's schedule has undergone some tweaks.

The tour's start, which was originally planned for early February in her home state of Texas, is now set for Feb. 18 in the Los Angeles area. Several new cities have been added since Simpson's preliminary itinerary first surfaced earlier this month, and others have been dropped. The current schedule is below.

Simpson is supporting her debut album, "Autobiography," which debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart earlier this year.

Like her older sister, Jessica Simpson, Ashlee is the star her own MTV reality show. The second season of "The Ashlee Simpson Show," which begins airing Jan. 5, will focus on her preparations for the road, according to Geffen Records.

Simpson's upcoming television appearances include Dec. 17 on NBC's "Tonight Show" and Dec. 22 on the CBS special "A Home for the Holidays." On Jan. 4, she'll perform her new hit "La La" during halftime of college football's FedEx Orange Bowl, which takes place at Miami's Pro Player Stadium.

Despite her No. 1 album, driven this summer by the hit "Pieces of Me," Simpson became better known for a live flub on an October "Saturday Night Live" episode, when pre-recorded vocals for the wrong song could be heard playing as her band began to perform. She later said she was forced to augment her voice during that performance with recorded backing tracks because acid reflux caused her vocal cords to swell.

TOUR DATES
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February 2005
18 - Universal City, CA - Universal Amphitheater
20 - Sacramento, CA - Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
22 - San Jose, CA - SJSU Event Center
24 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater
26 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Queen Elizabeth Theatre

March 2005
1 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theater
3 - Minneapolis, MN - Northrup Auditorium
5 - Chicago, IL - Rosemont Theatre
7 - Kansas City, KS - Memorial Hall
9 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
10 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace Theatre
12 - Columbus, OH - Palace Theater
13 - Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
16 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
18 - Boston, MA - Orpheum
19 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theater
21 - Toms River, NJ - Ritacco Center
22 - Cleveland, OH - Playhouse Square Center
24 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theater
25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Benedum Center
29 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
30 - Norfolk, VA - NorVa Theater

April 2005
1 - Raleigh, NC - Memorial Auditorium
2 - Charlotte, NC - Ovens Auditorium
4 - Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Civic Center
6 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
8 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
9 - Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
11 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
12 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
13 - St. Louis, MO - Family Arena
16 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Theatre
17 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
19 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
20 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Live

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