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Willie Nelson blankets North America with tour dates

Published April 6, 2006 02:58 PM

By Jon Zahlaway / LiveDaily Senior Writer

Willie Nelson [ tickets ] will keep tallying up the miles during his ongoing tour, which now stretches deep into the summer.

Nelson--who, more often than not, is in the midst of a tour--wraps up his latest batch of shows Friday (4/7) in Fayetteville, NC, and then takes a short break before launching a Canadian trek later this month. After wrapping up his tour of the Great White North in mid-May, he'll spend the remainder of that month working his way through the Northeastern US.

The country legend has also lined up a handful of July, August and September shows, which likely are the skeleton of a full-blown summer tour. Details are included below.

In addition to touring almost non-stop, Nelson remains a prolific recording artist. His most recent is last July's "Countryman," which was produced by Don Was (The Rolling Stones) and Richard Feldman. The set, more than a decade in the making, is a reggae/country album that includes a mix of reggae covers and Nelson originals.

Last fall, Nelson opened Willie's Place, an 850-seat concert hall located at Carl's Corner, a famous truck stop just south of Dallas on highway I-35. The station sells BioWillie, a brand of biodiesel fuel that Nelson has been using in his tour bus for some time.

On Monday (4/4), Nelson and actor Morgan Freeman--both of whom are on the board of directors of Earth Biofuels--were on hand at a Dallas-based fuel-distribution terminal for an announcement that Motiva Enterprises LLC, a major petroleum refiner, would begin distributing a blended fuel made by combining the soy-based biodiesel with traditional motor fuel.

[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.]

April 2006
6 - Charleston, SC - Gaillard Auditorium
7 - Fayetteville, NC - Crown Arena
27 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre
28 - Ottawa, Ontario - Scotiabank Place
29 - Peterborough, Ontario - Memorial Centre
30 - Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum

May 2006
2 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
3 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
5 - Fredericton, New Brunswick - Aitken University Centre
6 - Moncton, New Brunswick - Moncton Coliseum
7 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown Civic Centre
9 - Saint John, New Brunswick - Harbour Station
10 - Halifax, Nova Scotia- Halifax Metro Centre
11 - Sydney, Nova Scotia - Centre 200
13 - Corner Brook, Newfoundland - Pepsi Centre
14, 15 - Saint John's, Newfoundland - Mile One Stadium
20 - Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena
21 - August, ME - Civic Center
23 - Bangor, ME - Bangor Auditorium
24 - Glens Falls, NY - Glens Falls Civic Center
25 - Williamsport, PA - Community Arts Center
26 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
27 - Boston, MA - Bank Of America Pavilion
28 - Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center

July 2006
4 - Fort Worth, TX - Billy Bob's (33rd Annual 4th of July Picnic with Willie Nelson and Friends)
6 - Interlochen, MI - Kresge Auditorium
8 - Toledo, OH - Stranahan Theatre
16 - Charlottesville, VA - Charlottesville Pavilion

August 2006
31 - Saratoga, CA - Historic Mountain Winery

September 2006
3 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
7 - Laughlin, NV - Flamingo Hilton Ballroom & Amphitheatre
8, 9 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
10 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl (KCRW World Festival w/ Ryan Adams, Neko Case)