Counting Crows extend summer tour

Counting Crows have turned their upcoming schedule into a full-blown summer tour.

The new dates extend the tour--which kicks off June 26 in Milwaukee--through the first week of September, with the band tackling a mix of headlining and festival appearances throughout the summer months. The outing follows the group's current UK and Ireland tour; those dates can be found at the band's website, while the complete North American schedule is included below.

Last spring, Counting Crows dropped "Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings," which marked their first new studio release since 2002's "Hard Candy." The set has spawned three singles, including the latest, "When I Dream of Michelangelo."

"Saturday night is when you sin and Sunday is when you regret," frontman Adam Duritz told the Orange County Register last year in explaining the album's title. "Sinning is often done very loudly, angrily, bitterly, violently."

In March, the band announced that it was parting ways with Geffen, the group's label for the past 18 years, and the only record label in the band's history. "We want a chance to push those boundaries back as far as we can," reads a message from frontman Adam Duritz posted on Counting Crows' website. "Unfortunately, the directions we want to go and the opportunities we want to pursue are often things that our label is simply not allowed to do.

"We've been friends for a long time and we've worked together for a long time so they understand the direction we need to go in and we understand why they can't always go there with us. We all want what’s best for everyone which is why we've decided to part ways."

TOUR DATES
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June 2009
26 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
27 - Chicago, IL - Grant Park

July 2009
1 - Muskegon, MI - Muskegon Summer Celebration
3 - St. Louis, MO - Live on the Levee
4 - Sioux City, IA - Grandview Park
6 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
8 - Rochester Hills, MI - Meadow Brook Music Festival
9 - Sarnia, Ontario - Rogers Bayfest Rock Weekend
11 - Minneapolis, MN - Basilica Block Party
16 - Redmond, WA - Marymoor Amphitheater
17 - Goldendale, WA - Maryhill Winery
19 - Friant, CA - Table Mountain Casino
21 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
26 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
29 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater

August 2009
1 - Houston, TX - The Showgrounds at Sam Houston Racepark
3 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
4 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theater
6 - Biloxi, MS - Beau Rivage Theatre
7 - Orange Beach, AL - The Amphitheater at the Wharf
8 - Tunica Resorts, MS - Harrah's Casino
11 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
12 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
14 - St. Augustine, FL - St, Augustine Amphitheater
15 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
17 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
18 - Miami, FL - Bayfront Amphitheater
20 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
21 - Charlotte, NC - The Uptown Amphitheater
26 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theater
28 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Casino
29 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
31 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion

September 2009
3 - New York, NY - Rumsey Playfield at Central Park Summerstage
5 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
6 - Canandaigua, NY - CMAC

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