The threesome will warm up for the run with a June 23 performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles as part of an event to honor Hollywood Bowl inductees Carlos Santana and pianist Andre Watts. During the show, Blue Man Group plans to perform a "groundbreaking rendition of one of their classic, pounding tunes performed for the first time ever with an 80-piece orchestra," according to information posted at the group's website. The concert will benefit Music Matters, the Los Angeles Philharmonic's music-education program.

Next month, Blue Man Group offers up "Live at the Venetian--Las Vegas," which it plans to distribute exclusively via iTunes. The set documents the group's ongoing performance at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, where the three-man act has been performing in a custom-built, 1,750-seat theater since October 2003.

The Blue Man Group franchise has grown to encompass ongoing theatrical productions in New York, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, London, Berlin and Toronto. The group's debut album, "Audio," was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Pop Instrumental category in 2001, and has since been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

"The Complex"--a rock album featuring collaborations with Dan the Automator, Tracy Bonham, Esthero, Josh Haden, Dave Matthews, Gavin Rossdale and others--followed in 2003, and a supporting tour reached nearly 100 cities throughout the US and Canada, according to a press release. That outing spawned "The Complex Rock Tour Live," a DVD that documents a two-night stand in Grand Prairie, TX.

Blue Man Group's other activities include a foray into film and television scoring that includes work on Fox's "The Jury"; Intel's Pentium 3, Pentium 4 and Centrino television advertisements (in which the group also appears); and a collaboration with John Powell on the score for the animated film "Robots."

TOUR DATES

June 2006
23 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl

September 2006
26 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center
27 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino
28 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center
29 - Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theatre
30 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena

October 2006
1 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
4 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
5 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena
6 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
7 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
8 - Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena
11 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
12 - Corpus Christi, TX - American Bank Center
13 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
14 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
15 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
16 - Hidalgo, TX - Dodge Arena
19 - Champaign, IL - University of Illinois
20 - Nashville, TN - Gaylord Entertainment Center
21 - Saint Louis, MO - Savvis Center
22 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center
23 - South Bend, IN - Morris PAC
24 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
25 - Moline, IL - Mark of the Quad Cities
27 - Colorado Springs, CO - World Arena
28 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
30 - Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center

November 2006
1 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center
2 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
3 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
4 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
5 - Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond
7 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
8 - Rio Rancho, NM - Rio Rancho Events Center
10 - Tulsa, OK - Mabee Center
11 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
12 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
14 - Ames, IA - Hilton Coliseum
16 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
17 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
18 - Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Center
19 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Arena