Green Day Announces Fellow Summer Tourmates
The Bravery, Kaiser Chiefs, and Franz Ferdinand have been added to Green Day's huge summer tour. The three bands will be performing only on the North American leg of the tour while Green Day will continue on to tour around the globe.
The tour officially starts on July 3 at the Key Arena in Seattle, where the Bravery will begin the tour through July 25 in New York. The Kaiser Chiefs will then pick up where the Bravery left off. Franz Ferdinand will then start opening up for the band beginning on Aug. 8 at the Toyota Center in Houston. The 38-day tour officially ends on August 25 at Inglewood, Calif. at the Forum.
The three opening acts are successes within the indie-rock sub-genre. The Bravery's single, "Believe," hit No. 4, and Franz Ferdinand's single, "Take Me Out," hit No. 3, on the US Modern Rock Chart. The Kaiser Chiefs' album, Employment, was featured on NME's "Greatest Indie Albums Ever."
The dates for Green Day's full world tour are:
June 2009
4 - Los Angeles, Calif. - Music Box at the Fonda
July 2009
3 - Seattle, Wash. - Key Arena
4 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
6 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
7 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre
9 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
10 - Fargo, N.D. - Fargo Dome
11 - Minneapolis, Minn. - Target Center
13 - Chicago, Ill. - United Center
14 - Auburn Hills, Mich. - Palace of Auburn Hills
16 - Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum
17 - Ottawa, Ontario Scotiabank Centre
18 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
20 - Boston, Mass. - TD Banknorth Garden
21 - Philadelphia, Pa. - Wachovia Spectrum
22 - Pittsburgh, Pa. - Mellon Arena
24 - Hartford, Conn. - XL Center
25 - Albany, N.Y. - Times Union Center
27, 28 - New York, N.Y. - Madison Square Garden
29 - Washington, D.C. - Verizon Center
31 - Nashville, Tenn. - Sommet Center
August 2009
1 - Atlanta, Ga. - Gwinnett Arena
3 - Tampa, Fla. - St. Pete Times Forum
4 - Miami, Fla. - American Airlines Arena
5 - Orlando, Fla. - Amway Arena
7 - New Orleans, La. - New Orleans Arena (tickets on sale 5/9)
8 - Houston, Tex. - Toyota Center
9 - San Antonio, Tex. - AT&T Center
11 - St. Louis, Mo. - Scottrade Center
12 - Kansas City, Mo. - Sprint Center
13 - Omaha, Nebr. Quest Center
15 - Denver, Colo. - Pepsi Center
16 - Salt Lake City, Utah - Energy Sol Arena
18 - San Jose, Calif. - HP Pavilion
20 - San Diego, Calif. - Cox Arena
21 - Las Vegas, Nev. - Mandalay Bay
22 - Phoenix, Ariz. - US Air Arena
24 - Sacramento, Calif. - ARCO Arena
25 - Inglewood, Calif. - The Forum (tickets on sale 6/6)
September 2009
28 - Lisbon, Portugal - Pavilhao Atlantico
29 - Madrid, Spain - Palacio de la Comunidad
October 2009
1 - Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi
2 - Toulouse, France - Zenith
4 - Paris, France - Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
5 - Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena
7 - Berlin, Germany - O2 World
8 - Hamburg, Germany - Color Line Arena
9 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Forum Copenhagen
11 - Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Globe Arena
12 - Oslo, Norway - Oslo Spektrum Arena ANS
16 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Ahoy' Rotterdam
17 - Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
19 - Glasgow, Scotland - S.E.C.C.
20 - Belfast, United Kingdom - Odyssey Arena
21 - Dublin, Ireland - The O2-Dublin
23, 24 - London, England - The O2-London
26 - Sheffield, England - Sheffield Arena
27, 28 - Birmingham, England - LG Arena
30, 31 - Manchester, England - Manchester Evening News Arena
November 2009
3 - Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle
6 - Vienna, Austria - Wiener Stadthalle
8 - Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion Zurich
10 - Assago, Italy - Mediolanum Forum
11 - Bologna, Italy - Palamalaguti
12 - Turin, Italy - Pala Olimpico
