May 26, 2009 15:03

Franz Ferdinand added to Green Day tour

Kaiser Chiefs and The Bravery will also open on upcoming joint

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Franz Ferdinand and The Bravery have been added to the upcoming Green Day tour of North America, set to kick off with a small June 4 show in Los Angeles.

As previously reported, Kaiser Chiefs are also set to open select dates on the outing, which is in support of Green Day’s Number One album ‘21st Century Breakdown’.

The Bravery will open from July 3 to 24, with Kaiser Chiefs opening from July 27 to August 7. Franz Ferdinand will take over the support from August 8 to 25, when the tour wraps up in Inglewood, CA.

Following the North American trek, Green Day head to Europe for more dates.

The dates are:

Los Angeles, CA Music Box at the Fonda (June 4)
Seattle, WA Key Arena (July 3)
Vancouver, British Columbia GM Place (4)
Edmonton, Alberta Rexall Place (6)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Credit Union Centre (7)
Winnipeg, Manitoba MTS Centre (9)
Fargo, ND Fargo Dome (10)
Minneapolis, MN Target Center (11)
Chicago, IL United Center (13)
Auburn Hills, MI Palace of Auburn Hills (14)
Hamilton, Ontario Copps Coliseum (16)
Ottawa, Ontario Scotiabank Centre (17)
Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre (18)
Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden (20)
Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum (21)
Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena (22)
Hartford, CT XL Center (24)
Albany, NY Times Union Center (25)
New York, NY Madison Square Garden (27, 28)
Washington, DC Verizon Center (29)
Nashville, TN Sommet Center (31)
Atlanta, GA Gwinnet Arena (August 1)
Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum (3)
Miami, FL American Airlines Arena (4)
Orlando, FL Amway Arena (5)
New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena (7)
Houston, TX Toyota Center (8)
San Antonio, TX AT&T Center (9)
St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center (11)
Kansas City, MO Sprint Center (12)
Omaha, NE Quest Center (13)
Denver, CO Pepsi Center (15)
Salt Lake City, UT Energy Sol Arena (16)
San Jose, CA HP Pavilion (18)
San Diego, CA Cox Arena (20)
Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay (21)
Phoenix, AZ US Air Arena (22)
Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena (24)
Inglewood, CA The Forum (25)

--By our New York staff.
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