May 12, 2008 23:08

Rancid add West Coast dates to North American tour

The massive jaunt will now extend into the autumn

Rancid have added several West Coast dates to their massive North American tour that kicks off this summer.

The punk rock veterans will begin their first tour since 2006 in Tucson, Arizona on June 10. The jaunt will now extend into the autumn, with the band playing dates in Seattle and San Francisco before wrapping up with a six-night stint at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.

The newly added tour dates are:

Edmonton, AB Shaw Conference Center (September 8)
Calgary, AB Round Up Centre at Stampede Park (9)
Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo (12)
Missoula, MT The Wilma Theater (14)
Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue (16, 17)
Anaheim, CA House of Blues (20, 21)
Fresno, CA Rainbow Ballroom (23)
Ventura, CA Ventura Theatre (24)
San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre (26, 27)
Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre (30-October 5)

The band have also announced that they've nearly completed their seventh studio album. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2003's 'Indestructible' is due out later this year, as previously reported.

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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