Evanescence announce American tour

Evanescence will kick off a brief North American tour in Toronto on October 3rd, the same day that its second studio album, The Open Door, gets released. Seventeen dates have been scheduled so far, with the outing currently wrapping on October 29th in San Francisco. The band will also play MTV's Latin Video Music Awards in Mexico City before heading over to Europe and doing a full-scale U.S. tour next year.

The Open Door follows up Evanescence's debut, Fallen, which featured the singles "Bring Me To Life" and "My Immortal."

Evanescence features singer/keyboardist Amy Lee, guitarist Terry Balsamo, guitarist John LeCompt and Rocky Gray on drums.

General on-sale tickets go on sale August 19th.

The tour dates (subject to change):
Oct 5 - Toronto, ONT - Kook Haul
Oct 6 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
Oct 7 - Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom
Oct 8 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
Oct 10 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
Oct 11 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Oct 13 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
Oct 14 - Milwaukee, WI - The Eagles Ballroom
Oct 15 - Minneapolis, MN - The Quest
Oct 17 - Chicago, IL - Avalon Ballroom
Oct 21 - Dallas, TX - McFarlin Memorial
Oct 22 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Thr
Oct 24 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
Oct 25- Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue
Oct 27 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Thr
Oct 28 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
Oct 29 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Thr