Foo Fighters firm up N. American dates

Foo Fighters have announced the bulk of the band's first full-length North American tour in support of their recently released sixth album, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. The trek will begin on January 16th in Sunrise, Florida and include the band's first headlining appearance at New York's Madison Square Garden. Sixteen shows have been confirmed, with more on the way. Tickets are either on sale now or will go on sale the week of December 1st. As previously reported, Ticketmaster will hold an online auction for a limited amount of premium tickets at each date, with proceeds going to TreeBank, a non-profit organization focused on planting trees in urban areas.

Foo Fighters have also sold an unprecedented 163,000 tickets in 24 hours for its June 6th and 7th shows at London's Wembley Stadium.

The quartet is now supplemented by four additional musicians in concert, including a keyboardist, a percussionist, a cellist and guitarist Pat Smear, who has previously played with both the Foos and Nirvana.

Confirmed Foo Fighters tour dates (all on sale December 1st unless noted):
January 16 - Sunrise, FL - BankAtlantic Center
January 17 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
January 19 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena
January 20 - Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
January 22 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
January 23 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center (on sale now)
January 25 - Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum (on sale now)
January 26 - Nashville, TN - Nashville Municipal Auditorium (on sale now)
January 28 - Fayetteville, AR - Barnhill Arena
January 29 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
February 18 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center (on sale now)
February 19 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
February 21 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum (on sale now)
February 24 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena (on sale now)
February 25 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
February 27 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
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