The highly anticipated road show will see A&M/Octone recording artists Maroon 5 playing new single "If I Never See Your Face Again" and recent Grammy-winning lead track "Makes Me Wonder," along with a plethora of radio staples and fan favorites from platinum-plus-selling new album It Won't Be Soon Before Long and its blockbuster-selling predecessor, Songs About Jane. On April 9th, Maroon 5 will perform on the star-studded Fox television/"American Idol" charity show, "Idol Gives Back," to be followed by an April 13th performance on Comedy Central's live event benefiting autism, "Night Of Too Many Stars."

Fresh off of the uber successful release of their highly anticipated new double album Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings, Counting Crows will continue to win over fans with hits like the top 5 track "Mr. Jones," "Hard Candy," "Rain King" and others as well as hot new tracks like "You Can't Count on Me," "Washington Square" and "Cowboys." Their new album, produced by Gil Norton & Brian Deck takes the listener on a journey through the frenetic, crazy, whirlwind, partying, famous Saturday Nights, and the redemptive, regretful aftermath of the Sunday Mornings that follow. But Counting Crows is one of those bands you follow for the long haul. For those that first heard them opening for Bob Dylan long ago, or subbing for Van Morrison one memorable night at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, much of the soundtrack of our times comes from the Crows -- from their vivid musical landscapes as well as the feverish brilliance of singer/songwriter Adam Duritz.

"Counting Crows and Maroon 5 on the same stage is an incredible double bill for music fans," said Live Nation's Senior Vice President of Arena and Amphitheater Programming, Ryan McElrath. "Both bands have a huge body of hit songs that are sure to please fans from coast to coast." The tour, which is expected to make more than 40 stops in all, is being produced by Live Nation and is a continuation of the long term touring deal the company struck with Maroon 5 in 2007 which runs through the summer of this year.

In the nine months since Sara Bareilles released her debut album, Little Voice, she has emerged as one of the most exciting breakthrough artists of 2008. Her hit single "Love Song" currently sits at #2 on the Top 40 charts and "Little Voice" has been certified gold.

7/25 Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater Virginia Beach, VA*
7/26 Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain Scranton, PA*
7/28 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte Charlotte, NC*
7/29 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Raleigh, NC*
7/31 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Wantagh, NY*
8/2 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts Boston, MA*
8/5 Hersheypark Stadium & Star Pavilion Hershey, PA*
8/7 PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, NJ*
8/9 Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ*
8/12 Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, NY*
8/13 Bethel Woods Center for The Arts Bethel, NY*
8/15 New England Dodge Music Center Hartford, CT*
8/16 Nissan Pavilion Washington, DC*
8/18 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Buffalo, NY*
8/19 Molson Amphitheatre Toronto, ON*
8/21 Post-Gazette Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA*
8/22 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Chicago, IL*
8/23 Marcus Amphitheater Milwaukee, WI*
8/26 Blossom Music Center Cleveland, OH*
8/28 Verizon Wireless Music Center Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN+
8/29 DTE Energy Music Theatre Detroit, MI+
8/30 Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH+
9/5 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Houston, TX+
9/6 Superpages.com Center Dallas, TX+
9/9 Journal Pavilion Albuquerque, NM+
9/10 Cricket Wireless Pavilion Phoenix, AZ+
9/12 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Irvine, CA+
9/13 Coors Amphitheatre San Diego, CA+
9/17 Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View Mountain View, CA+
9/18 Sleep Train Pavilion Concord, CA+
9/20 Amphitheater at Clark County Ridgefield, WA+
9/21 White River Amphitheatre Seattle, WA+
9/24 Coors Amphitheatre at Fiddler's Green Denver, CO+
9/26 Starlight Theatre Kansas City, MO+
9/27 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis St. Louis, MO+
9/30 Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham Birmingham, AL+
10/1 Lakewood Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA+
10/3 Ford Amphitheatre Tampa, FL+
10/4 Cruzan Amphitheatre W. Palm Beach, FL+

* lineup includes Sara Bareilles
+ lineup includes Augustana

Here is the 411 on the presales according to Maroon 5: Citi Pre-Sale: Will be available on the Ticketmaster page of each show - keep checking back for ticket links in the LIVE section. Enter the first 6-digits of your credit card account number (no dashes) located on the front of your Citi card. Tickets can only be purchased by Citi consumer and business credit cardmembers.

Apple iTunes Pre-Sale: When you purchase the iTunes exclusive EP - Maroon 5: Live at SoHo Part 1 from Tuesday - March 25 through Monday - March 31st at Midnight, you'll automatically be registered to receive an exclusive Pre-Sale Code in your e-mail on April 1st.

Live Nation Pre-Sale: Visit www.livenation.com and sign up for their e-mail list for the opportunity to participate in their pre-sale.

MAROON 5 AND COUNTING CROWS SUMMER TOUR ON-SALE SCHEDULE:
WEEK OF MARCH 31: FAN CLUB PRE-SALE
APRIL 2: ITUNES PRE-SALE
APRIL 3: CITI PRE-SALE
APRIL 3: LIVE NATION PRE-SALE
ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 4!
Wantagh, NY*
Boston, MA*
Holmdel, NJ*
Camden, NJ*
Washington, DC*
Toronto, ON*
Chicago, IL*
Detroit, MI

WEEK OF APRIL 7: FAN CLUB PRE-SALE
APRIL 9: ITUNES PRE-SALE
APRIL 10: CITI PRE-SALE
APRIL 10: LIVE NATION PRE-SALE
ON SALE WEEKEND OF APRIL 11!
Virginia Beach, VA*
Scranton, PA*
Charlotte, NC*
Raleigh, NC*
Hershey, PA
Saratoga Springs, NY*
Bethel, NY*
Hartford, CT*
Buffalo, NY*
Pittsburgh, PA*
Milwaukee, WI*
Cleveland, OH*
Indianapolis, IN
Cincinnati, OH

WEEK OF JUNE 9: FAN CLUB PRE-SALE
JUNE 11: ITUNES PRE-SALE
JUNE 12: CITI PRE-SALE
JUNE 12: LIVE NATION PRE-SALE
ON SALE WEEKEND OF JUNE 13!
San Antonio, TX
Houston, TX
Dallas, TX
Albuquerque, NM
Phoenix, AZ
Irvine, CA
San Diego, CA
Mountain View, CA
Concord, CA
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
Denver, CO
Kansas City, MO
St. Louis, MO
Birmingham, AL
Atlanta, GA
Tampa, FL
West Palm Beach, FL