(antiMusic) Chickenfoot have expanded their tour plans once again as their debut album continues to sell. Here is the official announcement: Having sold over 225,000 albums in one month, Chickenfoot, featuring guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), bassist Michael Anthony (ex-Van Halen), and vocalist Sammy Hagar (ex-Van Halen), maintain a #2 position on the Billboard Indie Albums Chart and #21 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. These positions follow a strong debut at #4 for two weeks in a row and a top 10 position for the first three weeks.The band has also announced two more summer tour dates in Denver, CO on September 11th at The Fillmore and in San Antonio, TX at Sunset Station on September 20th for their recently announced first major North American tour.
Sales were strong for the first of Chickenfoot's shows that went on sale June 12th. Fans can get tickets at Ticketmaster locations and ticketmaster.com.
Chickenfoot's North American tour will begin on August 2nd in Halifax, Nova Scotia and will run through the summer. This upcoming tour will visit larger venues than the May North American club tour, which sold out in a matter of minutes and received strong reviews. The North American tour includes a free show on August 15th at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Additional dates will be announced shortly.
Chickenfoot tour dates:
August
2 - Citadel Hill - Halifax, NS
4 - The Sound Academy - Toronto, ON
5 - Riverplex Amphitheatre - Pittsburgh, PA
7 - Chicago Theatre - Chicago, IL
8 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
10 - Myth - St. Paul, MN
11 - Uptown Theatre - Kansas City, MO
13 - Fifth-Third Ballpark - Comstock Park, MI
15 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Cleveland, OH
17 - Beacon Theatre - New York, NY
18 - Lyric Opera House - Baltimore, MD
20 - Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT
22 - House of Blues - Atlantic City, NJ
23 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom - Hampton Beach, NH
24 - Bank Of America Pavilion - Boston, MA
26 - Ntelos Pavilion - Portsmouth, VA
27 - The Uptown Amphitheatre at The Music Factory - Charlotte, NC
29 - House of Blues, Myrtle Beach - N. Myrtle Beach, SC
30 - The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
September
5 - Harveys Resort Hotel and Casino - Lake Tahoe, NV
11 - The Fillmore - Denver, CO
12 - Rock Jam - Grand Junction, CO
14 - Brady Theater - Tulsa, OK
16 - Verizon Wireless Theater - Houston, TX
17 - Concrete Street Pavilion - Corpus Christi, TX
20 - Sunset Station - San Antonio, TX
21 - Nokia Theatre - Grand Prairie, TX
23 - Dodge Theatre - Phoenix, AZ
25 - Greek Theatre - Berkley, CA
26 - Harrah's Rincon Open Sky Theater - Valley Center, CA
27 - Gibson Amphitheatre - Los Angeles, CA
