Here is the official announcement: Audioslave will begin an intimate venue tour in April, and will debut new songs from their forthcoming second CD, which is set to be released in May. 

"Being in this band just makes it so easy to get lost in the music," said front man Chris Cornell. "With Audioslave, I have really started to like being on the road and we are planning to tour a lot." 

Shows for many dates will start going on sale this weekend. In many tour cities, there will be special on sales that will give the most devoted fans a better chance at the limited number of available tickets. Fans should listen to rock stations in the cities below for specific details. 

Confirmed tour cities follow: 
4/14 Las Vegas The Joint 
4/17 Austin Music Hall 
4/18 Houston Verizon Wireless Theater 
4/21 Minneapolis Quest 
4/22 Chicago Aragon Ballroom 
4/24 Cleveland Agora Theatre 
4/25 Detroit State Theater 
4/26 Toronto Kool Haus 
4/28 Boston Avalon Ballroom 
4/29 Philadelphia Electric Factory 
4/30 New York City Roseland 
5/1 Washington, DC 930 Club 
5/4 Atlanta Tabernacle 
5/6 Orlando Hard Rock Live 
5/12 Seattle Moore Theater 
5/13 Portland Crystal Ballroom 
5/15 San Francisco Warfield Theater 
5/16 Sacramento Freedom Hall 
5/17 San Diego Soma 
5/20 Los Angeles Wiltern Theater 
 

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