Rob Zombie has announced dates for his North American tour in support of his latest album �The Sinister Urge�.  The tour is expected to hit over 30 markets with punk veterans The Damned and Interscope newcomers Sinisstar set to open the shows. 

The festivities kick off in Houston on March 7th.  The Damned are touring in support of their 2001 release �Grave Disorder� and Sinisstar made headlines a couple years ago when they came out of nowhere and sparked a bidding war with Geffen Records claiming the prize reportedly offering the group a 7 figure deal. The group has since been relegated to the Fred Durst Universal imprint Flip Records and are expected to release their debut album sometime in 2002. 
 

Here are Rob Zombie's tour dates:

3/7 - Houston - Aerial Theatre
3/8 - Dallas - Bronco Bowl
3/11 - Albuquerque, N.M. - Convention Center
3/12 - Mesa, Ariz. - Mesa Amphitheatre
3/15 - San Diego - Cox Arena
3/17 - San Jose, Calif. - SJSU Events Center
3/19 - Seattle - Paramount Theatre
3/20 - Salem, Ore. - Armory
3/21 - Spokane, Wash. - Star Theatre
3/23 - Boulder, Colo. - Balch Fieldhouse
3/25 - Lincoln, Neb. - Pershing Auditorium
3/26 - Kansas City, Kan. - Memorial Hall
3/28 - Fargo, N.D. - Civic Auditorium
3/29 - Sioux City, Iowa - Auditorium
3/30 - St. Paul, Minn. - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
4/1 - St. Louis - Pageant
4/2 - Dayton, Ohio - Hara Arena
4/3 - Columbus, Ohio - PromoWest Pavilion
4/5 - Chicago - Aragon Ballroom 
4/6 - Grand Rapids, Mich. - DeltaPlex
4/7 - Milwaukee - Eagles Ballroom
4/9 - Toledo, Ohio - Sports Arena
4/10 - Detroit - State Theatre
4/12 - Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum
4/13 - Montreal - Bell Pavilion
4/14 - Lewiston, Maine - Civic Center
4/16-17 - Worcester, Mass. - Palladium
4/18-19 - New York - Hammerstein Ballroom
4/21 - Philadelphia - Electric Factory
4/22 - Norfolk, Va. - NorVa
4/23 - Myrtle Beach, S.C. - House of Blues
4/24 - Atlanta - Tabernacle
 

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