Green Day announce Summer Tour Dates

BY LINELLE SCHULTZ

Punk band Green Day have announced the first set of tour dates for their summer trek to embark on their second tour supporting 2009′s “21st Century Breakdown.” The album won a Grammy for Best Rock Album in 2009 and rockers AFI will be opening for the punk band. The tour starts in Camden, NJ on August 3 and will run through September hitting cities across the nation. Only 14 cities have been announced so far, with more to come in the following weeks.

Tickets begin to go on sale on March 26 at LiveNation.com.

To read more go to Spin.com.

Below are the tour dates listed so far:

8/3, Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center)
8/5, Buffalo, NY (Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)
8/9, Alpharetta, GA (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
8/11, Washington, DC (Jiffy Lube Live)
8/12, Hartford, CT (Comcast Theater)
8/14, Holmdel, NJ (PNC)
8/16, Boston, MA (Comcast Center)
8/18, Toronto, ONT (Molson Canadian Amphitheatre)
8/23, Detroit, MI (DTE Energy Music Theater)
8/26, Dallas, TX (Superpages.com Center)
8/28, Denver, CO (Comfort Dental Amphitheater)
8/30, Phoenix, AZ (Cricket Wireless Pavilion)
8/31, Los Angeles, CA (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
9/2, Chula Vista, CA (Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre)