Avril Lavigne set to embark on 2008 tour
Punk-pop princess Avril Lavigne finally is hitting the road next spring to support for her April release, “Best Damn Thing.”
The North American outing, which will feature dancers and a live band along with special guests Boys Like Girls, is set to shove off March 5 in Victoria, British Columbia. The initial schedule for her 2008 Best Damn Tour includes stops all over Canada and the US into May, and additional dates will be announced shortly, according to a press release. The current itinerary is listed below.
Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Nov. 17, and fans can gain access to pre-sale tickets by joining Lavigne’s fan club at her website.
“I can’t wait to get back out on the road!” Lavigne said in a statement. “I have the most fun when I am performing for the fans. I think that energy comes through in my live show.”
The Canadian-born singer/songwriter gave an acoustic concert yesterday (11/6) at West Hollywood, CA’s Whisky A Go-Go during a press conference to announce the tour.
Her remaining engagements for 2007 include the United Against AIDS Concert in Montreal this month as well as performances on the Nov. 18 American Music Awards and the Nov. 20 episode of ABC-TV’s “Dancing with the Stars.” A handful of US concerts are also on the books next month, including three radio-sponsored holiday festivals.
Lavigne is supporting her latest platinum-selling set, “Best Damn Thing,” which topped the US album chart when it surfaced in April. The lead single, “Girlfriend,” also shot to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album and song recently scored Lavigne two wins each at the World Music Awards and the MTV Europe Music Awards.
“Best Damn Thing” follows 2004’s triple-platinum-selling “Under My Skin,” which spawned the hits “”Don’t Tell Me” and “My Happy Ending.”
Lavigne burst onto the music scene five years ago, at age 17, with hit singles “Sk8r Boi” and “Complicated.” Her debut album, “Let Go,” snagged eight Grammy nominations and four Juno Awards. She has since sold close to 30 million albums worldwide, according to a press release.
Last year, Lavigne married Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley and branched out into acting, appearing in Richard Linklater’s “Fast Food Nation” and lending her voice to the Dreamworks animated film “Over the Hedge.”
December 2007
7 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center (KDWB Jingle Ball)
9 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center (KRBE Jingle Jam)
10 – Duluth, GA – The Arena at Gwinnett Center
16 – Camden, NJ – Tweeter Center at the Waterfront (Q102 Jingle Ball)
March 2008
5 – Victoria, British Columbia – Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
7 – Vancouver, British Columbia – General Motors Place
8 – Kamloops, British Columbia – Interior Savings Centre
9 – Kelowna, British Columbia – Prospera Place
11 – Prince George, British Columbia – CN Centre
12 – Edmonton, Alberta – Rexall Place
13 – Calgary, Alberta – Pengrowth Saddledome
15 – Regina, Saskatchewan – Brandt Centre
16 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Credit Union Centre
18 – Winnipeg, Manitoba – MTS Centre
21 – Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena
22 – Detroit, MI – Palace of Auburn Hills
25 – Pittsburgh, PA – A.J. Palumbo Center
26 – Cleveland, OH – Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University
29 – Buffalo, NY – HSBC Arena
April 2008
3 – Kanata, Ontario – Scotia Bank Place
7 – Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre
9 – London, Ontario – John Labatt Centre
12 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
13 – Manchester, NH – Verizon Arena
15 – Fairfax, VA – Patriot Center
22 – Biloxi, MS – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
24 – Hidalgo, TX – Dodge Arena
26 – Dallas, TX – Smirnoff Music Centre
27 – San Antonio, TX – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
29 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl
30 – San Diego, CA – Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl
May 2008
2 – Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Wireless Pavilion
3 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
4 – Los Angeles, CA – Gibson Amphitheatre
6 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
9 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
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