Phoenix adds US dates to ongoing international tour

(AFP/GUILLAUME BAPTISTE)

French alternative rock band Phoenix has added ten US tour dates to its current schedule, announced Live Daily on February 15. Tickets for many of the April shows, which bookend the band's appearance at the Coachella Festival, go on sale February 19.

The band's US tour leg begins April 17 in Santa Cruz, California, followed a day later by the group's appearance at the Coachella Festival in Indio, CA. From April 20 through 30, the tour continues with dates throughout the country.

The Grammy-winning group has added its new tour leg to a jam-packed touring schedule, which has the group currently between dates in Mexico on Japan, then performing sold-out dates in Europe through March.

The band is touring in support of its album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, which won a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.


US tour dates:

April 2010
17 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
18 - Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
20 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
21 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
22 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace
23 - Nashville, TN - Vanderbilt University
24 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
26 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
27 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
29 - Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ
30 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre

For detailed ticket information, visit wearephoenix.com.