Green Day has announced a tour of North America in 2009 before heading off across the Atlantic for a European leg of the tour. The tour begins July 3 in Seattle (WA) and hits 38 cities in the US and Canada before wrapping up on Aug. 25 in Inglewood (CA). The cities on the itinerary include Vancouver (British Columbia), Saskatoon (Saskatchewan), New Orleans (LA), Salt Lake City (UT) and Las Vegas (NV). The trio- singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool- are promoting their latest studio release “21st Century Breakdown,” which hit stores on May 15. This album is their first studio effort in the last five years. Their previous album “American Idiot,” released in 2004, had debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart.

GREEN DAY 2009 TOUR DATES
07/03/2009 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
07/04/2009 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
07/06/2009 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
07/07/2009 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Credit Union Centre
07/09/2009 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
07/10/2009 - Fargo, ND - Fargo Dome
07/11/2009 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
07/13/2009 - Chicago, IL - United Center
07/14/2009 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
07/16/2009 - Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum
07/17/2009 - Ottawa, Ontario – Scotiabank Centre
07/18/2009 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
07/20/2009 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
07/21/2009 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
07/22/2009 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
07/24/2009 - Hartford, CT - XL Center
07/25/2009 – Albany, NY - Times Union Center
07/27/2009 – New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
07/29/2009 – Washington, DC - Verizon Center
07/31/2009 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center
08/01/2009 - Atlanta, GA - Gwinnet Arena
08/03/2009 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
08/04/2009 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
08/05/2009 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena
08/07/2009 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
08/08/2009 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
08/09/2009 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
08/11/2009 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
08/12/2009 – Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
08/13/2009 - Omaha, NE – Quest Center
08/15/2009 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
08/16/2009 - Salt Lake City, UT - Energy Sol Arena
08/18/2009 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
08/20/2009 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
08/21/2009 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay
08/22/2009 - Phoenix, AZ - US Air Arena
08/24/2009 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
08/25/2009 - Inglewood, CA - The Forum
09/28/2009 - Lisbon, Portugal - Pavilhao Atlantico
09/29/2009 - Madrid, Spain - Palacio de la Comunidad
10/01/2009 - Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi
10/02/2009 - Toulouse, France - Zenith
10/04/2009 - Paris, France - Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
10/05/2009 - Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena
10/07/2009 - Berlin, Germany - 02 World
10/08/2009 - Hamburg, Germany - Color Line Arena
10/09/2009 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Forum Copenhagen
10/11/2009 - Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Globe Arena
10/12/2009 - Oslo, Norway - Oslo Spektrum Arena ANS
10/16/2009 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Ahoy’ Rotterdam
10/17/2009 - Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
10/19/2009 - Glasgow, Scotland - S.E.C.C.
10/202009 - Belfast, United Kingdom - Odyssey Arena
10/21/2009 - Dublin, Ireland - The 02-Dublin
10/23/2009 – London, England - The 02-London
10/24/2009 - London, England - The 02-London
10/26/2009 - Sheffield, England - Sheffield Arena
10/27/2009 - Birmingham, England - LG Arena
10/28/2009 - Birmingham, England - LG Arena
10/30/2009 - Manchester, England - Manchester Evening News Arena
10/31/2009 - Manchester, England - Manchester Evening News Arena
11/3/2009 - Munich, Germany - Olympiahalle
11/06/2009 - Vienna, Austria - Wiener Stadthalle
11/08/2009 - Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion Zurich
11/10/2009 - Assago, Italy - Mediolanum Forum
11/11/2009 - Bologna, Italy - Palamalaguti
11/12/2009 - Turin, Italy - Pala Olimpico

Winner of the first season of Britain’s Got Talent, Paul Potts will return to tour in the US in July. The talented opera singer will be promoting his upcoming album, “Passione”. Potts will start of on the 6th in Texas and will finish up on the 21st in Washington DC, hitting nine major cities through the month. “Passione” is Paul’s second record on which he has recorded a mix of opera pieces and two original tracks. The album was recorded with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and also features a double act with New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra. The British tenor hit fame after he impressed the judges and audience alike with this recital of “Nessun Dorma” from Puccini’s Turandot. His debut album, “One Chance” ran for 11 weeks on the Billboard’s European Hot 100 Singles chart and has sold over a million copies in the United States.

PAUL POTTS TOUR DATES 2009
07/06/2009 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theater
07/07/2009 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
07/09/2009 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
07/10/2009 - Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Center
07/12/2009 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
07/14/2009 - Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Casino
07/15/2009 - Atlanta, GA - Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall
07/17/2009 - Atlantic City, NJ - Music Box Theater at The Borgata
07/20/2009 - Chicago, IL - Rosemont Theater
07/21/2009 - Washington, DC - Warner Theater

Hip-hop festival Rock the Bells has publicized the sixth edition of the annual hip-hop festival, adding Busta Rhymes, the GZA and the Knux to the line up. The tour will start late in June near Chicago and will cover 10 important cities, from coast to coast. It will finally wrap up in Mountain View, CA on 9th August. Started in 2004, Rock the Bells aims to bring together the country’s most popular hip-hop artists through festivals. This time Nas, The Roots, Damien “Jr. Gong” Marley and KRS-One will perform among many others. Apart from music, the tour will also feature KRS-One’s Temple of Hip Hop which produces distinctive fan familiarity. It also tries to grow hip-hop culture by inviting guest speakers. Workshops, art displays, lectures, and book signings are also held as per Guerilla Union, a festival promoter.

ROCK THE BELLS 2009 TOUR DATES
06/27/2009 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
06/28/2009 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/05/2009 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
07/12/2009 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/18/2009 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
07/19/2009 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
08/01/2009 - Burnaby, British Columbia - Deer Lake Park
08/06/2009 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08/08/2009 - Devore, CA - San Manuel Amphitheatre
08/09/2009 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre