Michelle Branch will tour this spring in advance of her second album, titled Hotel Paper and due June 24th. Her outing kicks off in San Francisco May 14th and runs through a June 4th show in Washington, D.C.

After that, Branch joins the Dixie Chicks' tour from June 19th in Boston through August 4th in Nashville.

Branch is calling her solo trek the Are You Happy Now tour, after the name of the first single from Hotel.

Michelle Branch tour dates:

5/14: San Francisco, Great American Music Hall
5/16: Las Vegas, The Joint
5/17: Pasadena, CA, Rose Bowl
5/18: West Hollywood, Roxy Theater
5/19: Scottsdale, Cajun House
5/21: Boulder, Fox Theater
5/23: Dallas, Trees
5/25: Wantagh, NY, Jones Beach Theater
5/26: Minneapolis, Quest Club
5/28: Chicago, House of Blues
5/30: Toronto, The Guvernment
6/1: New York, Central Park SummerStage
6/3: Philadelphia, Theater of Living Arts
6/4: Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
6/19: Boston, FleetCenter
6/20-21: New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
6/23: Uniondale, NY, Nassau Coliseum
6/25: Washington, DC MCI Center
6/26: Washington, MCI Center
6/27: Albany, NY, Pepsi Arena
7/6: Dallas, American Airlines Center
7/8: Denver, Pepsi Center
7/9: Salt Lake City, Delta Center
7/11: Vancouver, General Motors Place
7/12: Seattle, KeyArena at Seattle Center
7/13: Portland, Rose Garden Arena
7/15: Oakland, Oakland Arena
7/16: San Jose, CA, HP Pavilion at San Jose
7/17: Sacramento, ARCO Arena
7/19: Los Angeles, Staples Center
7/20-1: Anaheim, Arrowhead Pond
7/23: San Diego, Cox Arena
7/25: Phoenix, America West Arena
7/26-7: Las Vegas, MGM Grand Garden Arena
7/29: San Antonio, SBC Center
7/30: Houston, Compaq Center
8/1: North Little Rock, AR, Alltel Arena
8/2: Memphis, The Pyramid
8/3: Atlanta, Philips Arena
8/4: Nashville, Gaylord Entertainment Center

AUGUSTIN SEDGEWICK
(April 23, 2003)