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Daughtry’s plan to Leave This Town includes an August full of club dates, Alice In Chains hit the road in support of their upcoming first album in 10 years Black Gives Way To Blue and Andrew Bird plots a jaunt that spans from July 10th to October 28th. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. (more…)

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What began as Paul McCartney christening the New York Mets’ new Queens stadium is beginning to develop into a mini tour as Sir Paul has added shows in Boston, Washington, DC, and Atlanta, Georgia, to his summer schedule. And his Website implies more dates are on the way: “Look out for more news on additional dates here on PM.com very, very, soon…” The Atlanta concert on August 15th will be a benefit to raise money for the upkeep of the city’s Piedmont Park, which will host the concert.

Piedmont Park was founded in 1887, but local authorities in recent years have struggled to find the funds to maintain it. In 2007, the Dave Matthews Band and Allman Brothers attracted 50,000 concertgoers to the park for a benefit show, and Macca’s August 15th concert is expected to eclipse that crowd, the AP reports.

Additionally, McCartney has also booked an August 1st concert at Washington, DC’s FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins. (more…)

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Elvis Costello plans in-stores and more in support of his new album Secret, Profane and Sugarcane. Plus, Slipknot put the masks back on for a late summer run and the Arctic Monkeys start booking States dates before their third album Humbug drops. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. (more…)

Yesterday Idolator reported via Earcandyblog that Seattle emo pioneers Sunny Day Real Estate will reunite for a pair of West Coast fall shows. Now an official press release has confirmed all four original members — including Foo Fighter Nate Mendel — will hit the road for a full fall reunion tour. “We got together in March and played,” Enigk told Seattle radio station The End during an interview taped a few weeks ago.

Sunny Day Real Estate split in 2001 after business troubles threatened to derail their creative process. Guitarist Dan Hoerner, bassist Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith formed the band in 1992 and Enigk joined soon thereafter, but they split three years later after a tour supporting Sub Pop debut Diary, though they did manage to release ’95’s LP2. They reunited in 1998 (with Jeff Palmer stepping in for Mendel) and released two more studio albums and a live set. Their most recent LP was 2000’s The Rising Tide.

“I wasn’t around for the second version of the band that recorded the third and fourth albums, so I’ve always had a feeling of unfinished business there,” Mendel said in a statement. (more…)

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The Flaming Lips announce an opening slates of shows preparation for their upcoming double-disc new album Embryonic. Plus Snow Patrol reveal both headlining gigs and when they’ll serve as U2’s opening act and the inaugural Epicenter ‘09 festival in Pomona, California, announces its August 22nd lineup featuring Tool, Linkin Park and Wolfmother leading the charge. Full dates for both tours plus the Epicenter lineup, after the jump. (more…)

Paolo Nutini hits the road in support of his second album Sunny Side Up, the Mekons bring their style of country-western punk back to the States and the Pains of Being Pure at Heart shoegaze from coast to coast. Full dates for all three tours, after the jump. (more…)

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Last year’s American Idol champ David Cook extends The Declaration Tour through August and adds a gig at New York’s Central Park for the GMA Summer Concert series. Plus, Journey and new singer Arnel Pineda continue their support of last year’s Revelation and Ra Ra Riot embark on a headlining jaunt. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. (more…)

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Modest Mouse time the release of their No One’s First And You’re Next EP with an August trek, plus James Taylor keeps playing Covers and Hüsker Dü’s Bob Mould follows a “Celebrated Summer” with an October jaunt. Full tour dates for all three artists, after the jump. (more…)

Before releasing Rebirth in August, Lil Wayne will take Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy and up-and-comer Drake on a 22-city tour called Young Money Presents: America’s Most Wanted Music Festival, which kicks off July 27th in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Tickets go on sale July 20th.

All four rappers have new albums targeted for release in the final third of 2009, with Wayne’s oft-delayed rap-rock Rebirth pushed to August 18th and Jeezy’s Thug Motivation 103, Soulja’s DeAndre Way and Toronto rapper Drake’s debut disc Thank Me Later all on the schedule. (For more on Drake’s rise from Degrassi to Weezy protégé, check out Drake’s Big Break.)

According to an official press release, an unnamed opening act will hit the stage prior to Drake, who will be followed by Soulja and Jeezy before Wayne closes out the evening. Get the full dates for the America’s Most Wanted trek after the jump. (more…)

Folk legend Joan Baez embarks on a summer tour, including a stop at the 50th Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island. Plus, the Toadies play “Possum Kingdom” to audiences in the western United States and the Warlocks celebrate their 10th anniversary and their new album The Mirror Explodes with a cross-country trek. Full dates for all three jaunts, after the jump. (more…)

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Bat For Lashes, the Hot Singer in our latest Hot Issue, returns to the States with a month’s worth of Two Suns dates, plus Breaking artist Little Boots schedules a little tour and the Misfits briefly apply their make-up for a five-date jaunt. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. (more…)

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Britney Spears‘ Circus has booked a return trip to the States. The tour launched in Louisiana in March and recently headed off to Europe, but today Spears’ official Website has announced a new slate of North American dates that hit some of the cities she skipped the first time around. The fresh dates kick off August 20th in Hamilton, Ontario, and the first American gigs are a pair of shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden on August 24th and 25th. The last time Spears played the Garden was December 2001 on her “Dream Within a Dream Tour” supporting Britney. Her 2004 “Onyx Hotel Tour” was cut short by the knee injury she sustained on the set of her “Outrageous” video.

“I’m so excited to bring ‘The Circus’ back to North America,” Spears said in a statement. “I’ve made some really cool changes to the show that I think my fans are really going to love. I also get to bring the show to some new cities we missed the first time around.” (Read Rolling Stone’s report from Spears’ New York Circus show). The 20-city trek wraps September 27th at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay. Tickets go on sale starting June 19th. (more…)

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The Pretenders hit the road with Cat Power and Juliette Lewis, Ratt and Extreme team up for the best hair metal tour you’ll see this July and O.A.R. give college kids something to do during their summer off. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. (more…)

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Rock supergroup Chickenfoot and that bassist who Eddie Van Halen may or may not have fired will embark on tour of bigger venues after their inaugural trek completely sold out. Plus, Miley Cyrus looks avoid more scalper controversy as her massive 45-date autumn tour goes the paperless ticket route and the British Invasion once again sweeps America as the Zombies, Yardbirds and Spencer Davis Group plot a joint jaunt. All the dates, after the jump. (more…)

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Two of the biggest up-and-comers in hip-hop, Asher Roth and Kid Cudi (who’s featured in our current issue), will hit the road together for the Great Hangover Tour. Plus, Pete Yorn plots a round of headlining dates to promote his forthcoming Back And Fourth after serving as Coldplay’s opening act and Bob Weir’s Ratdog gives Deadheads something fun to do this summer. Full dates for all three treks, after the jump. (more…)