Ryan Adams and The Cardinals add tour dates
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 – The Cardinals with Ryan Adams at the helm added fall dates in anticipation of releasing a new CD this fall. Prior to that, Adams and company will open dates for Oasis in Canada.
The new dates start Sept. 25 in Schenectady N.Y.
The Cardinals consist of Adams (vocals, guitar, keys), Neal Casal (guitar, vocals), Chris Feinstein (bass), Jon Graboff (pedal steel) and Brad Pemberton (drums).
Tour dates are:
Aug. 23 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
Aug. 26 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater *
Aug. 27 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place *
Aug. 29 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place *
Aug. 30 - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome *
Sept. 1 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Center *
Sept. 4 - Ottawa, ON - Scotiabank Palace *
Sept. 5 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre *
Sept. 7 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion (headlining)
Sept. 9 - London, ONT - John LaBatt Center *
Sept. 25 - Schenectady, NY - Proctor's Theater
Sept. 26 - Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theater
Sept. 27 - Rochester, NY - Auditorium Theater
Sept. 29 - Columbus, OH - Palace Theater
Sept. 30 - Cleveland, OH - Palace Theater
Oct. 2 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
Oct. 3 - St. Louis, MO - Fox Theater
Oct. 5 - Madison, WI - Overture Hall
* supporting Oasis
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