Alice in Chains are currently working their way through Europe, but they'll be back for a North American tour starting February 2 in Vancouver, Canada. The tour will run until the end of May and cover most areas of the U.S., although the band aren't slated to perform in Los Angeles, the city that inspired their terrific single "Check My Brain" off Black Gives Way to Blue.
As they prepare for their 2010 tour, these new shows might feel a bit like a victory lap for a band that had to endure a lot to get to this point. Original singer Layne Staley's death in 2002 seemed to be the end for Alice in Chains, but songwriter Jerry Cantrell and new singer William DuVall picked up the pieces and delivered a pretty fantastic album that both honored their legacy and looked to the future. The band's last series of U.S. tour dates happened mostly before Black Gives Way to Blue's release, so this time fans should be very familiar with the new material. A lot of comeback tours fall flat because the new tunes aren't nearly as great as the old stuff. Happily, that's not the case here.
Alice in Chains Tour Dates:
- Feb. 2 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre
- Feb. 4 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
- Feb. 6 - Salem, OR - Salem Armory
- Feb. 11 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre
- Feb. 17 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
- Feb. 19 - Denver, CO - Fillmore
- Feb. 21 - Kansas City, MO - Midland
- Feb. 22 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant
- Feb. 23 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace
- Feb. 25 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
- Feb. 27 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
- Mar. 1 - Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium
- Mar. 3 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
- Mar. 5 - Richmond, VA - The National
- Mar. 6 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods
- Mar. 8 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
- Mar. 12 - Atlantic, City, NJ - Borgata
- Mar. 13 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
- Mar. 14 - Boston, MA - Orpheum
- Mar. 16 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
- Mar. 17 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
- Mar. 19 - Detroit, MI - Fillmore State Theatre
- Mar. 20 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
- Mar. 21 - St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkens Auditorium
- Apr. 15 - Portland, ME - Civic Center
- Apr. 16 - Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Arena
- Apr. 17 - Wilkes Barre, PA - Mohegan Sun Arena
- Apr. 19 - Huntington, WV - Big Sandy Arena
- Apr. 20 - Charlotte, NC - Uptown Amphitheater @ Music Factory (Make-up date for postponed Mar. 2 show)
- Apr. 21 - Raleigh, NC - Memorial Auditorium
- Apr. 23 - Ft. Myers, FL - Live X
- Apr. 24 - Tampa, FL - 98Rockfest
- Apr. 25 - St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheatre
- Apr. 27 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
- Apr. 28 - Chattanooga, TN - Memorial Auditorium
- Apr. 30 - Birmingham, AL - Crawfish Fest
- May 1 - Memphis, TN - Beale Street Fest
- May 19 - Glen Falls, NY - Glen Falls Civic Center
- May 20 - West Long Branch, NJ - MAC Center @ Monmouth University
- May 23 - Camden, NJ - MMRBQ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
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