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The Killers heading back on the road in April

Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:19pm EST

By Jonathan Cohen

Music

NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Killers will return to the road in North America this spring with a three-week tour, beginning April 6 in Santa Barbara, Calif.

The group will play a blend of auditoriums, arenas and outdoor amphitheaters through April 29 in Boston.

Members of the group's fan club have had access to tickets since last weekend; the general public on-sale is Saturday (February 3). An opening act has yet to be announced.

The group's sophomore Island album, "Sam's Town," is inching toward U.S. sales of 1 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. New single "Read My Mind" is No. 18 in its third week on Billboard's Modern Rock chart.

Here are the Killers' tour dates:

April 6: Santa Barbara, Calif. (UCSB Events Center)

April 7: San Francisco (Bill Graham Auditorium)

April 9: Los Angeles (Staples Center)

April 10: San Diego (Rimac Arena)

April 11: Phoenix (Dodge Theater)

April 13: Austin, Texas (Frank Erwin Center)

April 14: Baton Rouge, La. (River Center)

April 15: Dallas (Pizza Hut Park)

April 18: Tampa, Fla. (USF Sundome)

April 19: Hollywood, Fla. (Hard Rock Live Arena)

April 20: Orlando, Fla. (UCF Arena)

April 22: Atlanta (Fox Theater)

April 23: Nashville (Ryman Auditorium)

April 26: Faifax, Va. (Patriot Center)

April 27: Camden, N.J. (Tweeter Center)

April 28: New York (Madison Square Garden)

April 29: Boston (Tsongas Arena)

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