Following the success of its nationally televised New Year’s Eve performance in Times Square, Daughtry reveals plans for the second leg of its U.S. arena tour, which is scheduled to begin March 18 in Baltimore, Maryland and will continue into the summer. Daughtry will perform at Van Andel Arena® Friday, May 28th at 7:30 PM.

For the upcoming shows, singer Chris Daughtry, bassist Josh Paul, drummer Joey Barnes, and guitarists Brian Craddock and Josh Steely will be joined by special guest Lifehouse and opening band Cavo. 

Daughtry launched its first-ever arena tour last fall, making stops all over the American heartland before taking a break in late December. The group is currently on tour in the U.K. and Europe.

Ticket prices are $29.50 and $39.50. Tickets go on sale Saturday, February 6th at 10 AM, and will be available at the Van Andel Arena and DeVos Place® box offices, Ticketmaster ticket centers including D&W Stores and select Family Fare locations, charge by phone: 1.800.745.3000 or on-line: ticketmaster.com.

As the band prepares for another round of headlining U.S. arenas, Chris Daughtry says the excitement has not worn off. “Growing up, you dream about singing one of your songs in front of a packed house,” he says. “I still get chills when we’re playing and I hear the crowd singing louder than we are.”

The tour announcement comes as Daughtry’s latest single “Life After You,” continues to perform well on the charts. The song is the second from the group’s sophomore album Leave This Town, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last summer. The album’s first single, “No Surprise,” became the band’s fourth #1 hit and the band’s third single is scheduled to be released this spring.

Daughtry fans registered to receive the www.daughtryofficial.com email newsletter will have access to exclusive passwords with which to pre-order tickets for upcoming shows.  Every effort will be made to ensure that Daughtry fans who pre-order tickets will receive the best seats in the house.

The following is a list of cities and dates scheduled as part of the tour:

March 18  Baltimore, MD  1st Mariner Arena
March 20  Boston, MA   Agganis Arena at Boston University
March 21  Newark, NJ    Prudential Center
March 23  Syracuse, NY   The War Memorial at OnCenter
March 24  Providence, RI   Dunkin’ Donuts Center
March 26  Long Island, NY  Nassau Coliseum
March 27  Mashantucket, CT  MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
March 28  Albany, NY   Times Union Center
March 31  University Park, PA  Penn State     
April 1   Cleveland, OH   Wolstein Center
April 6   St. Louis, MO             Chaifetz Arena at St. Louis University
April 7   Milwaukee, WI  U.S. Cellular Arena
April 9   Columbus, OH  Schottenstein Center
April 10  Detroit, MI   Joe Louis Arena
April 18  Champaign, Il   University of Illinois
April 20  Broomfield, CO  Odeum Colorado
April 22  West Valley City, UT  The E Center
April 23  Nampa, ID   Idaho Center
April 24  Reno, NV   Reno Events Center
April 26  Fresno, CA   Save Mart Center
April 28  Glendale, AZ   Jobing.com Arena
April 29  Las Vegas, NV  Orleans Arena
May 1   San Diego, CA  San Diego Sports Arena
May 3   Los Angeles, CA  Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
May 4   Bakersfield, CA  Rabobank Arena
May 6   San Jose, CA   HP Pavilion at San Jose
May 7   Sacramento, CA  ARCO Arena
May 9   Seattle, WA   WaMu Theater
May 10  Yakima, WA   Yakima Valley Sun Dome
May 13  Edmonton, AB  Rexall Place
May 14  Saskatoon, SK   Credit Union Centre
May 15  Regina, SK   Brandt Center
May 17  Winnipeg, MB   MTS Centre
May 19  Minneapolis, MN  Target Center
May 21  Green Bay, WI  Resch Center
May 22  Rockford, IL   Rockford MetroCentre
May 24  Wichita, KS   INTRUST Bank Arena
May 25  Kansas City, MO  Sprint Center
May 27  Hoffman Estates, IL  Sears Centre Arena
May 28  Grand Rapids, MI  Van Andel Arena
May 30  Nashville, TN   Nashville Arena
June 2   Pittsburgh, PA   Petersen Events Center
June 3   Pikeville, KY            Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
June 5   Duluth, GA   The Arena at Gwinnett Center
June 6   N. Charleston, SC  North Charleston Coliseum
June 8   Clemson, SC   Littlejohn Coliseum
June 9   Augusta, GA   James Brown Arena
June 11  Charlotte, NC   Time Warner Cable Arena
June 12  Hampton, VA   Hampton Coliseum
June 14  Amherst, MA   Mullins Center
June 15  Manchester, NH  Verizon Wireless Arena
June 17  Portland, ME         Cumberland County Civic Center
June 19  Rochester, NY   Blue Cross Arena
  
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