MUSIC NEWS - Orange County, CA rockers, Avenged Sevenfold have extended their current tour, adding March North American tour dates to the second leg, which started last month on January 28th. The tour, a co-headlining jaunt with Buckcherry that began last fall, has been a big success for the group with demand for tickets and sold-out shows. Filling out the bill are Papa Roach. The tour recently made news in Oakland, CA when guitarist and crew member from opening act, Saving Abel were arrested on felony sex charges. The charges have now been dropped !
The Avenged Sevenfold have been on the road for more than a year, playing to packed arenas on the fourth annual Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour, as well as a European tour with rock legends Iron Maiden. The band is touring behind the self-produced Avenged Sevenfold (buy CD here) , which topped the Billboard Alternative, Hard, and Rock charts the week after its release in October 2007. It also won the award for “Best Album” at the 2008 Kerrang! Awards. The follow-up to 2005’s million-selling City of Evil (buy CD here) , Avenged Sevenfold debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200, marking the biggest sales week ever for the quintet. Avenged Sevenfold recently captured their spectacular stage show in an acclaimed DVD/CD package called Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough (buy here) , which features the band’s jubilant hometown show at the Long Beach Arena headlining Taste of Chaos in April 2008, as well as previously unreleased b-sides and other never-before-heard material.
Avenged Sevenfold’s upcoming added tour dates -
| 3/20 | Utica, NY, Utica Auditorium (2/14) | |
| 3/23 | Columbus, GA, Columbus Civic Center (2/7) | |
| 3/26 | Johnson City, TN, Freedom Hall (2/7) | |
| 3/27 | Lexington, KY, Rupp Arena (2/7) | |
| 3/30 | Nashville, TN, Sommet Center (2/6) | |
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