Franz, Kaisers Open For Green Day

05/08/09 1:42pm

by Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack)

U.K. arena rockers Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs will open part of the North American leg of Green Day's summer tour in support of the May 15 release of 21st Century Breakdown.

The gigs will be a change of pace for Franz and the Chiefs, since they're more often than not headlining their own tours, but they should make for great shows.

Green Day will play a MySpace-sponsored show for 300 fans in New York City on May 19.

The opening acts for the first part of Green Day's tour, including its seven
Canadian stops, have yet to be announced. Here are all the dates:

July 3 Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
July 4 Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
July 6 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
July 7 Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
July 9 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
July 10 Fargo, ND @ Fargo Dome
July 11 Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
July 13 Chicago, IL @ United Center
July 14 Auburn Hills, MI @ Palace Of Auburn Hils
July 16 Hamilton, ON @ Copps Coliseum
July 17 Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
July 18 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
July 20 Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Garden
July 21 Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Spectrum
July 22 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mellon Arena
July 24 Hartford, CT @ XL Center
July 25 Albany, NY @ Times Union Center
July 27 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden w/Kaiser Chiefs
July 29 Washington, DC @ Verizon Center w/Kaiser Chiefs
July 31 Nashville, TN @ Somet Center w/Kaiser Chiefs
Aug. 1 Atlanta, GA @ Gwinnett Center w/Kaiser Chiefs
Aug. 3 Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum w/Kaiser Chiefs
Aug. 4 Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena w/Kaiser Chiefs
Aug. 5 Orlando, FL @ Amway Arena w/Kaiser Chiefs
Aug. 7 New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena w/Kaiser Chiefs
Aug. 8 Houston, TX @ Toyota Center w/Franz Ferdinand
Aug. 9 San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center w/Franz Ferdinand
Aug. 11 St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center w/Franz Ferdinand
Aug. 12 Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center w/Franz Ferdinand
Aug. 13 Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center w/Franz Ferdinand
Aug. 15 Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center w/Franz Ferdinand
Aug. 16 Salt Lake City, UT @ Energy Sol Arena w/Franz Ferdinand
Aug. 18 San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion w/Franz Ferdinand
Aug. 20 San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena w/Franz Ferdinand
Aug. 21 Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Centre w/Franz Ferdinand
Aug. 22 Phoenix, AZ @ US Air Arena w/Franz Ferdinand
Aug. 24 Sacramento, CA @ Arco Arena w/Franz Ferdinand
Aug. 25 Los Angeles, CA @ Forum w/Franz Ferdinand
Sept. 28 Lisbon, Portugal @ Atlantico Pavilion
Sept. 29 Madrid, Spain @ Palacio De Deportes De La Comunidad Madrid
Oct. 1 Barcelona, Spain @ Palau San Jordi
Oct. 2 Toulouse, France @ Zenith
Oct. 4 Paris, France @ Le Bercy
Oct. 5 Cologne, Germany @ Cologne Arena
Oct. 7 Berlin, Germany @ O2 World Arena
Oct. 8 Hamburg, Germany @ Color Line Arena
Oct. 9 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Forum
Oct. 11 Stockholm, Sweden @ The Globe
Oct. 12 Oslo, Norway @ Spectrum
Oct. 16 Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Ahoy
Oct. 17 Antwerp, Belgium @ Sportpalais
Oct. 19 Glasgow, Scotland @ Scottish Exhibition And Conference Centre
Oct. 20 Belfast, Northern Ireland @ Odyssey Arena
Oct. 21 Dublin, Ireland @ O2 Arena
Oct. 23-24 London, England @ O2 Anena
Oct. 26 Sheffield, England @ Sheffield Arena
Oct. 27-28 Birmingham, England @ LG Arena
Oct. 30-31 Manchester, England @ Manchester Evening News Arena
Nov. 1 London, England @ Wembley Arena
Nov. 3 Munich, Germany @ Olympiahalle
Nov. 6 Vienna, Austria @ Stadhalle
Nov. 8 Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion
Nov. 10 Milan, Italy @ Datchforum
Nov. 11 Bologna, Italy @ Futur Show
Nov. 12 Turin, Italy @ Palaolimpico