Neil Diamond announces summer tour dates

After releasing album 29 of his career, Neil Diamond will tour across the U.S. and some of Canada this summer. As expected from anyone with a body of work that massive, the man has done quite a bit so far in his life: written a lovesong about a Kennedy, talked some shit at Bob Dylan backstage during The Last Waltz, won the very first Worst Actor Razzie Award for his leading role in a remake of The Jazz Singer ... the list goes on. So what's another tour for this legend?

Dates:

July
19 - St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center
22 - Sioux City, Iowa @ Tyson Events Center
24 - Omaha, Neb. @ Qwest Center Omaha
26 - Chicago, Ill. @ United Center
29 - Indianapolis, Ind. @ Conseco Fieldhouse
31 - Detroit, Mich. @ The Palace of Auburn Hills

August
3 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Quicken Loans Arena
5 - Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center
7 - Hartford, Conn. @ XL Center
9 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Wachovia Center
12 - New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden
14 - New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden
18 - Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Mellon Arena
20 - Albany, N.Y. @ Times Union Center
23 - Boston, Mass. @ Fenway Park
25 - Columbus, Ohio @ Value City Arena at The Schottenstein Center
27 - Green Bay, Wis. @ Resch Center
29 - St. Louis, Mont. @ Scottrade Center

September
14 - Winnipeg, Manitoba @ MTS Center
16 - Edmonton, Alberta @ Rexall Place
18 - Calgary, Alberta @ Pengrowth Saddledome
20 - Vancouver, B.C. @ General Motors Place
22 - Portland, Ore. @ Rose Garden
24 - Seattle, Wash. @ KeyArena at Seattle Center
26 - Sacramento, Calif. @ ARCO Arena
28 - San Jose, Calif. @ HP Pavilion

October
1 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl
2 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl
7 - San Diego, Calif. @ San Diego Sports Arena
10 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ Jobing.com Arena
12 - San Antonio, Texas @ AT&T Center
14 - Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center
16 - Dallas, Texas @ American Airlines Center
19 - Oklahoma City, Okla. @ Ford Center
21 - Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center
24 - Tampa, Fla. @ St. Pete Times Forum
26 - Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. @ BankAtlantic Center
28 - Orlando, Fla. @ Amway Arena Orlando
30 - Jacksonville, Fla. @ Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Check out our interview with Diamond in the April issue, and click the web extra below for even more Diamond.

Related links:
NeilDiamond.com
Neil Diamond on MySpace
Paste Web Extra: The Diamond Life, continued

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