Neil Diamond Tour Dates 2008

Neil Diamond Tour Dates 2008

Neil Diamond (Madison Square Garden New York, NY Thu, Aug 14, 2008 8:00 PM

Neil Diamond Unveils Summer Tour Plans

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April 15, 2008, 1:20 PM ET

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Neil Diamond will begin a 37-city North American tour, promoted nationally by AEG Live, on July 19 in St. Paul, Minn. Tickets go on sale in some markets beginning April 28, preceded by an American Express presale.

Last Tuesday, Diamond announced he'd be going back on the road via a surprise televised appearance on the scoreboard at Boston's Fenway Park. He will perform at the stadium, where his "Sweet Caroline" has become an eighth-inning sing-a-long during Red Sox games, on Aug. 23.

Diamond will perform songs from throughout his career as well as track from his Rick Rubin-produced new album, "Home Before Dark," due May 6 via Columbia. The artist just completed several weeks of rehearsal with his touring band over the weekend and tells Billboard.com he can't wait to get back on stage.

"I always like to include songs I haven't done in the show in awhile," he says, declining to reveal specifics so as to not give away any set list surprises. "We just took out one of the songs we'd been using in the show as part of the rehearsals and replaced it with something that was better-suited and I had definitely wanted to do but couldn't find a place for."

The North American leg follows a European tour that begins May 24 in Rotterdam, Holland, with new dates recently added to accommodate demand. Diamond's last tour in 2005 grossed nearly $80 million from 86 shows that drew 1.2 million people, according to Billboard Boxscore.

"Having promoted Neil's last two tours, AEG Live is honored to continue the tradition," AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips tells Billboard.com. "This will be Neil's most ambitious undertaking in terms of scope, venues, and production." Jeff Apregan serves as Diamond's tour producer, and Irving Azoff is Diamond's manager.



July 2008 for tickets go to www.tixx.com
19 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
22 - Sioux City, IA - Tyson Events Center
24 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center Omaha
26 - Chicago, IL - United Center
29 - Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse
31- Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills

August 2008 for tickets go to www.tixx.com
3 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
5 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
7 - Hartford, CT - XL Center
9 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
12, 14 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
18 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
20 - Albany, NY - Times Union Center
23 - Boston, MA - Fenway Park
25 - Columbus, OH - Value City Arena at The Schottenstein Center
27 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center
29 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center

September 2008 for tickets go to www.tixx.com
14 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Center
16 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place
18 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
20 - Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place
22 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
24 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena at Seattle Center
26 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
28 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion

October 2008 for tickets go to www.tixx.com
1-2 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
7 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
10 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
14 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
16 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
19 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
21 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
24 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
26 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - BankAtlantic Center
28 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena Orlando
30 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena