(PR) Grammy-winning pop quintet Maroon 5 has announced plans for their 2007 "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" world tour, hitting 28 North American cities, with special guest The Hives, beginning September 29th in Detroit and concluding November 10th in Las Vegas. The tour is in support of their recently released sophomore album, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, the second highest selling debut of the year according to Soundscan. The "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" tour will be presented by longtime partner Verizon and produced by Live Nation, who has partnered with the band to be their exclusive tour producer for future North American concert dates surrounding this album's campaign. The band is also partnering with climate change organization Global Cool in order to make the massive production "carbon neutral."
Global Cool will work closely with Maroon 5's production team, management and the boys themselves to reduce the carbon emissions produced by the world tour before offsetting the remaining emissions that cannot be reduced. For its part, Maroon 5 will donate $1.00 for each ticket purchased in North America to buy offsets that go towards making the tour "carbon neutral". [you know if you eliminate all the carbon based lifeforms that will help a lot more. Just a thought, but don't try this at home or near Moby]
Sep. 29 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
Oct. 1 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
Oct. 2 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
Oct. 4 Toronto, ON Air Canada Center
Oct. 5 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
Oct. 7 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
Oct. 8 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
Oct. 10 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Oct. 12 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Oct. 13 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum
Oct. 15 Boston, MA TD Bank North Garden
Oct. 16 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Oct. 18 Columbia, SC Colonial Center
Oct. 20 Sunrise, FL Bank Atlantic Center
Oct. 21 St. Petersburg, FL St. Petersburg Times Forum
Oct. 23 Orlando, FL Amway Arena
Oct. 24 Duluth, GA Gwinett Civic Center
Oct. 26 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Oct. 27 Ft. Worth, TX Ft. Worth Convention Center
Oct. 29 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Oct. 31 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena
Nov. 2 Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum
Nov. 3 Vancouver, BC Pacific Coliseum
Nov. 5 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
Nov. 6 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
Nov. 8 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Nov. 9 San Diego, CA Cox Arena
Nov. 10 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl
