Gorillaz Announce North American Fall Tour

After teasing fans last week with news of a world tour, Gorillaz have confirmed their North American concert dates today. Damon Albarn and company are scheduled to kick things off on Oct. 3 at Montreal's Bell Centre, and high profile stops include an Oct. 8 gig at New York's Madison Square Garden and the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on Oct. 27.

Tickets for the Boston, New York, Camden, N.J., Detroit, Houston, Phoenix and Los Angeles shows will go on sale starting Aug. 6 via LiveNation, with presales available beginning Aug. 4 for CitiBank members.

This continues one of the busiest years in Gorillaz history -- since they stopped by Spinner's studios to record a Sessions performance this past spring, they've gone on to release three singles from 'Plastic Beach' with the third, 'On Melancholy Hill' arriving recently on iTunes with tricked-out, remixed-filled versions. They've also just become the first "major western" pop band to play in Syria, following a headlining performance at Beiruti's Byblos Festival. Clearly, world domination is on the Gorillaz agenda.

After they hit up North America, Gorillaz will continue on with shows scheduled in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. If we're lucky, maybe they'll finish those 'Plastic Beach' sequels that may or may not be in the works.

Gorillaz's North American Tour Dates:
Oct. 3: Montreal, QC -- Bell Centre
Oct. 5: Wallingford, CT -- Oakdale Theatre
Oct.: Boston -- Agganis Arena
Oct. 8: New York City -- Madison Square Gardensale August 6
Oct. 10: Camden, NJ (Philadelphia) -- Susquehanna Bank Center
Oct. :11: Fairfax, Va. (Washington D.C.) -- Patriot Center
Oct. 13: Detroit -- Fox Theatre
Oct. 14: Toronto -- Air Canada Centre
Oct. 16: Chicago -- UIC Pavilion
Oct. 17: Minneapolis -- Target Center
Oct. 19: Houston -- Toyota Center
Oct. 20: Dallas -- Verizon Theatre
Oct. 22: Austin -- Frank Erwin Center
Oct. 24: Denver -- Wells Fargo Theatre
Oct. 26: Phoenix, Ariz. -- Dodge Theatre
Oct. 27: Los Angeles -- Gibson Amphitheatre
Oct. 30: Oakland, Calif. -- Oracle Arena
Nov. 2: Seattle -- Key Arena
Nov. 3: Vancouver -- Rogers Arena