More Dates Added to Avenged Sevenfold's U.S. Tour Due to Overwhelming Demand

BURBANK, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Warner Bros. Records) - Due to overwhelming fan demand, Orange County's Avenged Sevenfold have extended their current tour, adding an additional series of spring North American tour dates to the second leg, which began on January 28th. The tour, a co-headlining jaunt with Buckcherry that began last fall, has been a triumphant success with heavy demand for tickets and sold-out shows. Filling out the bill are Papa Roach. The tour is a great opportunity to see the most exciting hard rock for $40 or less. Tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster and other outlets in February. Please see below for tour and on-sale dates.

Avenged Sevenfold have been on the road for more than a year, playing to packed arenas on the fourth annual Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour, as well as a European tour with rock legends Iron Maiden. The band is touring behind the self-produced Avenged Sevenfold, which topped the Billboard Alternative, Hard, and Rock charts the week after its release in October 2007. It also won the award for 'Best Album' at the 2008 Kerrang! Awards. The follow-up to 2005's million-selling City of Evil, Avenged Sevenfold debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200, marking the biggest sales week ever for the quintet. The album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Avenged Sevenfold recently captured their spectacular stage show in an acclaimed DVD/CD package called Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough, which features the band's jubilant hometown show at the Long Beach Arena headlining Taste of Chaos in April 2008, as well as previously unreleased b-sides and other never-before-heard material.

Avenged Sevenfold's upcoming tour dates are as follows. Newly announced on-sale dates are listed in parentheses:

3/20 - Utica, NY, Utica Auditorium (2/14)
3/23 - Columbus, GA, Columbus Civic Center (2/7)
3/26 - Johnson City, TN, Freedom Hall (2/7)
3/27 - Lexington, KY, Rupp Arena (2/7)
3/30 - Nashville, TN, Sommet Center (2/6)