NEW YORK, NY  [Thursday May.5.2005]  /WMQT.com/ -- The 3 Doors Down summer tour with Breaking Benjamin and Stain'd is beginning to take shape.

On June 30, 3 Doors Down launches the summer outing from Manchester, New Hampshire. The announced 22-city tour focuses on locations in the East Coast and portions of the Midwest and Canada. Among the stops are Hartford, Connecticut; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Camden, New Jersey. There's also a 4th of July show scheduled in Atlantic City, and a gig at the New York State Fair in Syracuse, New York on September 4.

A number of these new shows go on sale to the general public beginning tomorrow, May 6, and throughout the weekend.

Currently, 3 Doors Down is bringing its live show to Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina and Indiana this month. Breaking Benjamin is also providing support for many of the May dates.

3 Doors Down is on the road to support its new release, "Seventeen Days." Breaking Benjamin is touring behind its latest album, "We Are Not Alone." Stain'd plans to release its next album, called "Chapter V," on August 9.

Here is the tour schedule for 3 Doors Down, per the artist's Web site:

May 2005
01 - West Palm Beach, FL - SunFest
03 - Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Auditorium & Coliseum
04 - Antioch, TN - Starwood Amphitheatre
06 - Pelham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center
07 - Orlando, FL - Tinker Field
08 - Jacksonville, FL - Fairgrounds
10 - Lafayette, LA - Cajundome
11 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena
27 - Charlotte, NC - Food Lion Speed Street
28 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center (WRZX X103 MayDay)


3 DOORS DOWN, BREAKING BENJAMIN, STAIN'D Summer Tour:

June 2005
30 - Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena - on sale 5/6/05

July 2005
02 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Festival of Lights - on sale 5/16/05
04 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Events Center - on sale 5/7/05
08 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Waterfront Centre - on sale now
09 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Waterfront Centre - on sale 5/7/05
10 - Portland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center - on sale 5/13/05
12 - Quebec City, Quebec - The Agora - on sale 5/7/05
14 - Sarnia, Ontario - Bayfest 2005 - on sale now
15 - Burgettstown, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion - on sale 5/7/05
16 - Hartford, CT - Meadows Music Theatre - on sale 5/13/05
19 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
20 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Park Stadium - on sale 5/7/05
22 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center - on sale now
23 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheater - on sale 5/7/05
24 - Moline, IL - The Mark of the Quad Cities - on sale 5/21/05
30 - Scranton, PA - Ford Pavilion at Montage Mountain - on sale 5/7/05
31 - Charleston, WV - Charleston Civic Center Coliseum - on sale 5/21/05

August 2005
02 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Center - on sale 5/20/05
03 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center - on sale 5/21/05
25 - St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair - on sale 5/20/05
26 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater - on sale TBA

September 2005
04 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair - on sale 6/21/05

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