Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Neil Diamond Extends North American Tour

Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Neil Diamond has added 13 new dates to his North American tour in support of the album "Home Before Dark." The freshly added shows begin Nov. 22 in Grand Forks, N.D., and wrap Jan. 8 in Portland, Ore.As usual, Diamond is doing huge business on the road. According to Billboard Boxscore, he's grossed more than $62 million from 41 shows, all of which were sell-outs, with combined attendance of more than 597,000."Home Before Dark" debuted at a career-best No. 1 on The Billboard 200 in May and has sold 371,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.Here are Neil Diamond's new tour dates:

Nov. 22: Grand Forks, N.D. (Alerus Center)
Nov. 24: Milwaukee (Bradley Center)
Nov. 28: Uncasville, Con. (Mohegan Sun)
Nov. 30: Ottawa, Ont. (Scotiabank Place)
Dec. 2: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
Dec. 6: Worcester, Mass. (DCU Center)
Dec. 8: Charlottesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena)
Dec. 10: Atlanta (Arena at Gwinnett Center)
Dec. 12: Charlotte, N.C. (Time Warner Cable Arena)
Dec. 15: Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
Dec. 17: Denver (Pepsi Center)
Dec. 19: Salt Lake City (Energy Solutions Arena)
Jan. 8: Portland, Ore. (Rose Garden)

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