According to a Twitter.com update by ex-STRAPPING YOUNG LAD frontman Devin Townsend, his first show ever in New Zealand has been booked (tentatively). If all goes according to plan he will play Auckland on March 20th. This has not been 100% confirmed, stay tuned for updates.

Townsend's tour schedule for Australia / New Zealand is now as follows:

March

12 - Brisbane, Australia - The Hi-Fi
13 - Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre
14 - Melbourne, Australia - Billboard
16 - Adelaide, Australia - Fowlers
18 - Perth, Australia - Metro Fremantle
20 - Auckland, New Zealand - venue tba (tentative)

In addition, Townsend has posted rehearsal footage on YouTube. He has issued the following update:

"Here's a short clip of a DTP rehearsal, no overdubs, no fixes. We plan to have a choir for the tours coming up after January to cover the background vocals. My plan was ALWAYS to make the live experience tight, and like the record (with a few surprises...) This was our first take of 'By Your Command' that day.

I am thrilled to be able to come play for you, thank you for allowing me to continue doing whatever it is I do. I believe now is the start of it all, What I want to do is pretty epic in terms of live concerts, I think my dissatisfaction with shows in the past is that I want to see and provide people with an EVENT, a spectacle... and the music is the soundtrack to the experience. First things first is getting the new band tight and disciplined, we're ready to play this first tour (our first one) with BTBAM, CYNIC, and SCALE THE SUMMIT. When I complete Deconstruction I believe we'll have every musical base covered to make a heck of a statement.

Have a great new year folks, keep it strong, keep it brutal. Keep it quiet, keep it gentle."

Devin

Townsend's North American tour schedule is as follows:

January

8 - Nashville, TN - Rocketown
9 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
10 - New Orleans, LA - The Masquerade
11 - Houston, TX - The Meridian
12 - Dallas, TX - The Prophet Bar
13 - San Antonio, TX - The White Rabbit
15 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
16 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
17 - Hollywood, CA - Sunset Strip
18 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
20 - Denver, CO - Cervantes
22 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
23 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
24 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
25 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Downunder
26 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
27 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda
28 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues
29 - Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
30 - New York, NY - The Fillmore
31 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero

February

1 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
3 - St. Peterburg, FL - State Theatre
6 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore

March

12 - Brisbane, Australia - The Hi-Fi
13 - Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre
14 - Melbourne, Australia - Billboard
16 - Adelaide, Australia - Fowlers
18 - Perth, Australia - Metro Fremantle