Legendary rockers BOSTON have added more dates (here *) to their upcoming tour schedule - see below for all confirmed dates.

Boston will be bringing two new recruits on tour this year. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Michael Sweet, the veteran STRYPER frontman will both sing and trade riffs with Gary (Pihl) and Tom (Scholz) on guitar. Unexpected phenomenon Tommy DeCarlo, the fan that posted his Boston covers on his MySpace page and ended up on stage, will also be belting out the classics that skyrocketed the band to worldwide fame.

Scholz hopes to finish recording the band's next studio album after its summer tour and have it out "just after the first of the year," he told Billboard.com recently.

Scholz says the album - Boston's first since 2002's Corporate America - is a mix of "really straightforward rock 'n' roll songs and some things that are pretty esoteric.

"When I first started," he continues, "I was doing music that had pretty simple themes. Then as I got into 'Third Stage' and 'Walk On' I got a little more technical and a little more involved, more complicated. In this one I'm trying to do both."

The new album will also include several songs from Corporate America that Scholz is remixing, rearranging and, in some cases, completely re-recording -- including the title track, 'You Gave Up On Love' and 'Someone'.

"'Corporate America' was a really poor seller," Scholz acknowledges. "Very few people have heard it. I'd like to give some of these songs another chance to be heard."

Boston live dates:

June

6 - Thunder Bay, Ont - Marina Park
7 - Winnipeg, MB MTS Center
13 - Hinckley, MN - Grand Casino
15 - Detroit, MI - DTE Amphitheater
19 - Baton Rouge, LA - River Place
20 - Kinder, LA - Grand Casino Coushatta
21 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Amphitheater
22 - Houston, TX - Woodlands
24 - Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Live Theater
25 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre
27 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater
28 - Las Vegas, NV - Thomas and Mack
29 - Tucson, AZ - Anselmo Valencia Amphitheater

July

1 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheater
3 - Del Mar, CA - San Diego County Fair/ Grandstand
4 - Reno, NV - Peppermill Hotel Casino-Tuscany Ballroom
5 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa - Field
8 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
13 - Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater
17 - Cadott, WI - Rock Fest
18 - Monticello, IA - Great Jones Fair
20 - Bloomington, IL - US Cellular Colliseum
25 - St. Louis, MO - The Family Arena
26 - West Bend, WI - Washington County Fair Park (Main Stage)

August

1 - Big Flats, NY - Summer Stage
2 - Gilford, NH - US Cellular Pavillion
3 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
4 - Bethlehem, PA - Musikfest
6 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
8 - Glen Allen, VA - Innsbrook Pavilion *
9 - Salamanca, NY - Events Center @ Seneca Allegany
10 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Center
12 - Wantagh, NY Nikon Jones Beach
13 - Baltimore, MD - The Pier *
15 - Atlantic City, NJ - Tropicana Casino and Resort
16 - Roanoke Rapids, NC - Carolina Crossroads Amphitheater
17 - Atlanta, GA - Verizon Amphitheater
19 - Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center
21 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino *
22 - St. Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheatre *
23 - Clearwater, FL - TBA *
26 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair *
31 - San Juan, PR - Miguel Agrelot-Colicco de Puerto Rico *

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