Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM have announced three headline shows for Australia, due to take place in May. Tickets go on sale Monday, December 2nd.

May

7 - Melbourne, Australia - Billboard The Venue
9 - Sydney, Australia - The HiFi
10 - Brisbane, Australia - The HiFi

Children Of Bodom will make their triumphant return to North America this February. The band has announced a six-week major market headlining tour that will kick off on February 14th in Quebec City, QC and hit 32 markets across the US and Canada before wrapping with a two night stand at NYC's Irving Plaza on March 28th - 29th. The tour will feature support from folk metal heroes TÝR (and "special guests TBA") and represents COB's first stateside headlining tour since the release of the band's new LP, Halo Of Blood.

Premium ticketing packages are now available through ShowStubs.com. Packages include tickets along with hats, jewelry and other exclusive items available in some markets for a very limited time (less than two weeks).

New York fans will have the opportunity to see two unique COB shows, a different set each night. In addition, 100 two night packages are available for NYC which include one ticket for each evening, early entry to the venue both nights, an exclusive show poster and access to the VIP Balcony section. Packages will become available to the public on November 8th at 10 AM local time.

Tour dates:

February

14 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial
15 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
16 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
18 - Thunder Bay, ON - Crocks
20 - Winnipeg, MB - The Garrick
21 - Saskatoon, SK - Louis Pub
22 - Edmonton, AB - Union Hall
23 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Ballroom
25 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
26 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
28 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore

March

1 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
2 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
3 - Phoenix, AZ - Club Red
5 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Murray Theater
6 - Denver, CO - Summit Theater
7 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
8 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
10 - San Antonio, TX - Backstage Live
11 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
12 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
14 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
15 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
16 - Tampa, FL - The Ritz Ybor
18 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
19 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
21 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore
22 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
23 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
24 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall
25 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
27 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
28 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
29 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza

Children Of Bodom are currently on the road in Europe. Remaining dates include:

November

18 - Belgrade, Serbia - Dom Omladine **
19 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Kino Siska **
20 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Majestic Music Club **
22 - Budapest, Hungary - Petöfi Csarnok **
23 - Zlin, Czech Repbulic - Winter Masters Of Rock **
24 - Cracow, Poland - Klub Studio **
25 - Warsaw, Poland - Stodola **

** special guests: DECAPITATED and MEDEIA