Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM have updated their summer tour itinerary with six shows in Japan. Their summer schedule is now as follows:

June

6 - Sauna Open Air Festival - Tampere, Finland
11 - Vicar Street - Dublin, Ireland
12 - Carling Academy - Glasgow, Scotland
13 - Donnington Park (Download Festival) - Donnington, England
20 - The Arena (All Ages) - Brisbane, Australia
22 - The Palace Theatre - Melbourne, Australia
24 - The Enmore Theatre (All Ages) - Sydney, Australia
26 - The Transmission Room (All Ages) - Auckland, New Zealand
28 - Fowlers Live (All Ages) - Adelaide, Australia
30 - Capitol Theatre - Perth, Australia

July

5 - Tokyo, Japan - Studio Coast
6 - Tokyo, Japan - Studio Coast
7 - Nagoya, Japan - Diamond Hall
9 - Osaka, Japan - Namba Hatch
10 - Hiroshima, Japan - Club Quattro
11 - Fukuoka, Japan - Drum Logos
18 - Rock Perry Festival - Vaasa, Finland

August

1 - Wacken Open Air Festival - Wacken, Germany

As previously reported, Children Of Bodom are part of the North American leg of Gigantour 2008, also featuring MEGADETH, IN FLAMES, JOB FOR A COWBOY and HIGH ON FIRE. Dates are as follows:

April

12 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore
13 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
15 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre
16 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Pavilion
17 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
19 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Gardens
20 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
22 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
23 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
25 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
26 - Baltimore, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
28 - Quebec City, QC - Pavilion De La Jeunesse (SOLD OUT)
29 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
30 - Toronto, ON - Arrow Hall

May

1 - London, ON - John Labatt Centre
3 - Detroit, MI - DTE Music Center
4 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
6 - Chicago, IL - Aragon
7 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
9 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth
10 - Winnipeg, MB - Convention Center (SOLD OUT)
11 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Exhibition Hall
12 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Center (SOLD OUT)
14 - Calgary, AB - The Corral
16 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum
17 - Salem, OR - Salem Armory
19 - San Jose, CA - Event Center at San Jose State
20 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
21 - Los Angeles, CA - Long Beach Arena
22 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre

In addition, Gigantour off-dates are currently as follows:

April

18 - Little Rock, AR - The Village (In Flames, Job For A Cowboy)
24 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory (Children Of Bodom, In Flames)
24 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock (Job For A Cowboy)

May

2 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall (In Flames, Job For A Cowboy)
5 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls (Children Of Bodom)