KAMELOT has announced that they will embark on a headlining tour of Europe dubbed "Rule The World Tour 2009." The tour will kickoff on March 20th in Tilburg, Netherlands and will extend into April. Confirmed dates are as follows:

March

20 - Tilburg, NL - 013
21 - Köln, DE - Essigfabrik
24 - Wolverhampton, UK - Wunfrun Hall
25 - Dublin, IE - Button Factory
26 - Glasgow, UK - The Cathouse
28 - Leeds, UK - Rio's
29 - London, UK - Astoria
31 - Pratteln, CH - Z7

April

1 - Toulouse, FR - Havana Café
3 - Barcelona, ES - Sala Bikini
4 - Madrid, ES - Sala Heineken
5 - Murcia, ES - Sala Gamma

As previously reported, Kamelot has confirmed that they will "shoot video from each of the upcoming concerts" in Europe this August, "including the utilization of the massive camera crew planned for the Wacken Festival in Germany."

The band's Summer/Fall tour schedule is as follows:

August

1 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air Festival
3 - Vantaa, Finland - Ankkarock Festival
15 - Lillehammer, Norway - Metal Rock Fest
16 - Assen, Holland - TT Circuit (with IRON MAIDEN)

Kamelot's upcoming North American tour schedule is as follows:

October

7 - San Juan, PR - Arena Pier 10
9 - St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre
10 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL -
11 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
14 - Cambridge, MA - The Middle East
15 - New York City, NY - B.B. King's Blues Club
16 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx
17 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
18 - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
20 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
23 - Seattle, WA - El Corazón
24 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
25 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
26 - Los Angeles, CA - Key Club
27 - Mexicali, MX - El Jardín del Silencio Extreme Rock Bar
29 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
31 - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar

November

1 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
2 - Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater