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Live Music News and Notes - 1/6/10

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Wilco has announced a new round of 2010 tour dates in support of last year's Wilco (The Album). The trek begins in Missoula, MT on February 7, with dates announced up to April 11 in Pittsburgh. The band will also play a free show in Vancouver on February 13 as part of the Winter Olympics celebration. Wilco will head overseas for more touring in April and May.

- Indie rockers Vampire Weekend will hit the road with an extensive tour in support of their new album, Contra, due out next week. After a handful of January shows in Los Angeles and New York, the band will spend February in Europe, then kick off a North American trek in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on March 14. The tour winds up in Oakland on April 19.

Green Day's American Idiot musical will begin its Broadway run with previews starting March 24 at St. James Theatre. The show's official opening night is April 20. "Experiencing American Idiot onstage in Berkeley was incredible," Billie Joe Armstrong said in a statement. "Michael Mayer was able to bring life to the characters of American Idiot, and Tom Kitt’s musical arrangements are breathtaking. We’re so proud that the show is coming to Broadway!" American Idiot ran for eight weeks last year in Berkeley, CA, with every show selling out.

Nickelback has extended their 2010 tour of North America into June, with 19 new dates. Breaking Benjamin, Shinedown and Sick Puppies remain as the opening acts. The new dates begin in St. Louis on April 23 and wind up in Vancouver, BC on June 3.

Courtney Love's new iteration of Hole will reportedly make their live debut on February 17 in London. A website for Love's long-awaited new album, Nobody's Daughter, has launched at www.nobodysdaughter.com, with a list of three concerts slated for Europe in February. 

Atreyu will hit the road with The Used starting January 28 in Anaheim, CA. The concerts will run through February 26 in Birmingham, AL.

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