Lady Gaga Drops 'Monster' US Arena Dates

After spending weeks in Europe, Lady Gaga has announced plans to return to the states with a serious load of tour dates.

Announced Monday, March 15, the 'Monster Ball Tour' becomes Lady Gaga's first major arena and headlining tour in North America with over thirty dates booked through mid-September 2010.

A follow up to her late 2009 tour, the 'Monster Ball' tour is slated to kick off June 28 in Montreal, with dates set for Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Washington, D.C, Philadelphia, St. Paul and Detroit.

Tickets for the tour, which will feature as-yet-announced opening acts, go on sale for a number of dates March 19.

See dates below (additional dates may be announced at a later time/ * subject to change).

June 28             Montreal, QC                 Bell Centre                              

July 01              Boston, MA                   TD Garden                                

July 04              Atlantic City, NJ         Boardwalk Hall                       

July 06              New York, NY                Madison Square Garden  

July 11              Toronto, ON                   Air Canada Centre                 

July 14              Cleveland, OH                Quicken Loans Arena                

July 15              Indianapolis, IN              Conseco Fieldhouse                  

July 17              St. Louis, MO                Scottrade Center                       

July 20              Oklahoma City, OK        Ford Center                              

July 22              Dallas, TX                      American Airlines Center           

July 25              Houston, TX                   Toyota Center                           

July 28              Denver, CO                    Pepsi Center                          

July 31              Phoenix, AZ                  US Airways Center                           

August 03         Kansas City, MO           Sprint Center                     

August 11         Los Angeles, CA            Staples Center                    

August 13         Las Vegas, NV              MGM Grand                             

August 16         San Jose, CA                HP Pavilion                               

August 19         Portland, OR                 Rose Garden                            

August 21         Tacoma, WA                 Tacoma Dome                          

August 23         Vancouver, BC            General Motors Place           

August 26         Edmonton, AB               Rexall Place                             

August 30         St. Paul, MN                 Xcel Energy Center                   

Sept. 01            Milwaukee, WI               Bradley Center                          

Sept. 04            Detroit, MI                     The Palace Of Auburn Hills   

Sept. 05            Pittsburgh, PA               Consol Energy Center             

Sept. 07            Washington, DC            Verizon Center                          

Sept. 08            Charlottesville, VA          John Paul Jones Arena     

Sept. 14            Philadelphia, PA            Wachovia Center                      

Sept. 16            Hartford, CT                   XL Center                                     

Sept. 18            Charlotte, NC                 Time Warner Cable Arena      

Sept. 19            Raleigh, NC                   RBC Center                                     

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