Evanescence has announced an on-sale date of August 19th for tickets to the upcoming first leg of its world tour. Beginning in Toronto, Ontario on October 5th, the rock group, featuring Amy Lee (vocals, piano), Terry Balsamo (guitar), John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums), will perform seventeen North American dates plus a live performance at the MTV Video Music Awards Latin in Mexico City before heading overseas for a second leg in Europe. A complete list of shows with an on-sale August 19th is listed below.

On October 3rd, the band will release the much-anticipated album, The Open Door on Wind-up Records. Evanescence’s second studio album follows its debut Fallen, and the live DVD/CD Anywhere But Home. Combined, the two titles have sold in excess of fifteen million copies worldwide.

10/05 Toronto, Ontario Kool Haus

10/06 Montreal, Quebec Metropolis

10/07 Boston, MA Avalon Ballroom

10/09 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom

10/10 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory

10/11 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

10/13 Detroit, MI State Theatre

10/14 Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Ballroom

10/15 Minneapolis, MN The Quest

10/17 Chicago, IL Avalon Ballroom

10/21 Dallas, TX McFarlin Memorial Auditorium

10/22 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theatre

10/24 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre

10/25 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue

10/27 Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theatre

10/28 Los Angeles, CA (ON-SALE 8/26) The Wiltern

10/29 San Fransisco, CA Warfield Theatre