HOUSTON, TX  [Tuesday Apr.5.2005]  /RedBoxCode.com/ -- Jack Johnson will embark on a 7-week North American tour beginning August 1 in Houston, Texas. He'll be joined by special guests Matt Costa and The Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO). Johnson hasn't toured the US since last summer and, right now, the singer-songwriter is wrapping up his tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Prior to his solo tour in the States, Johnson will play a number of music festivals later this month, including Hawaii's Kokua Festival, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis.

Tickets for most shows are currently available through Ticketmaster.

Here are the North American tour dates for Jack Johnson, per the artist's Web site:

April
13 - Kahului, Hawaii - Kokua Festival (Day 1)
16 - Honolulu, Hawaii - Kokua Festival (Day 2)
28 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
29 - Memphis, TN - Beale Street Music Festival

June
11 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival

August
01 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
02 - Austin, TX - The Backyard
03 - Grand Prairie, TX - NOKIA Theatre
05 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
06 - San Diego, California - UCSD RIMAC Field
07 - Irvine, California - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
10 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
12 - Nampa, Idaho - Idaho Center Amphitheatre
13 - Quincy, WA - The Gorge Amphitheater
14 - Burnaby, BC, Canada - Deer Lake Park - Shadbolt Centre
16 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheatre
18 - Reno, NV - Reno Hilton Amphitheatre
19 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
20 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
21 - Sacramento, CA - Raley Field Amphitheatre
23 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Ampitheater
24 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
26 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
27 - Somerset, WI - River's Edge
29 - Noblesville, IN - Main Stage at Verizon Wireless Center
31 - Rochester Hills, MI - Meadow Brook

September
02 - Knoxville, TN - World's Fair Park
03 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheater
04 - Charleston, SC - Joe Riley Stadium
06 - Boca Raton, FL - Mizner Park Amphitheater
08 - Cary, NC - Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park
09 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
10 - Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
12 - New York, NY - Central Park / Rumsey Playfield
13 - New York, NY - Central Park / Rumsey Playfield
15 - Brockton, MA - Campanelli Stadium
17 - Toronto, ON, Canada - Molson Ampitheatre

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