Daughtry will launch a 36-date U.S. arena tour this fall to support the group's new studio album, Leave This Town. The opening acts will be main support Theory Of A Deadman and opener Cavo. The upcoming tour will launch October 19 in Topeka, KS before ending the first leg of the tour December 20 in Evansville, IN.

The tour announcement happens while Leave This Town continues its impressive streak of success. The album, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, has sold more than a half million copies in five weeks.. The album's first single, "No Surprise," tops No.1 on the Hot A/C chart this week. It is the band's fourth #1 hit, a rare feat for any recording artist.

After finishing a sold out club tour this month, Chris Daughtry says the band is busy preparing for its upcoming arena tour. "We dreamed about how it would feel playing these songs to packed arenas, and we're excited to get our chance," Chris says. "We have a great show planned and can't wait to hit the road to share it with our fans."

Leave This Town is Daughtry's first album to debut at the top of the Billboard 200 and its second consecutive No. 1 album, selling 269,299 copies sold in its first week of release.

Daughtry fans can locate tour and ticket information online at .

Here is the confirmed tour routing with on sale dates:

Tickets On Sale: Saturday, August 22
October 19 Topeka, KS - Kansas ExpoCentre
October 21 Omaha, NE - Omaha Civic Auditorium
October 22 Ames, IA - Hilton Coliseum
October 24 Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center
October 25 Peoria, IL - Peoria Civic Center
October 26 Ft. Wayne, IN - Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
October 28 Lansing, MI - Breslin Events Center
October 29 Saginaw, MI - Dow Events Center
October 31 Toledo, OH - Lucas County Arena
November 2 Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
November 4 Youngstown, OH - Covelli Centre
November 5 Reading, PA - Sovereign Center
November 6 Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Taj Mahal

Tickets On Sale: Saturday, September 19
November 12 Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
November 13 Highland Heights, KY - The Bank of Kentucky Center
November 14 Huntington, WV - Big Sandy Superstore Arena
November 16 Wilkes-Barre, PA - Wachovia Arena
November 17 Bridgeport, CT - Arena at HarborYard
November 19 Fairfax, VA - Patriot Center
November 20 Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena

Tickets On Sale: Saturday, September 26
November 30 Gainesville, FL - Stephen Connell Center
December 1 Tallahassee, FL - Tallahassee County Civic Center
December 2 Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
December 4 Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena
December 5 Louisville, KY - Broadbent Arena
December 7 Tupelo, MS - BancorpSouth Arena
December 8 Bossier City, LA - CenturyTel Center
December 9 Lafayette, LA - Cajundome
December 11 Corpus Christi, TX - American Bank Center
December 12 San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum
December 13 Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
December 15 Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
December 16 Jonesboro, AR - ASU Convocation Center
December 18 Little Rock, AR - Verizon Arena
December 19 Southaven, MS - DeSoto Civic Center
December 20 Evansville, IN - Roberts Stadium

-daughtryofficial.com