Matchbox Twenty Unveil "NORTH" American Tour; Hugely Anticipated Tour Kicks Off January 29th in Tulsa; Ticket Pre-Sale Begins Tomorrow; General On-Sale Slated for Friday, November 16th

Emblem/Atlantic recording group Matchbox Twenty has announced the first leg of their eagerly awaited North American headline tour. The multi-platinum rock band's tour kicks off Tuesday, January 29th in Tulsa, OK and then continues through late March (see attached itinerary).

Pre-sale tickets for all dates will be available to members of the matchboxtwenty.com community from tomorrow, November 13th, through Thursday, November 15th. All remaining tickets will then go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, November 16th. For full details and ticket availability, please see www.matchboxtwenty.com/events. Matchbox Twenty will also be teaming up with Tickets-for-Charity for these dates to offer fans access to some of the best seats in the house, while benefiting great causes at the same time. Every ticket purchased through TicketsforCharity.com creates a donation to charities supported by Matchbox Twenty, as well as causes fans themselves can choose to benefit. For more information on Tickets-for-Charity visit www.ticketsforcharity.com

Matchbox Twenty recently concluded a major Australian tour, thanking their fervent fan following for also catapulting "NORTH" to a #1 chart debut. The band received rave reviews for their live shows including Sydney's Music Network which hailed, "...one of the world's best groups are still having infectious fun and branching out over their long and glorious career." The Australian dates followed a pair of sold out London shows including this year's iTunes Festival 2012.