Underwood to Headline International Summer Tour Dates

Carrie Underwood will head overseas this summer to perform her first headlining concert dates in Australia and the United Kingdom. Her latest album Blown Away was released May 4 in Australia, and a special UK edition will be released on June 18.

Underwood’s UK show, which sold out in 90 minutes, will be held at London’s Royal Albert Hall on June 21.

Her Australia tour stops include Melbourne, Tamworth and Brisbane before wrapping at the Sydney Opera House. Underwood made her first promotional visit to Australia last summer in support of the release of Play On: Deluxe Edition, which went on to reach Gold certification status in Australia.

International dates on The Blown Away Tour include:

6-21 London, England: Royal Albert Hall
6-26 Melbourne, VIC Australia: Palais Theatre www.ticketmaster.com.au
6-29 Tamworth, NSW Australia: Tamworth Regional Entertainment & Conference Centre www.visittamworth.com  
6-30 Brisbane, QLD Australia: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)  www.ticketek.com.au
7-2 Sydney, NSW Australia: Sydney Opera House www.sydneyoperahouse.com

Underwood previously announced 54 arena shows in the U.S. and Canada for the fall leg of The Blown Away Tour. Special guest Hunter Hayes will open on the North American dates. Tickets will be available beginning Friday, May 11. Please go to www.carrieunderwood.fm or www.carrieunderwoodofficial.com for additional on sale information.

Full schedule of 2012 shows listed below including The Blown Away Tour dates and additional festival* shows.

5-26     Baton Rouge, LA                     Bayou Country Superfest*
6-21     London, England                      Royal Albert Hall
6-26     Melbourne, VIC Australia        Palais Theatre
6-29     Tamworth, NSW Australia      Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre
6-30     Brisbane, QLD Australia          Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Center
7-2       Sydney, NSW Australia           Sydney Opera House
8-12     Toronto, ON Canada               Boots & Hearts Music Festival*
9-14     Manchester, NH                       Verizon Wireless Arena
9-15     Bridgeport, CT                         Webster Bank Arena
9-17     Providence, RI                         Dunkin’ Donuts Center
9-19     Worcester, MA                        DCU Center
9-20     Reading, PA                             Sovereign Center
9-22     Louisville, KY                         KFC Yum! Center
9-23     Nashville, TN                          Bridgestone Arena
9-26     Green Bay, WI                         Resch Center
9-27     Minneapolis, MN                     Target Center
9-29     Fargo, ND                                FARGODOME
10-1     Saskatoon, SK Canada             Credit Union Centre
10-2     Calgary, AB Canada                Scotiabank Saddledome
10-4     Vancouver, BC Canada            Rogers Arena
10-6     Seattle, WA                              Key Arena at Seattle Center
10-7     Portland, OR                            Rose Garden
10-10   West Valley City, UT               Maverik Center
10-12   Reno, NV                                Reno Events Center
10-13   Sacramento, CA                       Power Balance Pavilion
10-14   San Jose, CA                           HP Pavilion at San Jose
10-16   Los Angeles, CA                      STAPLES Center
10-18   Bakersfield, CA                        Rabobank Arena
10-20   San Diego, CA                         Valley View Casino Center
10-21   Glendale, AZ                           jobing.com Arena
10-24   Dallas, TX                               American Airlines Arena
10-25   Oklahoma City, OK                 Chesapeake Energy Arena
10-27   Wichita, KS                             INTRUST Bank Arena
10-28   Springfield, MO                       JQH Arena
11-3     Charlotte, NC                           Time Warner Cable Arena
11-4     Greensboro, NC                       Greensboro Coliseum
11-7     Baltimore, MD                         1st Mariner Arena
11-9     Atlantic City, NJ                      Boardwalk Hall
11-10   Hartford, CT                            XL Center
11-13   University Park, PA                 Bryce Jordan Center
11-15   Grand Rapids, MI                    Van Andel Arena
11-16   Moline, IL                                i wireless Center
11-20   St. Louis, MO                          Scottrade Center
11-21   Tulsa, OK                                BOK Center
11-24   Indianapolis, IN                       Bankers Life Fieldhouse
11-25   Auburn Hills, MI                     The Palace of Auburn Hills
11-27   Pittsburgh, PA                          Consol Energy Center
11-28   Philadelphia, PA                      Wells Fargo Center
11-30   Long Island, NY                      Nassau Coliseum
12-1     Newark, NJ                              Prudential Center
12-4     Albany, NY                             Times Union Center
12-6     London, ON Canada                John Labatt Centre
12-8     Kanata, ON Canada                 Scotiabank Place
12-11   Columbus, OH                         Schottenstein Center
12-12   Chicago, IL                              United Center
12-14   Des Moines, IA                       Iowa Events Center
12-15   Kansas City, MO                     Sprint Center
12-18   Memphis, TN                           FedExForum
12-19   Duluth, GA                              Arena at Gwinnett Center
12-21   Orlando, FL                             Amway Center
12-22   Sunrise, FL                              BankAtlantic Center