MATCHBOX TWENTY has announced their first North American concert tour in over four years. The cross-country “Exile In America” itinerary will also feature Special Guests Alanis Morissette and MUTEMATH. The tour kicks off on January 25th at Hard Rock Live Arena at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, and will hit major arenas across the U.S. and Canada through mid-March. One highlight of the 33-city itinerary will be a special Valentine’s Day show at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, November 17th.

January

25 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live

26 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum

28 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena

29 Charlotte, NC Cricket Arena

February

1 Chicago, IL Sears Centre

2 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills

4 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center

5 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center

7 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena

8 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center

12 Verona, NY Turning Stone Resort & Casino*

14 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

15 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel Event Center**

16 Niagara Falls, NY Seneca Niagara Casino Theatre

18 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena

19 Reading, PA Sovereign Center

21 Albany, NY Times Union Center

22 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre

25 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center

26 Omaha, NE Qwest Center

28 Houston, TX Toyota Center

29 Dallas , TX Nokia Theatre

March

2 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center

4 Colorado Springs, CO World Arena

5 Denver, CO Broomfield Events Center

6 Salt Lake City, UT E Center

8 Seattle, WA Key Arena

9 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place

12 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion

14 Reno, NV Reno Events Center

16 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center Arena

17 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion

18 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Concert Theater

*Alanis Morissette not performing on this show (to be confirmed)

**MUTEMATH not performing on this show

It's finally here -- 6 brand-new Matchbox Twenty tracks and 11 of the band's greatest hits. Get your copy right now at iTunes (deluxe version or regular), Amazon, or through the official Matchbox Twenty store!

"For the first time, we're all writing as a band," says the band's Grammy-winning lead singer Rob Thomas. "In the past, I would write all the songs and the guys would write all their parts. Now it's a band in the hand. We all fight it out… we fight over melodies and lyrics. It's completely unique from anything we've done before."

matchbox twenty's last studio album, the RIAA double platinum "MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE," was released in November 2002 and earned the band two Grammy nominations and two American Music Award nominations. The group ranked as the 1 Adult Top 40 Artist and 1 Modern AC Artist for 2003, according to Billboard magazine. During their 2003 world tour, matchbox twenty played sold-out concerts at three of the world's premier venues – New York's Madison Square Garden, London's Wembley Arena, and Los Angeles' Staples Center. The band reunited at the end of 2005 to play two special New Year's shows in Las Vegas.

matchbox twenty's three albums to date have sold more than 28 million copies worldwide. They made their recording debut in 1996 with "YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU," followed by "MAD SEASON BY MATCHBOX TWENTY" (2000), and "MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE" (2002). The band has logged an extraordinary string of hit singles, including such chart-toppers as "Push," "3AM," "Real World," "Back 2 Good," "If You're Gone," "Mad Season," "Bent," "Disease," "Unwell," and "Bright Lights."

matchbox twenty is: Rob Thomas, Paul Doucette, Kyle Cook and Brian Yale.