Already in the middle of a sold-out tour, boy band sensations Big Time Rush have announced the Big Time Summer Tour, a new tour featuring more than 50 concert dates and high-profile support acts like Australian teen pop star Cody Simpson and 14-year-old ‘X Factor‘ contestant Rachel Crow.

The trek is bigger in just about every way than their current Better With U Tour, with more shows, more cities and bigger venues. “We can’t wait to hit the road again!,” the group said in a press release. “The Better With U tour has been amazing and we’re incredibly grateful to our fans who have supported us and made our first headlining tour a success.”

The latest tour hits arenas and large amphitheaters across the U.S. and Canada, beginning July 5 in Columbus, Ohio and continuing all the way through mid-September, with even more dates promised. Fans can get their hands on tickets starting March 10 via Ticketmaster, preceded by an exclusive sale for American Express card holders beginning on March 5.

Simpson and Crow will join other soon-to-be-revealed artists as the opening acts for various legs of the tour. Simpson has been busy recording, including a studio session with Justin Bieber, while Crow has already nabbed a record deal and a TV pilot from Nickelodeon after her emotional dismissal from ‘X Factor’ in December.

Big Time Rush Big Time Summer Tour Dates
7/5 – Columbus, Ohio | Nationwide Arena
7/6 – Milwaukee, Wisc. | Summerfest
7/7 – St. Louis, Miss. | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/8 – Cincinnati, Ohio | Riverbend Music Center
7/10 – Atlanta, Geo. | Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
7/11 – Birmingham, Ala. | Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
7/14 – Dallas, Tex. | Gexa Energy Pavilion
7/15 – Tulsa, Okla. | BOK Center
7/17 – Phoenix, Ariz. | Ashley Furniture Home Store Pavilion
7/19 – Irvine, Calif. | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/20 – San Diego, Calif. | Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
7/21 – Las Vegas, Calif. | Mandalay Bay Events Center
7/22 – Mountainview, Calif. | Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/23 – Paso Robles, Calif. | California Mid-State Fair
7/25 – Salt Lake City, Utah | USANA Amphitheatre
7/27 – Kansas City, Miss. | Sprint Center
7/28 – Minneapolis, Minn. | Target Center
7/29 – Indianapolis, Ind. | Klipsch Music Center
7/31 – Detroit, Mich. | DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/1 – Cleveland, Ohio | Blossom Music Center
8/3 – Louisville, Ken. | KFC Yum! Center
8/4 – Chicago, Ill. | First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/5 – Pittsburgh, Penn. | First Niagara Pavilion
8/7 – Bethel, N.Y. | Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
8/9 – Buffalo, N.Y. | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
8/10 – Philadelphia, Penn. | Susquehanna Bank Center
8/11 – Hershey, Penn. | Hershey Park Pavilion
8/12 – Boston, Mass. | Comcast Center
8/14 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y. | Saratoga Springs PerformingArts Center
8/16 – Des Moines, Iowa | Iowa State Fair
8/17 – Wantagh, N.Y. | Nikon at Jones Beach
8/18 – Holmdel, N.J. | PNC Bank Arts Center
8/19 – Washington, D.C. | Jiffy Lube Live
8/21 – Virginia Beach, Virg. | Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
8/22 – Raleigh, N.C. | TimeWarner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
8/24 – Miami, Fla. | Cruzan Amphitheatre
8/25 – Tampa, Fla. | 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre
8/26 – Puerto Rico | Coliseo de Puerto Rico
8/29 – Charlotte, N.C. | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8/31 – Bangor, Maine | Bangor Waterfront Pavilion
9/1 – Manchester, N.H. | Verizon Wireless Arena
9/2 – Hartford, Conn. | Comcast Theatre
9/4 – Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Bell Centre
9/5 – London, Ontario, Canada | John Labatt Centre
9/7 – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ScotiabankPlace
9/8 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Molson Amphitheatre
9/10 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | MTS Center
9/12 – Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | Brandt Centre
9/13 – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Rexall Place
9/14 – Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Scotiabank Saddledome
9/16 – Vancouver, Bristish Columbia, Canada | Rogers Arena
9/18 – Portland, Ore. | Rose Garden Arena

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