2008 dates for Michael Buble include stops in Florida, Texas, Missouri, Kentucky and North Carolina; Marcia Ball adds Nevada, California, Alabama and Colorado and Kathy Mattea will play Chicago in April and Glasgow, Kentucky, in May.

Is this really the last tour for Ministry? So far we’re looking at 32 dates including stops in Seattle, San Diego, New Orleans, Baltimore, New York, Cleveland and Chicago; The Chemical Brothers add Australia for ’08 and Missy Higgins is probably traveling to Australia as you read this to prepare for a string of dates downunder which includes shows in Townsville, Boondal, Coffs Harbour, Perth and Newcastle.

Richard Bona will play South America this year and Europe in 2008; Circle Jerks hit the road the first week of the new year with dates all over the western states and I Am The Avalanche adds a couple of Florida dates.

But wait! There’s more! During the last two hours we also updated the schedules for Ian Moore, Jim Brickman, Adler’s Appetite, David Grisman Bluegrass Experience and David Grisman Quintet, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, The Dickies, Wayne Shorter and Zebrahead.

We still have plenty of new dates to post before our work/leave overseers usher us back to the big house for the evening. Be sure to catch up on all the tour date action in your recap of the day – The Closing Bell – coming up around 5 PM (PST) from Pollstar.com!