The Offspring, one of rock’s most exciting and enduring bands, have announced they will hit the road this May for their first full North American tour in nearly 4 years. The announcement came via the band’s just unveiled “Shit Is Fucked Up” tour widget featuring a mock “presidential address” by Dexter Holland (vocals, guitar). View the widget now on www.offspring.com.

Dexter along with Noodles (guitar), Greg K (bass) and Pete Parada (drums) will kick things off May 15 in Nashville, TN. The tour will feature different openers on each leg and will be highlighted by a hometown show June 5 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, CA.

Following the success of the single “Hammerhead” and its follow-up “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid,” The Offspring remain a favorite on the airwaves with “Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?,” the band’s third radio hit from their latest Columbia Records release Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace.

Produced by the legendary Bob Rock [Metallica, The Cult], the new album has forged new territory while staying true to the Offspring's vision. Every song on their eighth studio release delivers, lengthening the list of accomplishments from a band that has performed over 1000 shows and has sold more than 34 million albums worldwide. Fifteen years after its release, their 1994 release Smash remains the highest-selling album of all time on an independent label.

Initial tour dates are listed below with the latest information continually updated online at www.offspring.com.

05/15/09 Nashville, TN Riverfront Park (Merrell Crawfish Boil Festival)
05/17/09 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center (The 2009 MMR*B*Q festival)
05/19/09 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
05/20/09 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre
05/22/09 Kansas City, MO City Market (Buzz Under The Stars festival)
05/25/09 Sioux City, IA Gateway Arena
05/26/09 Rapid City, SD Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
05/28/09 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Punk Rocks festival)
05/30/09 Las Vegas, NV Pearl Concert Theater
06/01/09 Phoenix, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre
06/03/09 San Diego, CA Open Air Theatre
06/05/09 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
06/09/09 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater
06/10/09 Vancouver, BC UBC Thunderbird Arena
06/12/09 Calgary, AB The Stampede Corral
06/13/09 Edmonton, AB Northlands - Hall D
06/15/09 Saskatoon, SK Prairieland Park
06/17/09 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
06/19/09 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
06/20/09 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
06/21/09 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Amphitheater at Tower City
06/23/09 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion
06/24/09 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion at Riverbend
06/26/09 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
06/27/09 Indianapolis, IN The Lawn
06/28/09 Detroit, MI Freedom Hill
06/30/09 Canandaigua, NY CMAC
07/02/09 Toronto, ON The Molson Amphitheater
07/03/09 St-Ephrem de Tring, QC Woodstock en Beauce Festival
07/07/09 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
07/08/09 New York, NY Roseland
07/10/09 Boston, MA Tsongas Arena
07/11/09 Gilford, NH Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion
07/14/09 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Boutique Amphitheatre at The Music Factory
07/16/09 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
07/17/09 St. Augustine, FL The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
07/18/09 Pompano Beach, FL Pompano Beach Amp

Alkaline Trio & Street Dogs will support 5/19/09-6/9/09 on headlining dates.

Shiny Toy Guns & Street Dogs will support 6/10/09-6/17/09.

Dropkick Murphys will support 6/19/09-6/30/09.

Pennywise will support 7/2/09.

Sum 41 will support 7/10/09-7/18/09.