Chris Brown Announces Dates for F.A.M.E. Tour

To support his successful album F.A.M.E., Chris Brown will be doing an extensive North American tour, which starts next month in Toronto and finishes at the end of October in Hartford, Conn. Brown announced his tour recently, telling the press: "This tour will allow me to paint a picture musically. I want to bring a lot of energy and excitement to all the fans. It's going to be a great show."

Joining him are Kelly Rowland, Tyga, and T-Pain. About opening for the “Next 2 You” singer, Rowland said: "I'm so excited about that. Getting ready for that show – literally getting ready. I'm sitting up here emailing and all that kind of stuff, finding people now."

For his F.A.M.E. tour, Brown and his trio of openers will hit the following cities:

9/12 - Toronto, ON
9/14 - Buffalo, NY
9/16 - Holmdel, NJ
9/17 - Washington, DC
9/18 - Detroit, MI

9/21 - Cleveland, IL

9/23 - Chicago, IL
9/24 - St. Louis, MO
9/25 - Indianapolis, IN

9/28 - Baltimore, MD
9/30 - Uniondale, NY

10/1 - Raleigh, NC
10/2 - Atlanta, GA
10/7 - Tampa, FL

10/8 - Charlotte, NC
10/9 - Virginia Beach, VA
10/12 - Kansas City, MO
10/14 - Dallas, TX
10/15 - New Orleans, LA
10/16 - Houston, TX
10/18 - Phoenix, AZ
10/20 - Los Angeles, CA
10/22 - Oakland, CA
10/23 - Sacramento, CA
10/26 - Memphis, TN
10/28 - Philadelphia, PA
10/29 - Pittsburgh, PA
10/30 - Hartford, CT

Before his tour, the R&B star will be performing at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 28 and has been nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Collaboration for his song “Look At Me Now” with Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes.

While Brown’s tour is to support his album released in March, he put out a mixtape recently, titled Boy In Detention, featuring another collaboration with Justin Bieber. Producer David Banner worked with the two singers on the mixtape and appears to be behind an upcoming album for Brown. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the producer mentioned: "Chris is moving to another level. You barely hear strong R&B records in the club anymore, unless they sound like rap records. Chris is definitely going to bring singing back to the club."