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mardi 27 novembre 2007

AVRIL LAVIGNE Best Damn Tour - Special Guest Boys Like Girls - April 2nd at the Bell Centre

Produced by Live Nation and featuring special guests Boys Like Girls, the tour will begin March 5th in Victoria, BC. 

“I can’t wait to get back out on the road!” says Lavigne, “I have the most fun when I am performing for the fans.  I think that energy comes through in my live show.”

Best Damn Thing, released in April 2007, is already certified platinum in the U.S and has sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide.  Produced by Butch Walker and her husband Deryck Whibley, Best Damn Thing was made with fun in mind.  This is evident from the first single, “Girlfriend,” which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 200.  Fans can expect to see the high-spirited energy of the record come to life through Lavigne’s stage show, which will feature dancers and a live band.

Having sold close to 30 million albums worldwide, Avril Lavigne is quickly paving her own path to rock ’n’ roll royalty.  She burst onto the music scene in 2002 with the critically acclaimed Let Go, which featured the smash singles “Sk8r Boi” and “Complicated.”  Let Go earned Lavigne eight Grammy nominations and has sold more than 16 million copies worldwide.  Her 2004 sophomore effort, Under My Skin, debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, as did her much anticipated third album, Best Damn Thing