Serj Tankian Takes 'Elect the Dead' Down the Road

Serj Tankian is set to take the road without his band System of a Down, in promotion of his solo debut album 'Elect the Dead'. The rocker will jump on a headlining tour in U.S. and join Foo Fighters for a number of dates before commencing with the solo leg.

The first date of his U.S. headlining tour is February 11 in Atlanta, G.A. He will perform in other four dates alone before supporting Foo Fighters whom he also toured with during 2007 U.K. jaunt, for 12 dates. His solo headlining dates are continued on March 8 in Francisco, C.A.

'Elect the Dead' was released in October 2007 and entered the Billboard Hot 200 chart at #4. The Lebanese-born singer will release 'Sky is Over' as the second single on January 28.

Serj Tankian Solo Headlining Dates:

• Feb 11 Atlanta, GA, Roxy Theatre
• Feb 12 Charlotte, NC, Amos's South End
• Feb 13 Richmond, VA, Toad's Place
• Feb 15 Norfolk, VA, Norva
• Feb 16 Baltimore, MD, Ram's Head Live!

• Feb 18 Worcester, MA, The Centrum
• Feb 19 New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
• Feb 21 Philadelphia, PA, Wachovia Center
• Feb 22 Binghamton, NY, SUNY Gym
• Feb 24 Detroit, MI, Joe Louis Arena
• Feb 25 Chicago, IL, Allstate Arena
• Feb 27 Minneapolis, MN, Target Center
• Feb 28 Council Bluffs, IA, Mid-America Center
• Mar 02 Phoenix, AZ, Jobing.com Arena
• Mar 03 San Diego, CA, Cox Arena
• Mar 05 Los Angeles, CA, The Forum
• Mar 06 Los Angeles, CA, The Forum

• Mar 08 San Francisco, CA, Warfield Theatre
• Mar 10 Portland, OR, Roseland Theatre
• Mar 11 Seattle, WA, Showbox SoDo
• Mar 15 Calgary, AB, MacEwan Hall
• Mar 16 Edmonton, AB, Edmonton Event Centre
• Mar 19 Salt Lake City, UT, In The Venue
• Mar 21 Denver, CO, Ogden Theatre