Matisyahu has quite an extensive North American fall and winter tour lined up following the recent release of his third album “Light.”

The musician from Brooklyn will join backup up band Dub Trio on the tour which kicks off in Calgary on October 17. The 40 city tour will work its way from the West to East Coast, ending in Rochester, NY on December 8.

Matisyahu, for the North American tour, has teamed with Posse, an Australian company which offers ticketing that is peer-to-peer. A press release stated that the partnership enables fans to promote shows through their individual profiles on social networks and link to the tickets directly where they earn commission on each ticket that is sold.

The press release states that the top ticket seller in the nation will receive a prize, and the top sellers for each market will get two free tickets along with a meet and greet with Matisyahu.

“Light” hit the stores last month, peaking on the Billboard 200 at No. 19.

Matisyahu said that on the record he dropped his accent a lot more and just tried to allow his voice to come out, expressing with some rapping, some singing, and not with any one style. So people will probably say it isn’t really reggae.

2009 Matisyahu Tour Dates
October 2009
17 – Calgary, Alberta – Flames Central
18 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
19 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
20 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst
21 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
22 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
24 – San Diego, CA – Kick Gas Festival
25 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
27 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore
29 – Des Moines, IA – Peoples
31 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater

November 2009
2 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
3 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
4 – Champaign, IL – Foellinger Auditorium
5 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
8 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
10 – Raleigh, NC – The Lincoln Theatre
11 – Charlotte, NC – Fillmore
12 – Greenville, SC – The Handlebar
14 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
15 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
16 – Lexington, KY – Buster’s
17 – Norfolk, VA – NorVa
18 – Richmond, VA – The National
19 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
21 – Baltimore, MD – Sonar
22 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
23 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
24 – Albany, NY – Northern Lights
25 – Washington, DC – Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
28 – Atlantic City, NJ – The Borgata
29 – Montreal, Quebec – Le Medley
30 – Toronto, Ontario – The Phoenix

December 2009
1 – Hartford, CT – Webster Theatre
2 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
3 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
7 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
8 – Rochester, NY – The Armory

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