Ashlee Simpson has announced tour dates through November to promote her just-released CD I Am Me.

While all current dates are in American cities, expect Simpson to make an international tour of it.

The Oct. 28 performance is a make-up date for a Sept. 27 concert that was canceled because of Hurricane Rita. Tickets for the original performance are being honoured at the Stafford Centre.

The back-to-blonde Simpson released I Am Me on Tuesday with low expectations for herself.

She thinks it’s better than her debut disc, Autobiography, and won’t base it’s success on how many copies are sold.

Simpson says I Am Me shows growth lyrically and vocally and she’s happy with her work.

“I feel like I?ve become a lot more confident, just by things that I?ve gone through this year, like falling on my face and learning how to pick myself back up,” Simpson said during a recent interview.

Before launching the upcoming tour, Simpson will appear as musical guest on Friday’s “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and on Monday’s episode of “Ellen”.

Tour dates:
October 2005
24 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva (on sale now)
28 - Stafford, TX - Stafford Centre (on sale now)

November 2005
9 - Portland, ME - State Theatre (on sale 10/21)
12 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom (on sale 10/21)
14 - Albany, NY - Palace Theatre (on sale 10/22)
19 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Hotel / Casino (on sale 10/21)
20 - Westbury, NY - North Fork Theatre at Westbury (on sale 10/21)
29 - Buffalo, NY - Shea’s PAC (on sale 10/29)


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