Joel Plaskett, who performed in Vancouver last week as part of the 2010 Cultural Olympiad, is expanding his cross-country tour in support of his upcoming album, “Three.”

After playing the Maritimes in April, the Nova Scotia-based rocker will head west for a string of shows beginning May 6 in Regina.

Newly added stops include Calgary on May 7, Victoria on May 10 and Saskatoon on May 15. Dates are coming soon for Winnipeg, Vancouver and Ottawa.

Tickets are available at the MapleMusic website.

“Three,” Plaskett’s sixth full-length album, hits stores March 24. The release is actually made up of three discs, each containing nine songs for a total of 27.

Here are his upcoming Canadian dates:

April 21 – Charlottetown, PEI @ Confederation Centre Of The Arts
April 22 – Fredericton, NB @ The Fredericton Playhouse
April 23 – Saint John, NB @ The Imperial Theatre
April 24 – Moncton, NB @ The Capitol Theatre
May 6 – Regina, SK @ The Distrikt Nightclub
May 7 – Calgary, AB @ Knox United Church
May 10 – Victoria, BC @ Alix Goolden Performance Hall
May 12 – Kelowna, BC @ Habitat
May 13 – Kamloops, BC @ The Pavilion Theatre
May 14 – Edmonton, AB @ McDougall United Church
May 15 – Saskatoon, SK @ Broadway Theatre
May 21 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
May 23 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
May 30 – Halifax, NS @ Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (Dalhousie University)
July 2 – Orillia, ON @ Orillia Opera House






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