Martina McBride Kicks Off 2008 Tour

Michigan, dont' set your alarms for Friday mornin'... Martina McBride's gonna wake you up laughing.  The songstress is set to hit Clarkson tomorrow on her Waking Up Laughing Tour. With the success of her arena version of the tour last year, Waking Up Laughing will take McBride through the summer and fall to amphitheaters across the United States.  Joining her will be Jack Ingram and newcomers Chris Young and Jason Michael Carroll. With added tour dates, this run is expected to surpass its previous incarnation. "This is the first time I have headlined an amphitheater tour," said McBride on her website, "and we are really excited to be working with Brian O'Connell and Live Nation."  Waking Up Laughing Tour dates: July 11 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre July 12 - Darien Lake, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center July 13 - Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion July 17 - San Antonio, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater July 18 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center July 19 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion July 24 - Harrington, DE - Delaware State Fair July 25 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater July 31 - Missoula, MT - Adams Center Aug. 1 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre Aug. 2 - Denver, CO - Fiddler's Green Aug. 8 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion Aug. 9 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre Aug. 10 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Field Amphitheater Aug. 12 - Bakersfield, CA - Buck Owens' Crystal Palace Aug. 14 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion Aug. 15 - Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion Aug. 16 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Aug. 28 - Birmingham, AL - Verizon Wireless Music Center Aug. 29 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Aug. 30 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Sept. 19 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center Sept. 20 - Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center Sept. 26 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion Sept. 27 - Washington, DC - Nissan Pavilion Oct. 3 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Oct. 4 - Raleigh, NC - TWC Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Oct. 5 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Oct. 10 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre Oct. 11 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre Oct. 18 - Red Wing, MN - Treasure Island Resort