Maroon 5, The Hives Make Unlikely Touring Team

As expected, Maroon 5 will tour North American arenas this fall, with the unlikely support from Swedish rock outfit the Hives. The tour begins Sept. 29 in Auburn Hills, Mich., and will rap Nov. 10 in Las Vegas. Tickets begin going on sale July 14; the band is working with Global Cool to ensure the tour is carbon neutral.

Maroon 5 will be out in support of its sophomore A&M/Octone album, "It won't Be Soon Before Long," which debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 and spawned the No. 1 Hot 100 single "Makes Me Wonder."

As for the Hives, the group is hard at work on its next Interscope album, which will be the follow-up to 2004's "Tyrannosaurus Hives."

Here are Maroon 5's tour dates:

Sept. 29: Auburn Hills, Mich. (Palace of Auburn Hills)
Oct. 1: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)
Oct. 2: Rosemont, Ill. (Allstate Arena)
Oct. 4: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
Oct. 5: Cleveland (Quicken Loans Arena)
Oct. 7: Columbus, Ohio (Nationwide Arena)
Oct. 8: Charlottesville, Va. (John Paul Jones Arena)
Oct. 10: New York (Madison Square Garden)
Oct. 12: Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun)
Oct. 13: Philadelphia (Wachovia Center)
Oct. 15: Boston (TD Bank North Garden)
Oct. 16: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
Oct. 18: Columbia, S.C. (Colonial Center)
Oct. 20: Sunrise, Fla. (Bank Atlantic Center)
Oct. 21: St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
Oct. 23: Orlando, Fla. (Amway Arena)
Oct. 24: Duluth, Ga. (Gwinett Civic Center)
Oct. 26: Houston (Toyota Center)
Oct. 27: Ft. Worth, Texas (Convention Center)
Oct. 29: Denver (Pepsi Center)
Oct. 31: Salt Lake City (Energy Solutions Arena)
Nov. 2: Portland, Ore. (Memorial Coliseum)
Nov. 3: Vancouver (Pacific Coliseum)
Nov. 5: Sacramento, Calif. (ARCO Arena)
Nov. 6: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
Nov. 8: Los Angeles (Staples Center)
Nov. 9: San Diego (Cox Arena)
Nov. 10: Las Vegas (the Pearl)