Mary J. Blige

With the continued success of her 2005 album The Breakthrough, R&B superstar Mary J. Blige will hit the road in the US this summer in support of the project. Dates get underway July 14th in Maryland Heights, Mo.; Jaheim and LeToya Tuckett will open.

Nearly 30 dates are set through Sept. 8th in Concord, Calif., for the Breakthrough Experience outing, which will primarily visit arenas and outdoor amphitheatres. Beforehand, Blige will embark on a five-date European tour starting Sunday July 11th in Paris.

Here are Blige`s Breakthrough Experience tour dates:

July 14: Maryland Heights, Mo. (UMB Bank Pavilion) July 15: Indianapolis (Conseco Fieldhouse) July 16: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre) July 19: Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun) July 21: New York (Madison Square Garden) July 23: Camden, N.J. (Tweeter Center) July 26: Burgettstown, Pa. (Post-Gazette Pavilion) July 27: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center) July 29: Cleveland (Tower City Amphitheatre) July 30: Bristow, Va. (Nissan Pavilion) Aug. 4: Atlantic City, N.J. (Borgata) Aug. 5: Raleigh, N.C. (Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek) Aug. 6: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre) Aug. 9: Selma, Texas (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre) Aug. 11: Dallas (Smirnoff Music Centre Aug. 12: Memphis (FedEx Forum) Aug. 13: Kansas City, Mo. (Starlight Theatre) Aug. 18: Columbus, Ohio (Germain Amphitheatre) Aug. 19: Chicago (Charter One Pavilion) Aug. 20: Clarkston, Mich. (DTE Energy Music Theatre) Aug. 25: Sunrise, Fla. (BankAtlantic Center) Aug. 26: Tampa, Fla. (Ford Amphitheatre) Aug. 27: Atlanta (Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre) Sept. 1: Irvine, Calif. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre) Sept. 2: Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay) Sept. 3: Universal City, Calif. (Gibson Amphitheatre) Sept. 6: Phoenix (Cricket Pavilion) Sept. 7: Marysville, Calif. (Sleep Train Amphitheatre) Sept. 8: Concord, Calif. (Sleep Train Pavilion)

Blige will also perform June 24th at Chicagos B-96 Summer Bash alongside Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Pink and Sean Paul and July 1 at Houstons Essence Music Festival.