Happy new year!

Well there we go, 2012 is over, and now we've got 2013 to look forward too.

Good luck with all your endeavours, and have a happy and healthy year!

le fin.

NYE parties in Muscat tonight.

Here we are, Dec 31st once more, which means for many of you, its time to party. Hopefully your employers have been kind and given you tomorrow off (like mine did, nice guys that they are).

Regular readers of ze blog will know that I posted a round up of all the NYE (and Christmas) events earlier this month: here.

Just as a reminder, heres a quick list of whats going on tonight around town, my top recommendations for a good time (and not super expensive) is the Safari Pub at the Grand Hyatt or the Lazy Lizard at the Radisson Blu.

1. Grand Hyatt

New Years Eve - The Gardens - Gala dinner including unlimited selected drinks for RO 80 net
New Years Eve -  Tuscany - 6 course black tie dinner with unlimited selected drinks for RO 70 net
New Years Eve - Safari rooftop grill house - dinner and unlimited selected drinks for RO 60 net
New Years Eve - Safari Pub - RO 70 for couples. RO 40 for singles, unlimited selected drinks with DJ
New Years Eve - Copacabana - RO 30 for couples or singles, no drinks included
New Years Eve - Kids Place - RO 15 per child for babysitting while you get on it... includes snacks and games.

2. Radisson Blu

New Years Eve - from 8pm. All inclusive dinner at the Lazy Lizard bar and garden for RO 39 net

3. InterContinental

New Years Eve - Musandam - Buffet dinner with piano music - RO 32++ adults and RO 16++ kids
New Years Eve - Senor Pico - Mexican banquet with live entertainment - RO 46++ adults and RO 23++ kids
New Years Eve - Al Ghazal Pub - RO 30++ for selected unlimited drinks with Dj
New Years Eve - Trader Vics - 5 course meal with live entertainment - RO 75++
New Years Eve - Hotel Gardens - Gala dinner with live music & unlimited selected drinks, runs till 3am, RO 75++ adults and RO 25++ kids
New Years Day - Musandam - Brunch for RO 23++ adults and RO 15++ kids


4. Crowne Plaza

New Years Eve - Tropicana - Gala dinner with live entertainment RO 40 net adults and RO 20 net kids
New Years Eve - Come Prima - 5 course Italian dinner, RO 50 net adults
New Years Eve - Shiraz - 5 course meal for RO 50 net per person
New Years Eve - Dukes bar - Business as usual, RO 10 net entry per person.

5. Al Bustan Palace

New Years Eve - Beach Pavilion -  5 course dinner with live entertainment for RO 65++ inc a glass of bubbly
New Years Eve - China Mood - 5 course dinner for RO 51++ inc a glass of bubbly

6. Barr al Jissah

New Years Eve - Al Tanoor, Tapas & Sablah - Buffet dinner - RO 98 / RO 49 kids ++
New Years Eve - Fairouz - Lebanese cuisine with drinks and live entertainment - RO 120 ++
New Years Eve - Piano Lounge - Strawberries and unlimited bubbly - RO 40 / RO 30 (for drinks only, skip the strawberry buffet!) ++
New Years Eve - Turtle Beach - D.U.N.E band and Dj Katerina have a party - 10till2am, No idea on pricing.
New Years Day - Al Tanoor - noon till 4, Buffet RO 25 without drinks RO 35 with drinks ++


7. The Chedi

New Years Eve - The Beach Restaurant - RO 125++ per person for 7 course meal
New Years Eve - The Restaurant - RO 95++ for a buffet dinner

8. Park Inn

New Years Eve - RBG - dinner with half a bottle of wine & free access to Sama Terrazza. -RO 39  net per person.

9. Zouk

New Years Eve - Black & Pink NYE Party - Entry price not set, complimentary champagne toast at midnight.

10. Left Bank

New Years Eve - James Bond themed "Shaken not stirred" evening till 2am. Choice of 2 or 3 set menu, prices not available - complimentary bubbly at midnight.

11. Golden Tulip Seeb

New Years Eve - Lebanese Night with singer Dunia and belly dancer Yassmine - Buffet dinner from 8pm - RO 45 net
New Years Eve - Dinner buffet at Le Jardin for RO 13++
New Years Day - Lunch from noon for RO 13 ++ at Le Jardin

12. Mumtaz Mahal

New Years Eve - Lavish 4 course menu with a glass of champagne for RO 30 per person all inclusive

Near Muscat

1. Sifawy Hotel

New Years Eve - from 8pm. All inclusive Gala dinner with live band & dj for RO 50 + taxes

2. Sur Plaza Hotel

New Years Eve - choice of either the Glamour 1 Gala dinner for RO 14 nett per person or RO 5 entry to the Black & White night at the Captains Pub.

3. Al Wadi Hotel - Sohar

New Years Eve - Soprano Club - 5 course dinner and glass of bubbly for RO 16 with live Dj

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Remember though - don't drink and drive!

Happy new year, see you in 2013!

le fin.

Oman's 2013 Public Holidays schedule

Now, as we all know, Public Holidays in Oman are never something that one can completely count on being announced until usually a few days before, so the dates I've put below are strictly guide dates for you to work with when planning your vacations for 2013.

Dont get mad at me if the dates are wrong!

1 Jan - New Years Day (not usually officially given)
24 Jan - Prophets Birthday
6 June - Lailat Al-Ma'raj
9 July - Ramadan starts (not a holiday, but good to know)
23 July - Renaissance Day
8 August - Eid al Fitr (usually a few days)
15 Oct - Eid Al Adha (usually a few days)
4 Nov - Hijiri New Year 
13 Nov - Ashura
18 Nov - HM's birthday / National day
25 Dec - Christmas (never officially given)

Enjoy!!!!

le fin.

Project Peace

A friend of mine, Rosie Gabrielle, who happens to be a super-star photographer (more on that particular skill of hers another day) has launched an initiative and I would like to share it with you all here, the words below are hers.

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PROJECT PEACE

As 2012 is coming to an end, and with Christmas around the corner, I thought this would be
an excellent opportunity to share something very special with all of you. I believe I was given a gift. A gift to see people. Not only to see and to photograph what’s on the outside. But to see what’s on the inside. I want to show you what I see. And give you a gift. The Gift on inspiration.

They say 2012 was going to be the end of the world. I believe they may have meant the end of humanity. Our world is ridden with greed, materialism, stress. We lack the time to sit and share with people, to get to know them. We constantly want want want and forget about those who have nothing. Instead of making a resolution this new years to lose weight, or be on time, or whatever it be. Make a resolution to make a difference. To walk a new walk. To make each day count and try to bless others. So many things get taken for granted these days. Lets slow down and remember what we have, who we have. And try to reach out to the ones who may not be as fortunate as us.

I want to introduce you to a family. My friend and I had the absolute pleasure of meeting them this last week. There are 5 children. Age 5-15. 4 girls and one boy. The mother is Pakistani and the father is Omani. They live in Muscat. We were introduced to them from a teacher at the local school. We asked her to find some families that she felt were disadvantaged. And that was an understatement. She said she knew of too many families in this condition. That some of the kids came to school starving and in pain from hunger- in Muscat.

We entered a quaint part of town and were greeted by the kids as we pulled up to park. They led us to door in which did not look as though a home would be placed. We walked up a set of stairs to a main patio. The kids seemed a little shy at first, but intrigued that we were there. My Omani friend sat down and talked with the mom and daughters. Unfortunately their eldest daughter was very ill and the father had taken her and her brother to the hospital. The room was barely 7x5 meters. It was the living and sleeping room for all 5 children and the parents. One bed. The mom explained to my friend that her husband is the Moathan (calls for prayer) at the local mosque. Per month he gets 100 rial. This is the only income coming into the family. She explained that recently he had a very serious operation on his back. Because of the severity of it they had to go to a private clinic and pay 1000 omr. He is only able to work a few times a week now, thankfully they still pay him the same amount. Daily he still suffers with pain.
 

Their eldest daughter for some time now has been ill. They say she can’t eat much and she complains of pains all over her body, they still have not figured out what is wrong. All of the children have rotting and infected teeth. The 11 year old has a massive chip in her front teeth. The girls described that they cannot play outside because the other children bully them because they are half race. Aside from the bedroom they have a dilapidated washroom that is anything less then sanitary. They had a space for a kitchen but unfortunately there were no hookups for water or electricity. The parents made a kitchen downstairs by the entrance. I was horrified at the conditions. These poor people had to eat and cook amongst bugs and rot. When asked if there was anything the family may need, the mother was too shy to say. The young daughter had overheard the question. With tears in her eyes, she simply said, our house, look at our house, it is full of bugs and water leaks in from everywhere, we don’t know what to do!

The thing that stuck out to me the most, was that the kids had rescued a small bird who had been injured. They took that bird in and cared and loved it, when they were the ones needing care and love. This family was so full of love and smiles despite their situation. The kids were so polite and thankful. Once they warmed up to us they were quite comfortable to be around us and play. They loved getting their photos taken and one even tried taking some photos herself! After we left I was buzzing with euphoria. How much I Loved each one of those kids. And just the thought, what if I can change the cycle of that family. What if I can give them hope and a new start. I want to bless the socks off them! Them, like so many other families in our neighbourhood, in our cities in our countries, need our help. There could be a natural disaster tomorrow and we would have nothing, but each other. So while we are comfortable and we can. Lets help one another. That’s what we are here to do. To Love each other! So I encourage you to live life a little differently, start to see things and people on a deeper level. Make it a new way to walk in life, a walk towards helping others. I hope everyone has a blessed, healthy Christmas and New Years with the ones they love. May I have sparked a new light in your life !

If you feel compelled to help this family specifically. You are welcome to donate any household items, clothing, food. If you would like to make a cash donation towards the renovation of their house or fixing the children’s teeth, feel free to contact me. If you are a business and would like to sponsor the renovation of the teeth fund, please contact me

Rosiegabrielle@hotmail.com / 9521 9032

Many Blessings to you all,

ROSIE

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If you would like to see more pictures and reactions from people, there is a facebook page here.

Get involved, every little helps.

le fin.

Merry Christmas

Just a little post to say Merry Christmas to those of you that celebrate it - I hope you all have a great day today, wherever you are!

In what's become some sort of a tradition here on ze blog - here's a Christmas Lolcatz!

:)


le fin.

Reblog... Bike stolen

It's a mad scene here in my office with end of year deadlines looming large.... and well I'm just so happy that we're all still alive after the end of the world.... anyway I've been a lazy blogger!

A sad morning for someone this morning who woke up to find that their bike had been half-inched....

re-post from Andy's blog:

Hopefully someone will find it.... hopefully. Presumably the bike wasn't chained to anything and thus an easy target for someone.

le fin.

End of the world tomorrow

Just a little post to show the weather forecast for tomorrow. Better have a good night tonight then!

le fin.

Book sale tomorrow

Book Sale

The Dar Al Atta’a Let’s Read Campaign is holding

a sale of previously enjoyed books at

The Al Qurum Complex (CCC)

from 9.30 am to 12.30pm

on Thursday 20^thDecember

Come along to find some great books

for adults and children

 at bargain prices:

2 paperbooks for only RO 1/-

RO 1/- for hard backs

All proceeds go towards their projects to

supplement and improve school libraries and nurseries in the outlying areas, to set up a Book Busand to create reading areas and playrooms for children in hospitals.

If you would like to donate funds or books for their campaign

please contact them at: elixirhfc@hotmail.com

Many thanks for your support

le fin.

Get your fantasy cake made at Cake Gallery

The people at the Cake Gallery are running a fun competition until the end of the year:

Simply:

1. Draw the cake of your dreams
2. Send it to Promotions@cakegalleryoman.com

And thats it.... all the submissions will be reviewed and the best design received will actually be made, and then every design received will be displayed in a cake party (sounds interesting!) in January, along with a free gift for every participant. I think this is a great idea for kids, and for parents who may be traditionally a little cash strapped in January, this might be a great fun and economical activity to do!

le fin.

Looks like rain

Not much else to blog about today, but it is very cloudy over the capital today... and according to the chaps at Weather Underground, there's a good chance it might rain today. I knew it would, I just washed my car.

Only other thing I wanted to say was to spare a thought for those effected by the tragedy that happened in a Connecticut school yesterday. Just ridiculous, yet another reason for stronger gun control in the USA. Sigh.

More soon.

le fin.

Brown Beer at A&E

Just a quick one before lunch... for those who enjoy Brown Beer, A&E are having a sale... Marstons Pedigree, Burton Bitter and Hobgoblin cases of beer down from RO 19.7 a case to RO 14.9 a case... sale is on now while stocks last!

le fin.

Friday brunch at mOre

As I'm sure you all know, mOre opened earlier this month at the Opera Galleria. What people may not know is that they are offering a pretty good Brunch on Fridays between 11 and 4pm.

The brunch consists of:

Freshly squeezed orange juice
A fruit platter
Freshly baked goods
Soup of the day
English breakfast (no pork)
Selection of salads
Hot main courses
Home made deserts
Tea/Coffee/Soft drinks

All of that costs RO 9.5 for adults and RO 4.75 for kids under 12.

Thats pretty good I'd say!

le fin.

It's 12-12-12 Habana's 1st birthday & red light cameras

Well here we are, on 12-12-12, and only a little over a week until we all die. Have you figured out what you want to do before the end of the world? Personally, being a sleep deprived new father, I think I'd just like to get an uninterrupted nights sleep. Well, we can dream.

Moving on, the absolute best place to be tonight, if alcoholic intoxication is your thing, is the 1st birthday of the Habana Sports bar under the Safari Pub at the Hyatt...

A year ago, the General Manager at the Hyatt decided to have a pet project, and totally revamped the Habana (previously the Havana bar, a little attended taxi bar) and has successfully turned it into a busy sports bar with attractive pricing. Personally, I hope when he departs for a different hotel in January, his successor continues the legacy. Anyway, thats next year, right now it's time to party, especially because we're all going to die next week.

They we will be giving away a ton of complimentary drinks including bottled beers and glasses of bubbly, along with the free 'Hot Sandwich Counter' which will be set up serving hot turkey and beef butties as well as a delicious birthday cake for everyone! 

So, to recap. Free beer and food. And cake. What more could you want? It's open till 3am. Congratulations Christoph and John!

And finally for today....

Photo Credit: @mmoods

Have you noticed the sneaky red light cameras popping up? The first one I saw was about a month ago at the Al Ilam traffic lights over near the white elephant opera house, but now it appears that the ROP / Muscat Municipality have pulled the trigger - these red light cameras have been going very quickly, yesterday saw Ghubra get at least 2 separate intersections with them in the space of an afternoon.

Expect more and more of these to pop up all over town. Great to see some action on this. I've no idea if the cameras are active, and have no desire to find out!

Have a great weekend everyone.

le fin.

The Khuwair road pipe burst

Photo source: Abdulla Al Rashdi

So old news already, is that a water main in the Southern Relief Road which links the Sultan Qaboos Sports stadium with MSQ/Khuwair and the last part of the Muscat Express way that goes down to Qurum (formerly death valley road) burst and took out the road yesterday early morning.

There has not really been much in the way of updates on this situation yet and so I thought I'd make a few observations here....

The break, is right by the old Hi FM building fly over - where you go to get to the ABA school and the Muscat Rugby Club grounds.

Already there are people living in Al Khuwair, Ruwi and Muttrah who are saying they do not have any water. I find it hard to believe that the only water main supply to Ruwi/Muttrah is via this artery, but perhaps it is. So far, as best as I know, no date for restoration of services has been given, neither have residents in the affected areas been given a number to call for a free water bowser supply to their homes.

I wonder how long it will take to fix it, and whether or not it will be fixed properly, or the usual, fill the hole with sand, roll it a bit and then put tarmac over it procedure that seems to be increasingly common around here. Apparently a PAEW spokesperson last night stated that the water pipe will be repaired within 20 hours and that water bowsers will be on standby for those without water. The statement is only about the pipe, not the road.

Perhaps the reasons why you don't just automatically go for the lowest bidder are starting to show through the cracks?

It's just a guess but I'm assuming that these repair works will probably take quite some time to complete fully - the entire area will have to be excavated, then the heavy mass concrete surround will need to be poured and cured, and then the road will need to be repaired over top.... that's going to take, in this town... weeks I'd say. Lets hope I'm wrong!

le fin.

Christmas trees and carols

There are a lot of Christmas-y things going on in the next few weeks, here's a small summary of what I know about so far, I'll add to it as I come across more things:

1.  American Womens Guild Christmas Bazaar

14th December 2-7pm AWG Holiday Bazaar in the Al Bahja Hall at the Jungle Restaurant in Qurm Park. OR1.000 - kids under 12 free. Live performance by 4 members of the Oud Hobbyist Association at 5pm.

2. Sifawy Hotel Winter Wonderland

Christmas Carols, live entertainment, Santa's Grotto, Night market and a light show, on the 13th December.

3. Barr Al Jissah

Christmas tree lighting ceremony - December 16th at 6pm.

4. Al Bustan Palace

Christmas tree lighting ceremony - Tonight (December 8th) at 5pm.
On Friday the Muscat Singers will be singing Christmas Carols in the main lobby at 4:30pm.

5. Good Shepherds church - Gala

Carol Service on 11th December at 9am

6. British Embassy

Carol Service on 16th December at 5:30pm. Tickets available to UK Nationals and their families only, click here to get a ticket.

7. Golden Tulip Seeb

Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony - Tonight (December 8th) at 7pm.


le fin.

Muscat Youth Summit starts today

The 2012 Muscat Youth Summit starts tonight up in the Millennium resort in Mussanah.

The highlights of this 4 day long summit are:

· Opening Ceremony – December 8th 2012 at 7:00 pm

· The Muscat Youth Summit Exhibition which will be visited by key members of the government along with partners and supporters – December 9th 2012 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

· The Omani Night which will include traditional activities and dances – December 10th 2012 from 5:30 pm onwards.

· The Muscat Youth Summit Exhibition which will be visited by key members of the government along with partners and supporters – December 11th 2012 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

· The Muscat Youth Summit Community Service Project along with the Al Rahma Group – December 12th 2012 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Essentially the summit is geared towards engaging the next generation of young and creative entrepreneurs in Oman to play a role in Oman's ongoing economic evolution.

le fin.

The Oman Motorshow 2012

Between December 11th and 14th at the International Exhibition Centre in Seeb, the 16th motorshow will be run. This year it seems pretty well organized with quite a few highlights beyond the usual car manufacturer's showing off their latest models.

Red Bull's FMX team will be performing every day of the show, think acrobatics. With motorbikes.

The 5th and final stage of the 2012 Oman Rally will also be taking place on the 14th of December, presumably finishing at the show in some way.

And don't forget to visit Ford's Tech Trailer too :)

le fin.

Believe Tour Dates 2012- 2013

Date                              City              Country             Venue
North America
September 29, 2012  Glendale       United States Jobing.com Arena
September 30, 2012 Las Vegas                                   MGM Grand Garden 
                                                                                            Arena
October 2, 2012 Los Angeles                               Staples Center
October 3, 2012
October 5, 2012           Fresno                                         Save Mart Center
October 6, 2012 Oakland                                      Oracle Arena
October 8, 2012           Portland                                      Rose Garden
October 9, 2012           Tacoma                                       Tacoma Dome
October 10, 2012         Vancouver         Canada            Rogers Arena
October 12, 2012 Calgary                                        Scotiabank Saddledome
October 15, 2012 Edmonton                                   Rexall Place
October 16, 2012         Saskatoon                                   Credit Union Centre
October 18, 2012         Winnipeg                                     MTS Centre
October 23, 2012         Minneapolis      United States Target Center
October 21, 2012         Milwaukee                                   BMO Harris Bradley
                                                                                              Center
October 23, 2012         Rosemont                                    Allstate Arena
October 24, 2012
October 26, 2012         Kansas City                                  Sprint Center
October 27, 2012         St. Louis                                        Scottrade Center
October 29, 2012         Dallas                                            American Airlines 
                                                                                               Center
October 30, 2012         Houston                                        Toyota Center
November 1, 2012       Memphis                                      FedExForum
November 2, 2012       Louisville                                      KFC Yum! Center
November 4, 2012       Philadelphia                                 Wells Fargo Center
November 5, 2012       Washington, D.C.                         Verizon Center
November 9, 2012       East Rutherford                           Izod Center
November 10, 2012     Boston TD Garden
November 12, 2012     New York City                             Barclays Center
November 20, 2012     Pittsburgh                                    Consol Energy Center
November 21, 2012  Auburn Hills                                 The Palace of Auburn 
                                                                                                Hills
November 23, 2012     Ottawa                 Canada            Scotiabank Place
November 26, 2012     Montreal                                       Bell Centre
November 28, 2012  New York City   United States Madison Square 
                                                                                                Garden
November 29, 2012
December 1, 2012        Toronto                Canada             Rogers Centre
January 5, 2013           Salt LakeCity     United States   EnergySolutions Arena
January 7, 2013           Denver                                           Pepsi Center
January 9, 2013           Tulsa                                              BOK Center
January 10, 2013         North Little Rock                         Verizon Arena
January 12, 2013         San Antonio                                   AT&T Center
January 15, 2013         New Orleans                                  New Orleans Arena
January 16, 2013         Birmingham                                   BJCC Arena
January 18, 2013         Nashville                                         Bridgestone Arena
January 19, 2013         Greensboro                                    Greensboro Coliseum
January 22, 2013         Charlotte                                        Time Warner Cable 
                                                                                                 Arena
January 23, 2013         Atlanta                                            Philips Arena
January 25, 2013         Orlando                                          Amway Center
January 26, 2013         Miami                                             American Airlines 
                                                                                                Arena
January 27, 2013
Europe
February 17, 2013       Dublin                      Ireland           The O2
February 18, 2013
February 21, 2013       Manchester            England          Manchester Arena
February 22, 2013
February 24, 2013      Liverpool                                          Echo Arena 
                                                                                                  Liverpool
February 27, 2013      Birmingham                                     National Indoor
                                                                                                  Arena
February 28, 2013
March 2, 2013             Nottingham                                      Capital FM Arena 
                                                                                                  Nottingham
March 4, 2013             London                                              The O2 Arena
March 5, 2013
March 7, 2013
March 8, 2013
March 11, 2013           Lisbon                       Portugal         Pavilhão Atlântico
March 14, 2013           Madrid                     Spain               Palacio de los 
                                                                                                 Deportes
March 16, 2013           Barcelona                                         Palau Sant Jordi
March 19, 2013           Paris                         France            Palais Omnisports 
                                                                                                 de Paris-Bercy
March 22, 2013           Zurich                      Switzerland    Hallenstadion
March 23, 2013           Casalecchio              RenoItaly       Unipol Arena
March 25, 2013           Łódź                         Poland             Atlas Arena
March 28, 2013           Munich                    Germany         Olympiahalle
March 30, 2013           Vienna                     Austria            Wiener Stadthalle
March 31, 2013           Berlin                       Germany         O2 World
April 2, 2013                Hamburg                                          O2 World Hamburg
April 3, 2013                Frankfurt                                          Festhalle Frankfurt
April 5, 2013                Dortmund                                         Westfalenhallen
April 6, 2013                Cologne                                              Lanxess Arena
April 8, 2013                Strasbourg              France              Zénith de Strasbourg
April 10, 2013             Antwerp                   Belgium            Sportpaleis
April 11, 2013
April 13, 2013              Arnhem                   Netherlands    GelreDome XS
April 16, 2013              Fornebu                   Norway           Telenor Arena
April 17, 2013
April 18, 2013
April 20, 2013             Copenhagen             Denmark         Parken Stadium
April 22, 2013             Stockholm                Sweden           Ericsson Globe
April 23, 2013
April 24, 2013
April 26, 2013             Helsinki                     Finland            Hartwall Areena
April 28, 2013             Saint Petersburg      Russia             SKK Peterburgsky
April 30, 2013             Moscow                                              Olimpiyskiy
May 2, 2013                 Istanbul                   Turkey             İTÜ Stadyumu
Asia
May 4, 2013                 Dubai                        United Arab   The Sevens 
                                                                           Emirates  Stadium
May 6, 2013                 Muscat                      Omman          Wattaya 
                                                                                                    Stadium
Africa
May 8, 2013                 Cape Town               South Africa   Cape Town 
                                                                                                   Stadium
May 12, 2013               Johannesburg          South Africa   FNB Stadium

North America
June 22, 2013             San Diego                   United States  Valley View 
                                                                                                    Casino Center
June 24, 2013             Los Angeles                                         Staples Center
June 25, 2013
June 26, 2013              San Jose                                              HP Pavilion 
                                                                                                     at San Jose
June 28, 2013              Las Vegas                                           MGM Grand 
                                                                                                    Garden Arena
June 30, 2013              Denver                                                Pepsi Center
July 2, 2013                 Oklahoma City                                   Chesapeake 
                                                                                                    Energy Arena
July 3, 2013                 Dallas                                                   American 
                                                                                                     Airlines Center
July 6, 2013                 Omaha                                                 CenturyLink 
                                                                                                    Center Arena
July 7, 2013                  Des Moines                                         Wells Fargo 
                                                                                                     Arena
July 9, 2013                 Chicago                                                 United Center
July 10, 2013               Indianapolis                                         Bankers Life
                                                                                                      Fieldhouse
July 12, 2013               Columbus                                             Nationwide
                                                                                                     Arena
July 13, 2013               Cleveland                                             Quicken Loans 
                                                                                                      Arena
July 15, 2013               Buffalo                                                   First Niagara 
                                                                                                      Center
July 17, 2013               Philadelphia                                          Wells Fargo 
                                                                                                      Center
July 18, 2013               Hartford                                                XL Center
July 20, 2013              Boston                                                   TD Garden
July 23, 2013              Ottawa                         Canada             Scotiabank Place
July 25, 2013              Toronto                                                 Air Canada
                                                                                                     Centre
July 26, 2013
July 28, 2013              Detroit                         United States  Joe Louis Arena
July 30, 2013              Newark                                                 Prudential Center
July 31, 2013
August 2, 2013            New York City                                    Barclays Center
August 3, 2013            Washington, D.C.                                Verizon Center
August 5, 2013            Columbia                                             Colonial Life Arena
August 7, 2013            Jacksonville                                         Jacksonville Veterans
                                                                                                     Memorial Arena                                          
August 8, 2013            Tampa                                                  Tampa Bay Times 
                                                                                                     Forum
August 10, 2013          Atlanta                                                 Philips Arena