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Though Adam Levine's buttery smooth vocals can hit the spot on occasion (just ask Kanye), prolonged exposure to Maroon 5 is not a particularly good idea. The Hives seem aware of this, as they've recently scheduled another couple handfuls of North American headlining dates to accompany their fall tour with the SoCal sweethearts.

In other Hives news, The Black and White Album is now set for an October 9 release in the U.S. (a day earlier in the UK). First single "Tick Tick Boom" is already available for download in the U.S. The UK download will be available on September 24, and a UK CD and seven-inch release will come out on October 1.

Dates:

08-17 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-24 Paris, France - Rock en Seine
08-25 Ludinghausen, Germany - Area 4
08-26 Hamburg, Germany - T-Mobile Festival
09-29 Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills *
09-30 Chicago, IL - Metro
10-01 Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center *
10-02 Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena *
10-03 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
10-04 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre *
10-05 Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena *
10-07 Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena *
10-08 Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena *
10-09 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10-10 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden *
10-12 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun *
10-13 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center *
10-14 Boston, MA - Middle East
10-15 Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden *
10-16 Washington, DC - Verizon Center *
10-17 Washington, DC - The Black Cat
10-18 Columbia, SC - Colonial Center *
10-19 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits
10-20 Sunrise, FL - Bank Atlantic Center *
10-21 St. Petersburg, FL - St. Pete Times Forum *
10-23 Orlando, FL - Amway Arena *
10-24 Duluth, GA - Gwinett Civic Center *
10-25 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
10-26 Houston, TX - Toyota Center *
10-27 Fort Worth, TX - Ft. Worth Convention Center *
10-29 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center *
10-31 Salt Lake City, UT - Energy Solutions Arena *
11-01 Seattle, WA - The Showbox SoDo
11-02 Portland, OR - Memorial Coliseum *
11-03 Vancouver, British Columbia - Pacific Coliseum *
11-05 Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena *
11-06 San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion *
11-07 Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
11-08 Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center *
11-09 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena *
11-10 Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl *

* with Maroon 5