Music – Not sure about your Christmas present yet? Maybe you want to ask Santa for a ticket to Britney's new tour. Britney Spears has announced that she will make her highly anticipated return to the stage with The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 Tour, her first arena tour in five years.

Following hot on the heels of the December 2nd, 2008 release of her long-awaited sixth studio album, Circus, Spears will begin rehearsing for her incredible tour production this January with famed director and Emmy-winning choreographer Wade Robson, before launching the 27-city North American trek on March 3, 2009 in New Orleans with special guests The Pussycat Dolls.

Spears will also dazzle British fans at London's O2 Arena on June 3 & 4 of 2009. Tickets go on sale beginning Saturday, December 6. Fans should visit BritneySpears.com for tour and ticketing information.

"The Circus Starring Britney Spears" 2009 North American Tour Itinerary

MARCH, 2009

3 NEW ORLEANS, LA - NEW ORLEANS ARENA
5 ATLANTA, GA - PHILIPS ARENA
7 MIAMI, FL - AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA
8 TAMPA, FL - ST PETE TIMES FORUM
11 UNIONDALE, NY - NASSAU COLISEUM
13 NEWARK, NJ - PRUDENTIAL CENTER
16 BOSTON, MA - TD BANKNORTH GARDEN
18 TORONTO, ONT. - AIR CANADA CENTRE
20 MONTREAL, QUE. - BELL CENTRE
24 WASHINGTON DC - VERIZON CENTER
26 UNCASVILLE, CT - MOHEGAN SUN
27 PITTSBURGH, PA - MELLON ARENA
30 HOUSTON, TX - TOYOTA CENTER
31 DALLAS, TX - AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER

APRIL, 2009

2 KANSAS CITY, MO - SPRINT CENTER
3 MINNEAPOLIS, MN - TARGET CENTER
6 EDMONTON, ALB. - REXALL PLACE
8 VANCOUVER, BC - GM PLACE
9 TACOMA, WA - TACOMADOME
11 SACRAMENTO, CA - ARCO ARENA
12 SAN JOSE, CA - HP PAVILION
14 SALT LAKE CITY, UT - ENERGYSOLUTIONS ARENA
16 LOS ANGELES, CA - STAPLES CENTER
19 ANAHEIM, CA - HONDA CENTER
24 GLENDALE, AZ - JOBING.COM ARENA
25 LAS VEGAS, NV - MGM GRAND GARDEN
28 CHICAGO, IL - ALLSTATE ARENA