Katy Perry has announced her first North American tour in support of her breakout album ‘One Of The Boys’ set to kick off in 2009.

The singer took America by storm this year with her hit single ‘I Kissed A Girl’ and a stint on the Vans Warped Tour.

The tour kicks off in Seattle on January 23 at the Showbox and wraps up in April in St. Petersburg, Florida after hitting several European cities in between.

The tour dates are as follows:

• Seattle, WA, Showbox at the Market – January 23
• Vancouver, BC, Commodore Ballroom – 25
• Portland, OR, Crystal Ballroom - 26
• San Francisco, CA, The Fillmore - 28
• Sacramento, CA, Empire Events Centre - 29
• Los Angeles, CA, Wiltern - 31
• Tuscon, AZ, University of Arizona – February 2
• Phoenix, AZ, Marquee Theatre - 3
• San Diego, CA, House of Blues - 5
• Houston, TX, House of Blues – March 20
• Dallas, TX, House of Blues - 21
• Kansas City, MO, Beaumont - 23
• Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue - 25
• Chicago, IL, House of Blues - 26
• Detroit, MI, Clutch Cargos - 27
• Cleveland, OH, House of Blues - 28
• Toronto, ON, Kool Haus - 30
• Philadelphia, PA, Theatre of Living Arts – April 5
• New York, NY, Irving Plaza - 7
• Washington, DC, 9:30 Club - 10
• Myrtle Beach, SC, House of Blues – 11
• Nashville, TN, Cannery - 14
• Atlanta, GA, CenterStage - 15
• Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Revolution - 27
• St. Petersburg, FL, Jannus Landing - 28

(by Victoria Tsigonis)