The Roots will be launching a North American tour later this month in support of their upcoming eighth album titled Rising Down.

According to Live Nation, the tour will kick off in Illinois on March 29th and wrap up in New Jersey on August 8th.

Rising Down will hit shelves on April 29th and will features appearances from Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Saigon, Dice Raw and Chrisette Michele, among others.

Following is the The Roots' scheduled dates and venues:

March 2008

29 - Decatur, IL - Millikin University
30 - Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus

April 2008
5 - Austin, TX - University of Texas
7 - Bloomington, IN - Indiana University
9 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
11 - Killington, VT - Pickle Barrel
12 - Boston, MA - Northeastern University
16 - West Lafayette, IN - Purdue University
17 - Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Mellon University
18 - St. Louis, MO - Webster University
20 - Washington, DC - Green Apple Festival
23 - Durham, NC - Duke University
24 - Charleston, SC - The Music Farm
25 - Charlotte, NC - Amos
26 - Towson, MD - Tigerfest Towson University

May 2008
3 - New Orleans, LA - Jazz & Heritage Festival
4 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues

August 2008
8 - Jersey City, NJ - All Points West