Swedish prog metallers Opeth has posted the following message online:

"We receive a lot of mail from you guys in South America and now we can announce that Opeth will come to South America in 2009! During March and April Opeth will appear in Mexico City, Bogota, Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires and Sao Paolo."

The tour dates are as follows:

March
27 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Valador
29 - Bogota, Columbia - Bogota

April
1 - Santiago de Chile, Chile - Teatro Capoulican
2 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - El Teatro
4 - Sao Paolo, Brazil - Hangar

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