Complex sentence: The tour was announced in October 2008 and the first dates were revealed in December 2008 and the tour kicked off in late-March 2009 with five rehearsal shows in North America, officially commencing in late April 2009.
Split into simpler sentences: The tour was announced in October 2008 and the first dates were revealed in December 2008. It kicked off in late-March 2009 with five rehearsal shows in North America, officially commencing in late April 2009.