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Chris Daughtry and his band are touring with Nickleback this summer and working on new music. (AP file photo)

They’re joining Nickleback on a “Feed the Machine” tour set to start June 23 in the Indianapolis area.

Daughtry will be performing as an opening act on all the 44 U.S. tour dates, plus shows in Toronto and Montreal.

Cheap Trick will replaced Daughtry on the western Canadian leg of the tour.

The Hershey show is set for Saturday, Aug. 5. Tickets range from $30 to $125 and will go on sale to the general public Friday.

A pre-sale for members of Nickleback’s fan club will start Monday at 10 a.m. Daughtry fan club members can begin ordering tickets Wednesday.

“Feed the Machine” is the name of Nickleback’s upcoming album, due for release in June.

Daughtry is also working on a new album, and posting updates on Facebook. It will mark the band’s first new studio album since 2013’s “Baptized” and follow a greatest hits album released last year.

You can check out the complete list of Daughtry/Nickleback tour dates on that same Facebook page.

The bands also toured together followed the release of Daughtry’s 2009 “Leave This Town” album.