Neo-classic rocker Lenny Kravitz and his band will be joined on his upcoming "Freedom" tour by pop-rockers Smash Mouth and hard-rockers Buckcherry.

The month-and-a-half-long tour will kick off Aug. 25 at the Target Center in Minneapolis and wind up Oct. 16 at the GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. Along the way, the three acts will crisscross the United States, playing shows in New York, Georgia, Florida, Texas and California.

In addition to playing songs such as the smash hit "Fly Away," from his fifth album, 5, Kravitz likely will perform his cover of the classic Guess Who song "American Woman" (RealAudio excerpt), which is on the soundtrack to the current box-office smash "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me."

Smash Mouth, the quirky San Jose, Calif., band, will be hitting the stage in support of their sophomore album, Astro Lounge, which features the hit "All Star."

Smash Mouth tried to avoid the one-hit-wonder syndrome after scoring big with their 1997 hit, "Walking on the Sun," singer Steve Harwell said. He added that their intention on the new album was to "keep it fun."

The amiable Harwell said the group was looking to keep its image as a sunny pop band, but also hoping to "grow up a little bit more."

"We really do focus on the fun, danceable stuff," he said. "The last thing we want to do is a boring album."

Los Angeles rockers Buckcherry, who recently performed at Woodstock '99, talked earlier this year about how they have spent time converting fans to the crunching riffs of songs such as their radio hit "Lit Up" (RealAudio excerpt).

Joshua Todd — the tattooed, slinky-framed frontman of Buckcherry — said the "alternative kids in sweaters and Buddy Holly glasses" used to laugh at his band, but now they're among the kids in the Buckcherry "conversion camp" going nuts at their shows.

"You see all kinds of kids now. We have to go in front of so many weird crowds — you name it, we've done it, and pulled fans out of it every time," Todd said (RealAudio excerpt of interview).

Lenny Kravitz "Freedom" Tour Dates:

Aug. 25; Minneapolis, Minn.; Target Center

Aug. 27; Tinley Park, Ill.; New World Music Theatre

Aug. 28; Milwaukee, Wis.; Marcus Amphitheater

Aug. 30; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Allen County Memorial Coliseum

Aug. 31; Clarkston, Mich.; Pine Knob

Sept. 3; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Van Andel Arena

Sept. 5; Toronto, Ontario; Molson Amphitheater

Sept. 6; Hartford, Conn.; Meadows Music Center

Sept. 8; New York, N.Y.; Madison Square Garden

Sept. 11; Saratoga, N.Y.; Saratoga PAC

Sept. 12; Worcester, Mass.; Worcester Centrum Center

Sept. 14; Buffalo, N.Y.; Marine Midland Center

Sept. 15; State College, Pa.; Bryce Jordan Center

Sept. 17; Columbia, Md.; Merriweather Post

Sept. 18; Virginia Beach, Va.; Virginia Beach Amphitheater

Sept. 21; Atlanta, Ga.; Lakewood Amphitheater

Sept. 22; Gainesville, Fla.; O'Connell Center

Sept. 24; Tampa, Fla.; Ice Palace

Sept. 25; West Palm Beach, Fla.; Coral Sky Amphitheater

Sept. 27; Pensacola, Fla.; Civic Center

Sept. 28; New Orleans, La.; UNO Lakefront Arena

Sept. 30; Dallas, Texas; Starplex Amphitheater

Oct. 2; The Woodlands, Texas; Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Oct. 3; Austin, Texas; South Park Meadows

Oct. 5; Las Cruces, N.M.; Pan Am Centre

Oct. 6; Albuquerque, N.M.; Albuquerque Convention Center

Oct. 8; Los Angeles, Calif.; Great Western Forum

Oct. 9; Las Vegas, Nev.; Hard Rock Hotel

Oct. 11; Concord, Calif.; Concord Pavilion

Oct. 13; Portland, Ore.; Civic Arena (no Smash Mouth)

Oct. 15; Seattle, Wash.; Key Arena

Oct. 16; Vancouver, British Columbia; GM Place

(SonicNet Music News Staff Writers Chris Nelson and Teri vanHorn contributed to this report.)