Nick Lachey hits the bricks, back to work

By M&C News Jul 10, 2006, 15:01 GMT

Nick Lachey is now ready to get back to work. Lachey has been taking it easy and publicly canoodling new squeeze Vanessa Minnillo.

Lachey’s album, What's Left of Me, debuted in the No. 2 spot on the Billboard Album Chart, now having sold more than 500,000 units, it has spurred his Jive Records label on Monday to announce Lachey's first-ever solo concert schedule.

The What's Left of Me tour is scheduled to take place in North America this September and October, "fans around the country will be able to see him perform live for the first time. These shows will be performed in a series of smaller theatres, allowing intimate concerts with fans," Jive said in a statement.

The 26 cities on the tour include Washington, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, Nashville, Orlando, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Toronto, Philadelphia and New York. The tour kicks off on Sept. 20, in Albany, N.Y.

Officially kaput with three years of marriage to Jessica Simpson; Lachey has been seen in New York hot spots getting lots of physical attention from new squeeze, Minnillo.

"They were really laid back, just having a good time, they were having fun."  Bartender Gene Loughlin told People magazine