Tours: Dates for the first leg of the Epitaph Tour announced

Epitaph has announced the dates for the first leg of 2005's inaugural Epitaph Tour.

The tour will feature the label's young guns, including Matchbook Romance, Motion City Soundtrack and From First To Last as well as The Matches and Scatter The Ashes on select dates.
Most of the March dates are still pending confirmation, so click below for the details on the shows from February 2nd to March 3rd.
Pre-sales for tickets begin on Epitaph.com this weekend. The label is offering a deal in which fans can get a free CD by any one of the bands on the tour with every ticket order between the 4th and 10th of December. Check the website for details.

Epitaph Tour 2005 Tour Dates (* First Leg only)
DATE VENUE CITY STATE
3-Feb Duke Ellington Ballroom DeKalb IL
4-Feb Mississippi Nights St. Louis MO
5-Feb The Bottleneck Lawrence KS
6-Feb Ogden Theatre Denver CO
8-Feb Lo-Fi Cafe Salt Lake City UT
9-Feb The Big Easy Boise ID
10-Feb Graceland Seattle WA
11-Feb Meow Meow Portland OR
12-Feb The Boardwalk Orangevale CA
13-Feb Slim's San Francisco CA
15-Feb The Dome Bakersfield CA
16-Feb House Of Blues Anaheim CA
17-Feb House Of Blues West Hollywood CA
18-Feb Soma San Diego CA
19-Feb Marquee Theatre Tempe AZ
21-Feb Trees Dallas TX
22-Feb White Rabbit San Antonio TX
23-Feb Meridian Houston TX
25-Feb Club Downunder @ FSU Tallahassee FL
26-Feb The Edge Concert Field Orlando FL
27-Feb Free Bird Live Jacksonville FL
1-Mar The Masquerade Tampa FL
2-Mar Tremont Music Hall Charlotte NC
3-Mar 9:30 Club Washington DC