Fat Tour 2005 featuring Against Me!, The Epoxies, Smoke or Fire and The Soviettes

Fat Wreck Chords has announced The Fat Tour. The tour, which will visit all 50 states will feature Against Me!, The Epoxies, Smoke or Fire and The Soviettes and will begin in September and end this December.

All four bands have new records out in 2005, Against Me! will release Searching for A Former Clarity on September 6th, Smoke or Fire issued their debut Above The City , The Soviettes made their Fat debut with LPIII and The Epoxies delivered Stop the Future in May.

The label has also posted the second new track from Against Me!'s upcoming record. You can find that here: "Don't Lose Touch."

Punknews.org is among the organizations sponsoring this year's tour.
You can click Read More for the dates so far. More dates are expected and will be released as soon as they are confirmed.

Date City Venue
September 18, 2005 New Haven, CT Toad's Place
September 20, 2005 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
September 21, 2005 Orono, ME Ushuaia
September 22, 2005 Providence, RI Living Room
September 23, 2005 Manchester, NH Bombshelter
September 24, 2005 Poughkeepsie, NY the Chance
September 25, 2005 Buffalo, NY the Sphere
September 26, 2005 Pittsburgh, PA Rex
September 27, 2005 Chicago, IL the Metro
September 28, 2005 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
September 29, 2005 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
September 30, 2005 Bloomington, IN Rhino's
October 1, 2005 Milwaukee, WI the Rave II
October 2, 2005 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
October 3, 2005 Iowa City, IA Gabe's Oasis
October 4, 2005 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
October 5, 2005 Sioux Falls, SD Washington Pavilion-Schulte Room
October 6, 2005 Fargo, ND Avalon Events Center
October 7, 2005 Billings, MT Foe Eagles
October 8, 2005 Casper, WY American Legion Hall
October 9, 2005 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
October 11, 2005 Salt Lake City, UT Lo-Fi Cafe
October 12, 2005 Boise, ID the Venue
October 13, 2005 Seattle, WA Nuemos
October 14, 2005 Portland, OR Loveland
October 21, 2005 Honolulu, HI Pink Cadillac
October 22, 2005 Honolulu, HI Pink Cadillac
October 26, 2005 San Francisco, CA Slim's
October 27, 2005 San Francisco, CA Slim's
October 28, 2005 Los Angeles, CA the El Rey Theatre
October 29, 2005 Pomona, CA the Glass House
October 30, 2005 San Diego, CA Epicenter
October 31, 2005 Las Vegas, NV Jillian's
November 1, 2005 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
November 2, 2005 Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad
November 4, 2005 Austin, TX Emo's
November 5, 2005 Houston, TX Engine Room
November 6, 2005 Dallas, TX Trees
November 8, 2005 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Live
November 9, 2005 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre
November 10, 2005 St. Louis, MO Mississippi Nights
November 11, 2005 Memphis, TN the Complex
November 12, 2005 New Orleans, LA House of Blues - Parrish
November 16, 2005 Birmingham, AL Cave9
November 17, 2005 Atlanta, GA the Loft
November 18, 2005 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
November 19, 2005 Gainsville, FL the Fest 4
November 26, 2005 Richmond, VA Alley Katz