Jimmy Eat World has announced festival appearances this summer in South Africa. This follows their July US and August European tour dates that we announced previously. The band will appear on August 9th at The Way of the Dassie at Oppikoppi Farm in Northam. On the 10th and 11th they'll take part in the Ampli5 Music Tour, playing the The Coca Cola Dome in Johannesburg the first day followed by a show at the Bellville Velodrome in Cape Town.

The band is working towards their upcoming fifth proper studio album. That record will be the follow up to 2004's Futures and 2005's Stay on My Side Tonight EP.