The Dear & Departed Hit The Road With Alkaline Trio

Armed with a new EP, Chapters, produced by New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert, Cali-based rockers The Dear & Departed are set to head out on tour with Alkaline Trio and Cursive for a string of dates starting February 16th, in Pomona, CA. You may recognize frontman, Dan Smith, from the most recent season of L.A. Ink; where his work as a tattoo artist is on display. Fear not, unlike most reality stars, Smith (and his crew) have talent.

The expansive month and a half tour weaves around most of the country, giving you no reason not to head out and check out what should be a damn-fine line-up before the jump across the pond for some UK dates with A.F.I. They hit our native Chicago for two shows at Metro on February 27th and 28th. The rest of the dates are as follows:

w/Alkaline Trio
2/16 Pomona, CA @ Glass House
2/17 Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues
2/18 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
2/19 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
2/20 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
2/23 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
2/24 Salt Lake City, UT @ In the Venue
2/25 Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
2/26 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
2/27 Chicago, IL @ Metro
2/28 Chicago, IL @ Metro
3/2 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak
3/3 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
3/4 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
3/5 Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Zoo
3/6 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
3/8 Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Light
3/9 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
3/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Tracadero
3/12 New York, NY @ Nokia Theatre
3/13 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
3/14 Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
3/16 Towson, MD @ Recher Theatre
3/17 Charlotte, NC @ Amos' Southend
3/18 Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
3/19 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
3/20 Jacksonville Beach, FL @ Freebird Live
3/22 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
3/23 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
3/25 New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
3/26 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
3/27 Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
3/28 Austin, TX @ Emo's
3/30 Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
4/1 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
4/2 Los Angeles @ House of Blues

w/AFI
4/5 Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
4/6 London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
4/8 Glasgow, UK @ ABC1
4/9 Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy
4/11 Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy Newcastle
4/12 Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy Birmingham