After a busy summer traveling the festival circuit, Umphreys McGee has revealed its tour schedule for the fall of 2009. Following a much anticipated moe.down set, UM will head south for a September 9 gig at the Varsity Theatre in Baton Rouge, La before making stops in Houston, Austin and Dallas during a three night Texas run. Other highlights include two Big 10 university dates, October 1 at the Indiana University Auditorium in Bloomington, In and October 2 at the Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor, Mi. Finally, the band will perform a string of northwest dates leading into the Las Tortugas-Dance of the Dead IV festival Halloween weekend in California (yes, more than one show is taking place on Halloween). In addition, the group has confirmed that it will return to Chicago this New Years Eve.

A complete list of Umphreys McGee tour dates is available below:
Aug 15 Ozark, ARMulberry Mountain Harvest Music Festival
Aug 27-28 Urbana, ILThe Canopy Club

Sep 2 Council Bluffs, IOWhiskey Roadhouse

Sep 4 Bellvue, COThe Mishawaka Amphitheatre
Sep 5 Snowmass Village, COJazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival
Sep 6 Turin, NYmoe.down
Sep 9 Baton Rouge, LAVarsity Theatre
Sep 10 Houston, TXHouse of Blues
Sep 11 Austin, TXLa Zona Rosa
Sep 12 Dallas, TXHouse of Blues
Sep 15 Tucson, AZRialto Theatre
Sep 16 Las Vegas, NVHouse of Blues
Sep 17 Salt Lake City, UTThe Depot
Sep 18 Grand Junction, COMesa Theater & Club
Sep 19 Telluride, COTelluride Blues & Blues Festival
Oct 1 Bloomington, INIU Auditorium
Oct 2 Ann Arbor, MIMichigan Theater
Oct 3 Milwaukee, WIEagles Ballroom
Oct 7 Traverse City, MichiganCity Opera House
Oct 8 Cleveland, OHHouse of Blues
Oct 9 Grand Rapids, MIThe Orbit Room
Oct 21 Spokane, WAKnitting Factory
Oct 22 Seattle, WAThe Showbox
Oct 23 Eugene, ORMcDonald Theatre
Oct 24 Portland, ORCrystal Ballroom
Oct 25 Eureka, CAEureka Theatre
Oct 27 Crystal Bay, NVCrystal Bay Theatre

Oct 28 Petaluma, CAMcNears Mystic Theatre
Oct 29 West Hollywood, CAHouse of Blues
Oct 30-31 Groveland, CALas Tortugas-Dance of the Dead IV
Dec 10-14 Runaway Bay, JamaicaCaribbean Holidaze
Report by Steven Hoffer