Passion Pit Plot New Tour Dates for Fall 2012

Electro-pop scensters Passion Pit have announced additional U.S. tour dates to launch in fall 2012. The trek will help promote the band's upcoming album, 'Gossamer,' which is due out next month.

Adding to their various festival appearances and overseas dates, Passion Pit will stop in cities across the U.S. in September, October and November. The road trip starts on September 11 in Tempe, Ariz., and will hit markets including Austin, Texas, Atlanta, Ga., Orlando, Fla., Memphis, Tenn., Royal Oak, Mich. and more, ending in Pittsburgh, Penn. on November 6. Presale tickets go on sale starting today (June 12), and more information can be found here.

Passion Pit will release 'Gossamer' on July 24, their second studio album following 2009's 'Manners.' The band revealed the cover art and tracklisting for the 12-song disc last month. Take a look at Passion Pit performing their new single, 'Take a Walk,' at the recent 2012 Webby Awards here.

2012 Passion Pit Tour Dates:

9/11 Tempe, AZ | The Marquee
9/12 Santa Fe, NM | Santa Fe Convention Center
9/14 Arlington, TX | College Park Center
9/15 Austin, TX | The Backyard
10/18 Raleigh, NC | Disco Rodeo
10/19 Charleston, SC | Music Farm
10/20 Atlanta, GA | Masquerade
10/22 Orlando, FL | House of Blues
10/23 Hollywood, FL | ArtsPark Amphitheatre
10/26 Oxford, MS | The Lyric
10/27 Memphis, TN | Minglewood Hall
10/29 Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue
11/1 Milwaukee, WI |Riverside Theater
11/2 Royal Oak, MI | Royal Oak Music Theatre
11/6 Pittsburgh, PA | Stage AE