Just when the Alaskan rock outfit Portugal. The Man thought they were going to get a break from life on the road, they have been elected to headline the Jägermeister 2012 Tour.  The tour kicks of April 3 and will hit 26 cities across the nation.

John Gourley and the boys are used to being busy.  Since their debut 2006 release, Portugal. The Man has put out an album each year and toured relentlessly.  It probably explains why their songs contain lyrics like “I just want to sleep forever”.  Frontman Gourley had this to say of the tour, “We were planning on taking a short break from the road, but Jägermeister presented an opportunity for us to visit a handful of cities that we have not been to in ages, so we jumped at the chance to play these shows.”

P.TM is gaining a reputation for putting stellar live shows that include extended jams of their songs, art, film, psychedelic lights, and maybe even an Etta James cover if they have the time.  Presale has already begun and you can buy tickets at P.TM’s website.  Tickets go on sale to the public on January 27.  This tour keeps up with the Jägermeister tradition of supporting rising musicians by giving them the opportunity to present their material to larger audiences. Indie rockers, The Lonely Forest, will serve as the support act of the tour.

Jägermeister 2012 Tour Dates:
4/3/2012 Knitting Factory, Boise, ID
4/4/2012 Knitting Factory, Reno, NV
4/5/2012 Club Veil, Las Vegas, NV
4/6/2012 Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ
4/9/2012 House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
4/10/2012 Florida Theatre, Gainesville, FL
4/11/2012 The Ritz Ybor, Tampa, FL
4/12/2012 The Beacham Theater, Orlando, FL
4/14/2012 Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA
4/15/2012 Buster’s Billiards, Lexington, KY
4/16/2012 Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
4/17/2012 Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL
4/19/2012 Ram’s Head Live, Baltimore, MD
4/20/2012 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
4/21/2012 Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ
4/22/2012 House of Blues, Boston, MA
4/24/2012 The Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
4/25/2012 Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
4/26/2012 Cannery Ballroom, Nashville, TN
4/29/2012 The Pageant, St. Louis, MO
4/30/2012 Beaumont Club, Kansas City, MO
5/2/2012 Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
5/3/2012 Orpheum Theatre, Flagstaff, AZ
5/4/2012 Fox Theatre, Pomona, CA
5/5/2012 4th & B, San Diego, CA
5/6/2012 The Independent, San Francisco, CA

Also, check out their claymation video for “All Your Light (Times Like These)” that just won First Prize at the Silver Sound Music Festival.