First, the good news: Coheed & Cambria, The Contortionist and Astronoid are teaming up for a tour this October that is sure to delight prog nerds the nation over.

Now, the bad news: the tour is only six dates long and sticks to the southeastern U.S. D’oh!

Short runs like this are usually designed to connect the dots between or to surround lucrative festival paydays. Coheed & Cambria are scheduled to play the inaugural Exit 111 festival on October 13 and Astronoid will perform there on October 12.

Dates below:

10/11 Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theater (no The Contortionist)

10/14 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore

10/15 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz

10/17 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution

10/18 Saint Petersburg, FL – Mahaffey Theater

10/19 Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues

[via The PRP]