And according to their newsletter, it’s their last-tour-for-a-bit. Sad news, but make sure you see them while you can.

Here’s the info, ripped straight from their myspace blog:

Hey Everyone

We here at Decemberists HQ are pleased to announce our fall US tour, “The Long and Short of It” Tour, which will find your humble Decemberists playing multiple runs in each city — performing 2 different programs: one, “The Long of It” will be made up of our longer, more epic-in-inclination songs, and the second, “The Short of It” will be made up of songs which, while not being entirely peppy in tone, are quite a bit more succinct and, well, short. A limited number of two-night passes will be available at a $10 discount this Saturday, the 25th of August at noon, via http://www.decemberists.tickets.musictoday.com . On top of the discount, those buying tickets for both nights will recieve a Carson Ellis-drawn custom ticket and a poster.

Dates should be up shortly on the ‘Live’ Page , but for your immediate gratification, here they are again:

10/28 Chicago, IL Vic Theater (“Long of It”)
10/29 Chicago, IL Vic Theater (“Short of It”)
11/1 New York, NY Terminal 5 (“Long of It”)
11/2 New York, NY Terminal 5 (“Short of It”)
11/3 Boston, MA Orpheum (“Long of It”)
11/4 Boston, MA Orpheum (“Short of It”)
11/6 Winston-Salem, NC Millennium Center (“Long of It”)
11/7 Winston-Salem, NC Millennium Center (“Short of It”)
11/9 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (“Long of It”)
11/10 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (“Short of It”)
11/11 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (“Long of It”)
11/12 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (“Short of It”)
11/15 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (“Long of It”)
11/16 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (“Short of It”)
11/18 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater (“Long of It”)
11/19 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater (“Short of It”)
11/23 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (“Long of It”)
11/24 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (“Short of It”)
11/25 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (“Long of It”)
11/26 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (“Short of It”)
11/29 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern (“Long of It”)
11/30 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern (“Short of It”)
12/1 San Diego, CA Spreckels Theatre (“Long of It”)
12/2 San Diego, CA Spreckels Theatre (“Short of It”)
12/5 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom (“Long of It”)
12/6 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom (“Short of It”)
12/7 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
12/8 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre (“Long of It”)
12/9 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre (“Short of It”)

Pre-sale tix go onsale at noon EST tomorrow, and if you buy tix for both nights, you get $10 off, custom designed tickets, and a poster.