The band will kick off the string of tour dates with their performance at the Western Canadian Music Award's in Brandon, Manitoba on September 20th. Their 2008 release The Sheepdogs' Big Stand has been nominated for Independent Album of the Year at the WCMA's.

Their tour will include some US dates, Halifax, and everywhere in between. It will also incorporate their 3 week residency at the legendary Dakota Tavern in Toronto, Ontario.

The Sheepdogs released The Sheepdogs' Big Stand in April of 2008 and critics have been tripping over their lips ever since. The album has also been nominated for an XM Verge Album of the Year award and topped campus radio charts across our great country and the US. The band is currently gearing up for the release of their 3rd LP. The band has shared stages with the likes of The Arkells, Matt Mays and el Torpedo, and Tricky Woo.