American doom legends SAINT VITUS have announced the first of the confirmed dates for their upcoming February 2010 European tour featuring places that the band has never played or has not played in a very long time. A support band has not been chosen yet, but the preliminary dates are as follows:

Feb. 04 – Essen, Germany – Turock
Feb. 05 – Leipzig, Germany – Conne Island
Feb. 06 – Wurzburg, Germany – Posthalle
Feb. 07 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – Baroeg
Feb. 10 – London, England – Scala (w/ ORANGE GOBLIN)
Feb. 15 – Wien, Austria – Arena
Feb. 17 – Berlin, Germany – Columbia Club
Feb. 18 – Hamburg, Germany – Markthalle
Feb. 19 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Loppen
Feb. 20 – Oslo, Norway – Betong

Additional dates and support acts will be named soon.