Destroy Music tour official announcement

Heavy music fans in Australia are set for yet another treat this year with Destroy Music – a festival headlined by The Amity Affliction and a recently reformed I Killed the Prom Queen. The undercard is just as unrelenting, featuring Deez Nuts and US band Of Mice and Men.

For The Amity Affliction, Destroy Music marks the band’s first Australian capital cities headline tour since hitting the road last July on the back of their sophomore release “Youngbloods”. Since then they have notched up two UK tours, a mainland European run and returned home to play to tens of thousands of people on the recently completed Soundwave Festival, where they turned heads as the Australian heroes on a 70 band bill. They’ve scored a #6 ARIA debut, multiple magazine covers, topped almost every heavy music poll, had Triple J singles and garnered ARIA and AIR nominations for “Youngbloods”. The Amity Affliction juggernaut is showing no sign of slowing down either. In March and April they will embark on their first ever US tour, taking in close to 40 dates, including SXSW, before returning to Australian shores for Destroy Music.

I Killed The Prom Queen spearheaded the Australian hardcore and heavy music scene in the early 2000s with their high-octane brand of metalcore. The announcement that I Killed The Prom Queen would disband in 2007 came at the height of the band’s career, and their 2008 “Say Goodbye” tour was a massive success. Nowadays band members play in Bring Me The Horizon, Deez Nuts and In Trenches, and remain influential members of the worldwide hardcore scene.

I Killed the Prom Queen drummer JJ Peters will be doubling on the shows, reprising his role of frontman for his current (and similarly influential) band Deez Nuts, who have become a hit of their own with their own brand of New York hardcore with a heavy dose of hip hop and punk rock aggression. Deez Nuts have spent most of the last 8 months touring overseas in support of their second album "This One's For You", which came out in June via Roadrunner Records.

Rounding out the bill is US metalcore act Of Mice and Men, playing for the first time on Australian soil. Of Mice and Men will spend the coming months headlining American stages, with The Amity Affliction in support.

Tickets for Destroy Music on sale 9am Friday 18th March.

Read on for special ticket offers.

Atticus are offering an exclusive ticket presale. A limited allocation of pre-sale tickets will go on sale at noon Wednesday 16th March through their online store. Sweetening the deal even more, early birds will receive a free Amity Affliction t-shirt for each pre-sale ticket purchased through the site. Head to www.atticusclothing.com for full details.

C1RCA and Santa Cruz will also be looking after fans. Everyone that purchases tickets by the end of March will be automatically entered into the draw to win either a complete Santa Cruz skateboard signed by the Destroy Music 2011 bands or a C1RCA shoe and clothing prize pack including tee shirt, cap, hood, shoes and jeans. There are 5 of each up for grabs.

Friday May 20  - Billboard The Venue, Melbourne - 18
Tickets from Ticketek on 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au, Moshtix on 1300 438 849 or www.moshtix.com.au and Fist2Face 03 9095 7911

Saturday May 21 - Billboard The Venue, Melbourne - U18
Tickets from Ticketek on 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au, Moshtix on 1300 438 849 or www.moshtix.com.au and Fist2Face 03 9095 7911

Tuesday May 24 - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide - Lic/AA
Tickets available from Venuetix on (08) 8225 8888 or www.venuetix.com.au

Thursday May 26 - Roundhouse, Sydney - Lic/AA
Tickets from Ticketek on 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au

Saturday May 28 - Riverstage, Brisbane - Lic/AA
Tickets from Ticketmaster on 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au, Rockinghorse Records on 07 3229 5360 and Kill The Music on 07 3012 7751

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