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City: Brisbane
State: Queensland
Country: AU
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Monday, November 16, 2009 
We will be blogging every few days whilst we are on tour in the UK with We Are The Ocean.

Joel has updated his personal blog AM/PM already- he has been here a few days staying with some friends. Check it out here: http://joelbirch.tumblr.com/

This part is from Lukel:

Nov 15
I rocked up at Trad’s house drunk at 4am and woke him up to get to the airport. Still drunk I managed to do pretty well and we got charged no excess. Turns out finding the least interested girl at the desk worked. Thanks Jed for the tip.The plane ride to Korea for our overnight stop over was ok. I had a xanax and slept a lot of it. Talked shit with Troy as we sat separate to the others. It was pretty inconsequential which is the way I like it.
Seoul. I love you.
We got in and got on a bus to head to our hotel, which is 5 star place about 40 minutes from the airport and city. But not before Ahren and Trad found you can buy beer at the airport. 5 bucks for a big can and a pack of smokes. Not bad at all.We got a free buffet dinner and got in cabs to head to town. The cabs were crazy. Two of them flying down a freeway at 160 km/h weaving through traffic. We were melting over it, so funny.Once we arrived we met up Trad’s old friend Jay and his friend Sun. Two Korean dudes that rule the universe. Best guys. They made us laugh so hard all night.It was -2 degrees in Seoul which was intense. We bought mittens and rugged up and went out to get the party started. Our first stop was this little bar where we kicked into tequila shots and some beers and chatted with our new friends.They took us to a restaurant and ordered some amazing food for us. Ate a lot and then they had the idea to order a bottle of tequila. We basically finished it in about 3 minutes. Ahren did 5 consecutive shots and I had 3-4. Everyone was hitting them. I got video footage of it all, was amazing. We ordered another one and finished that pretty quick too. We took over the stereo and blasted Miley Cyrus and partied. Trad lit the spilt tequila on fire on the table and snorted some tequila. Pretty funny stuff.
We got amazing footage of Jay saying (unprompted) “The Amity Affliction! Straight Up! Best band in Australia! Fuck Parkway Drive!” – was truly amazing. Ryan was wasted pretty quick and Ahren had his 12th shot of tequila and was looking on a mission. Sun said we reminded him of NOFX. Is that a good thing?We went to this seafood restaurant because we wanted to eat live squid. As in they chop it up and its still moving and shit. Ahren told them he wouldn’t do it unless he can kill the squid himself and then grabbed a squid out of the tank and held it up, much to the disbelief and disapproval of the owners. We settled them down and ate some squid. Nothing more disgusting then putting something that is moving into your mouth. Ryan had one tentacle crawl out of his mouth onto his lip while eating. It was so messed up.Me, Ahren, Chris and Ryan decided to go home and Troy and trad went to the markets. Our taxi driver was retarded. I think literally. He couldn’t read Korean or speak English so we got totally lost and had no way of working out what was going on. All our phones were out of battery and I got a bit stressed. Ryan and Ahren were passed out so me and Chris freaked a bit. Finally we got him to call the hotel and went on our way. On arrival the guy couldn’t understand what ATM or credit card meant. After being frustrated we decided to just get out and walk away without paying, but Ahren was dead to the world and wouldn’t get up. So we had to get back in the cab. Finally the hotel staff helped us communicate with the idiot. Sleep time.Nov 16
So I’m at my hotel. Woke up, went to the gym and had a good workout. Had a sauna and a shower, and then did a bunch of email. Life is fucking good.Our flight is at 1pm. It’s 9am and I’ve been up since 6. I feel fresh.Word.

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Monday, October 26, 2009 
Hey Guys,

We got word this morning that Nightlife has been shut down for shows for the time being. Apparently the venue was a fire hazard.

We have been forced to move the show to a new venue down the road. All tickets for Nightlife will still be valid at Tigers junior football club, Queen street, Southport - it's just down the road.

On the upside it has a slightly bigger capacity which is good since the last venue was almost sold out. So there are still a bunch of tickets for sale.

Here is the map! Sorry for an inconvenience!


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Thursday, September 17, 2009 
If anyone wants to head to the Princess Theatre show on 7th Nov make sure you buy your ticket ASAP.

It's our last All Ages show until mid next year when our next album is out, so don't miss out. Just a warning for you.

http://destroyalllines.oztix.com.au/


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Thursday, September 10, 2009 
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With tickets for THE AMITY AFFLICTION’S Stairway to Hell Tour moving fast, the Brisbane band has announced the local supports for each show. A competition was run for the much sought after Brisbane opening spot, with local band A Cause to Unite winning. Each local band on the shows will play before national supports WE ARE THE OCEAN and HOPELESS.....

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THU OCT 22 – FOWLERS LIVE, ADELAIDE (LIC AA) w/ Infiltrator....

 FRI OCT 23 – POW, WERRIBEE (18+) w/ Distant Wreck
SAT OCT 24 – THE CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE (U/18) w/ Dream On Dreamer
SAT OCT 24 – THE CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE (18+) w/ Built On Secrets
SUN OCT 25 – THE NATIONAL HOTEL, GEELONG (U/18) w/ A Fallen Theory
SUN OCT 25 – THE NATIONAL HOTEL, GEELONG (18+) w/ A Fallen Theory
THU OCT 29 – TUGGERANONG COMMUNITY CENTRE, CANBERRA (AA) w/ Dead Kings
FRI OCT 30 – MANNING BAR, SYDNEY (LIC AA) w/ Hand of Mercy + Phantoms
SAT OCT 31 – HYPE CENTRAL, CASTLE HILL (AA) w/ Sienna Skies + Fixtures
SUN NOV 1 – OASIS, WYONG (AA) w/ Buried in Verona + Swallow Your Bride
WED NOV 4 – NIGHTLIFE, GOLD COAST (LIC AA) w/ Skyway
FRI NOV 6 – CLUB 299, BRISBANE (18+) w/ A Cause to Unite
SAT NOV 7 – PRINCESS THEATRE, BRISBANE (AA) w/ A Benneson Theory....

THE AMITY AFFLICTION also announced UK dates this week for November and December, with European and Asian dates to follow. After their international dates the band will be taking time off to record their follow up album to 2008’s breakthrough album “Severed Ties”. The as-yet untitled album is set for release Winter 2010.....

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Monday, September 07, 2009 
We'll be touring the UK this November / December. European dates to be announced shortly.

More information coming soon but dates are below. UK fans hit us up if you wanna help spread the good word of Amity over your way. amity@staple.com.au

DATES SO FAR:

18 November Plymouth White Rabbit
19 November Newports TJ’S
20 November Milton Keynes The Pitz
21 November Nottingham Rescue Rooms
23 November Birmingham Academy 2
24 November Manchester Academy 3
25 November Glasgow King Tuts
26 November Leeds The Cockpit
29 November Colchester Arts Centre
30 November Brighton Concorde 2
01 December London Electric Ballroom
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Monday, August 24, 2009 
Check it.

http://www.myspace.com/theamityaffliction
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009 
THE AMITY AFFLICTION
THE STAIRWAY TO HELL TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS WE ARE THE OCEAN (UK) AND HOPELESS

THE AMITY AFFLICTION’S PARTY WITH AUSTRALIAN FANS BEFORE THEY HEAD OVERSEAS

As THE AMITY AFFLICTION prepare to spend the end of 2009 replicating their Australian success beyond our borders, they will have one last party with the fans that have made this year the band’s best yet. The STAIRWAY TO HELL tour will take in East Coast centres and regional towns, finishing up in their hometown Brisbane for their last Australian shows for 2009.

THE AMITY AFFLICTION will also play Sounds of Spring Festival in September and their second Northern QLD tour of the year. They recently headlined the Drunk and Disorderly Tour with Deez Nuts, selling out shows all around Australia and solidifying their reputation as one of the leaders of the punk and hardcore scenes in our country. They are also writing for their follow up to highly revered 2008 debut “SEVERED TIES”, and expect to be releasing the album in Spring 2010. Before they can look at releasing another album, THE AMITY AFFLICTION will be announcing dates in the UK and USA in the coming months.

Joining them on the Stairway to Hell Tour will be WE ARE THE OCEAN and HOPELESS. WE ARE THE OCEAN hail from London, and are making their first visit to Australian shores, promoting the release of their debut album “Cutting Our Teeth”, which is out in November 2009. They will support The Used on their UK tour in September, and have recently made a name for themselves on a plethora of UK festivals, including DOWNLOAD FEST 2009. Their current self titled EP is out now via iTunes.

Although a new and young band, HOPELESS are an integral part of the growth of modern day Australian hardcore. Hailed by some as one of the best new up and coming bands in recent years, HOPELESS are consistently growing and reaching new heights of intrigue with their brand of bleak, reflective and naively optimistic brand of hardcore. Their debut album “Dear World” was tracked in Australia and mixed in the States by Jay Mass (Carpathian, Verse, Shipwreck AD) and is in stores now.

TICKETS TO THE STAIRWAY TO HELL TOUR WILL BE ON SALE FROM FRIDAY AUGUST 7TH AT 10AM. FULL TICKETING DETAILS FOR EACH SHOW ARE LISTED BELOW.

THE STAIRWAY TO HELL TOUR
THE AMITY AFFLICTION + WE ARE THE OCEAN (UK) + HOPELESS

THURSDAY OCTOBER 22 – FOWLERS LIVE, ADELAIDE (LIC AA)
Tickets available from Moshtix on 1300 438 849 or www.moshtix.com.au Venuetix on (08) 8225 8888 or www.venuetix.com.au and Fowlers Live (08) 8212 8255
 
FRIDAY OCTOBER 23 – POW, WERRIBEE (18+)
Tickets available on the door only

 SATURDAY OCTOBER 24 – THE CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE (U/18)
Tickets available from The Corner Hotel “Box Office” (57 Swan Street Richmond, 12 – 8, Monday – Saturday) OR by phone on 03 9427 9198 and www.cornerhotel.com

 SATURDAY OCTOBER 24 – THE CORNER HOTEL, MELBOURNE (18+)
Tickets available from The Corner Hotel “Box Office” (57 Swan Street Richmond, 12 – 8, Monday – Saturday) OR by phone on 03 9427 9198 and www.cornerhotel.com

SUNDAY OCTOBER 25 – THE NATIONAL HOTEL, GEELONG (U/18)
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545 or www.oztix.com.au OR from the venue direct at 195 Moorabool Street Geelong and 03 5229 1211

 SUNDAY OCTOBER 25 – THE NATIONAL HOTEL, GEELONG (18+)
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545 or www.oztix.com.au OR from the venue direct at 195 Moorabool Street Geelong and 03 5229 1211

THURSDAY OCTOBER 29 – TUGGERANONG COMMUNITY CENTRE, CANBERRA (AA)
Tickets available from Moshtix on 1300 438 849 or www.moshtix.com.au

FRIDAY OCTOBER 30 – MANNING BAR, SYDNEY (LIC AA)
Tickets available from Ticketek on 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au  Moshtix on 1300 438 849 or www.moshtix.com.au  Manning Bar on 1800 013 201 and Oztix on 1300 762 545 OR www.oztix.com.au and Resist Records

SATURDAY OCTOBER 31 – HYPE CENTRAL, CASTLE HILL (AA)
Tickets available from Moshtix on 1300 438 849 or www.moshtix.com.au

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1 – OASIS, WYONG (AA)
Tickets available from Oztix 1300 762 545 www.oztix.com.au, Moshtix 1300 438 849 www.moshtix.com.au and Resist Records, Macron Music Erina (oztix outlet), The Cambridge Hotel and Leading Edge Music Lake Haven


 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4 – NIGHTLIFE, GOLD COAST (LIC AA)
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545 or www.oztix.com.au plus Kill The Music, Rockinghorse, Skinny’s, Butterbeats, Central Station, MoshPit, Music Mania, Sunflower, Cosmic, Bombay Rock, Cooly Hotel and The Great Northern Hotel                                    

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6 – CLUB 299, BRISBANE (18+)
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545 or www.oztix.com.au plus Kill The Music, Rockinghorse, Skinny’s, Butterbeats, Central Station, MoshPit, Music Mania, Sunflower, Cosmic, Bombay Rock, Cooly Hotel and The Great Northern Hotel

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7 – PRINCESS THEATRE, BRISBANE (AA)
Tickets available from Oztix on 1300 762 545 or www.oztix.com.au plus Kill The Music, Rockinghorse, Skinny’s, Butterbeats, Central Station, MoshPit, Music Mania, Sunflower, Cosmic, Bombay Rock, Cooly Hotel and The Great Northern Hotel

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Wednesday, August 05, 2009 
Check us out, make sure you follow us:

Band: http://www.twitter.com/amityaffliction
Trad: http://www.twitter.com/traddtd
Joel: http://www.twitter.com/joeldtd
Ahren: http://www.twitter.com/stringdtd
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 

Blunt Magazine, and Kill Your Stereo Present…

THE DRUNK AND DISORDERLY TOUR 2009
FEAT. THE AMITY AFFLICTION AND DEEZ NUTS
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BREAK EVEN, LIGEIA (US) and LOUIE KNUXX

The Amity Affliction and Deez Nuts team up once again for The Drunk and Disorderly 2009 tour, bringing along Break Even, Ligeia (USA) and Louie Knuxx for the ride.

The Drunk and Disorderly tour first happened in 2007, as The Amity Affliction and Deez Nuts teamed up for one of the craziest tours of the year – a cross country party tour that unified close friends and good times for three weeks of alcohol induced punk rock goodness. Since then, both bands have carved out a much bigger name for themselves – both releasing their debut albums to hoards of praise, and establishing themselves as road warriors.

The Amity Affliction released their debut album “Severed Ties” in October 2008, debuting at #26 on the ARIA Charts, and recently toured Australia with Misery Signals – they will also be main support for The Getaway Plan on their last tour in June.

Deez Nuts, have become an international success story in their own right. Not only has their debut album “Stay True” (also released in October) been a massive hit in Australia, but they’ve managed to tour the UK and Europe with Bring Me the Horizon (UK) and will be returning from their US tour just days prior to kicking off the Drunk and Disorderly tour.

Along for the ride will be Perth Hardcore band Break Even, US mosh maniacs Ligeia and local rapper Louie Knuxx. The tour will be reach all major East Coast cities, with Western Australian dates to be announced at a later date.

The Drunk and Disorderly tour will kick off in Queensland late June, running through till July. Tickets on sale April 24th at 9am.




THE DRUNK AND DISORDERLY TOUR 2009
FEAT. DEEZ NUTS AND THE AMITY AFFLICTION
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BREAK EVEN, LIGEIA (US) and LOUIE KNUXX
TICKETS ON SALE 9AM FRIDAY APRIL 24

FRIDAY 26 JUNE – PRINCESS THEATRE, BRISBANE (ALL AGES)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545, Rocking Horse Records, Butter Beat, Sunflower Pacific Fair, Disasterpiece Mosh Pit Music Kill The Music, Gooble Warming Rockaway Records

SATURDAY 27 JUNE – QUT GUILD BAR, BRISBANE (18+)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545, Rocking Horse Records, Butter Beat, Sunflower Pacific Fair, Disasterpiece Mosh Pit Music Kill The Music, Gooble Warming Rockaway Records

SUNDAY 28 JUNE – YAC, BYRON BAY (ALL AGES)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

WEDNESDAY 1 JULY – TAREE SKATE CENTRE, TAREE (ALL AGES)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

THURSDAY 2 JULY – PENRITH PCYC, PENRITH (ALL AGES)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545, Leading Edge Penrith, and Castle Hill Records

FRIDAY 3 JULY – WESTERN CREEK, CANBERRA (ALL AGES)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545, Landspeed Records and The Music Shop.

SATURDAY 4 JULY – MANNING BAR, SYDNEY (LIC/AA)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, Red Eye Records, Utopia Records, and Resist Records

SUNDAY 5 JULY – OASIS YOUTH CENTRE, WYONG (ALL AGES)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545, Leading Edge Gosford and The Grand Hotel.

WEDNESDAY 8 JULY – 21 ARMS, BALLARAT (ALL AGES)
Tickets from www.moshtix.com.au, www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545

THURSDAY 9 JULY – ST PATRICKS HALL, WANGARATTA  (ALL AGES)

FRIDAY 10 JULY – THE GOV, ADELAIDE (LIC / AA)
Tickets from Venue Tix and www.moshtix.com.au

SATURDAY 11 JULY – THE CORNER HOTEL (18+)**
Tickets from Corner Box Office 11am-8pm Mon-Sat, 9427 9198 or www.cornerhotel.com or from www.moshtix.com.au ** Break Even not appearing

SUNDAY 12 JULY – THE CORNER HOTEL (U18)
Tickets from Corner Box Office 11am-8pm Mon-Sat, 9427 9198 or www.cornerhotel.com or from www.moshtix.com.au




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Wednesday, March 04, 2009 

So they broke up, which sucks. But we still love them, and even more so because they are taking us on their final ever tour. Tickets on sale this Friday March 6th.

THE GETAWAY PLAN

FINAL SHOWS

Tickets on sale 9am, Friday 6 March

SATURDAY 30 MAY – THE ROUNDHOUSE, SYDNEY (Lic/AA)
Tickets from www.ticketek.com.au 132 849 & www.oztix.com.au  or 1300 762 545

SATURDAY 13 JUNE - THE Hi-Fi, BRISBANE (U18’s Doors at 2pm)
Tickets from www.thehifi.com.au or phone 1300 THE HIFI (843 4434),
www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545, Rocking Horse Records, Butter Beat,
Sunflower Pacific Fair, Disasterpiece Mosh Pit Music Kill The Music,
Gooble Warming RockawayRecords

SATURDAY 13 JUNE - THE Hi-Fi, BRISBANE (18+ Doors at 8pm)
Tickets from www.thehifi.com.au or phone 1300 THE HIFI (843 4434),
www.oztix.com.au or 1300 762 545  , Rocking Horse Records, Butter
Beats, Sunflower Pacific fair, Disasterpiece Mosh Pit Music, Kill The
Music Gooble Warming and Rockaway Records

SATURDAY 20 JUNE - THE Hi-Fi, MELBOURNE (18+)
Tickets from www.thehifi.com.au or phone (03) 9654 7617, Polyester Records, Missing Link and Greville Records

SUNDAY 21 JUNE - THE Hi-Fi, MELBOURNE (U18)
Tickets from www.thehifi.com.au or phone (03) 9654 7617, Polyester Records, Missing Link and Greville Records

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