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August Burns Red "Messengers" 10th Anniversary Tour


august burns red Grammy­ nominated AUGUST BURNS RED is excited to celebrate the anniversary of their much loved album, Messengers (2007) with the announcement of a U.S. tour at the top of 2017. Support on the tour will come from Protest The Hero, In Hearts Wake, and '68, with the routing set to kick off in Philadelphia, PA on January 4th at Theatre Of Living Arts.

VIP tickets are now available HERE,and General Admission will be available starting Friday, October 21st at 10am (local time) at
AugustBurnsRed.com.

VIP fans will receive an exclusive meet & greet with the band, souvenir laminate and lanyard, and a limited edition 'Messengers Era' hard cover photo book with 70+ pages of photos the band has collected from the Messengers album cycle.

Guitarist JB Brubaker explains, "While it's hard to believe ten years have passed since Messengers came out, we're all very excited to celebrate the anniversary by playing the record in it's entirety across America. Some of these songs have never been played live and many of them haven't been played in years. We look forward to sharing the stage with the shredders in Protest the Hero, our close buds from down under, In Hearts Wake, and the gentlemen in '68. These shows are going to be wild. Don't miss out!"

The band will be touring in support of their newest album Found In Far Away Places, which debuted
at #4 on the Billboard Top Albums Chart, #9 on the Billboard Top 200, featuring the single "Identity,"
which received a nomination in the 58th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Metal performance. Found In Far Away Places is available on iTunes.

AUGUST BURNS RED ­ MESSENGERS 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES
Jan 4 ­ Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts
Jan 5 ­ Silver Springs, MD @The Fillmore Silver Springs
Jan 6 ­ New York, NY @ Playstation Theatre
Jan 7 ­ Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
Jan 8 ­ Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Jan 9 ­ London, ON @ London Music Hall
Jan 11 ­ Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
Jan 12 ­ Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Jan 13 ­ Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Jan 14 ­ Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Jan 15 ­ Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze
Jan 16 ­ Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
Jan 17 ­ Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Jan 18 ­ Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
Jan 20 ­ Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Jan 21 ­ Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
Jan 22 ­ Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
Jan 24 ­ Los Angeles, CA @ Belasco Theater
Jan 25 ­ Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
Jan 26 ­ Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
Jan 27 ­ San Diego, CA @ SOMA
Jan 28 ­ Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
Jan 30 ­ San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall
Jan 31 ­ Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Feb 1 ­ Houston, TX @ Numbers
Feb 2 ­ New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
Feb 3 ­ Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
Feb 4 ­ Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Feb 6 ­ Tampa, FL @ State Theatre
Feb 7 ­ Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Feb 8 ­ Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
Feb 9 ­ Richmond, VA @ The National
Feb 10 ­ Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
Feb 11 ­ Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Feb 12 ­ Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
Feb 14 ­ Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
Feb 15 ­ Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls
Feb 16 ­ Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre**
Feb 17 ­ Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
**No Protest The Hero

AUGUST BURNS RED is Jake Luhrs (Vocals), JB Brubaker (Guitar), Brent Rambler (Guitar), Matt
Greiner (Drums), Dustin Davidson (Bass). Since their formation in 2003, the local upstart from
Lancaster, PA has evolved into one of the biggest names worldwide in the modern metal scene,
continually growing and connecting fiercely with a colossal legion of fans. August Burns Red has
spent years skillfully crafting a balance between a ferociously heavy sound, with empowering lyrical
content, while showcasing a rich surplus of inventive guitar riffs, blistering solos, and dynamicdrumming. The band's impressive resume includes a solid collection of 5 previous albums, ThrillSeeker (2005), Messengers (2007), Constellations (2009), Leveler (2011), and Rescue & Restore(2013). The road to the top has seen the band on stages across the globe alongside the likes of Underoath, A Day To Remember, Lamb Of God, Bring Me The Horizon, from South America, to Europe and the UK, to Australia, Japan, and Russia, and headlining the Vans Warped Tour in both 2013 and 2015.

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    October 19, 2016

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