Animals As Leaders have announced that they are pulling out of Dance Gavin Dance's "Afterburner Tour" that is kicking off early next month due to "unforeseen circumstances."
The band had this to say about the change of plans, "Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will be withdrawing ourselves from the Dance Gavin Dance Afterburner Tour.
"Apologies to any fans who were planning on seeing us on the tour, but we'll be returning to all these cities on a scheduled headline tour with new music for next year."
Dance Gavin Dance have announced that they have recruited Polyphia to replace Animals as leaders as the direct support act on the tour that is launching on September 7th in Portland and will also include Veil Of Maya, Eidola, and Wolf & Bear. See the dates below:
9/7 Portland, OR - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
9/8 Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo
9/11 Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Palladium
9/13 Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
9/15 Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom
9/16 Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre
9/17 Minneapolis, MN - Fillmore Minneapolis
9/18 Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Ballroom
9/19 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
9/21 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
9/22 Columbus, OH - Express Live!
9/23 Toronto, ON - Rebel
9/24 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
9/25 Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple Theatre
9/27 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
9/29 Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore
9/30 Boston, MA - House Of Blues
10/1 Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall
10/2 Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall
10/3 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
10/5 Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues
10/6 St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live
10/8 Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
10/9 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
10/10 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
10/12 Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory
10/13 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
10/14 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
10/15 San Antonio, TX - Vibes Event Center
10/16 Oklahoma City, OK - The Criterion
10/18 Albuquerque, NM - El Rey Theater
10/19 Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
10/20 Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl
Dance Gavin Dance Launching Return Of The Robot North American Tour
Dance Gavin Dance Begin New Era With Two New Songs
Dance Gavin Dance Part Ways With Frontman Tilian Pearson
Dance Gavin Dance Unleash 'War Machine' Visualizer
Couple Get Married in Mosh Pit At Dance Gavin Dance Show
Marty Friedman Delivers 'A Prayer' Visualizer
The Beach Boys Mike Love To Be Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame
Stream Frost's 'Western Atmosphere'
The Alarm Release 'Chimera' Video As Mike Peters Undergoes Lifesaving Transplant
The Bouncing Souls, Frank Turner Lead Sing Us Home Festival Lineup
Wishbone Ash At The BBC 1970-1988 12-Disc Set Coming
Lorraine Lewis Resurrects Femme Fatale and Teaming With Lou Gramm For Bowie Cover
Live: Myles Kennedy's Art of Letting Go U.S. Tour Launches In Joliet
Sites and Sounds: In Memory of Dickey Betts Show Coming to Macon, GA
5 Starr: Ringo Starr - Look Up