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Thursday, October 30th 2008
THE ACACIA STRAIN confirms details on December 28 DVD shoot
Springfield, Mass.‘s heavy hitters THE ACACIA STRAIN have confirmed details
for the band’s forthcoming DVD shoot, which will take place just in the
band’s second hometown of Worcester at the Palladium on December 28,
immediately after returning to the US from THE ACACIA STRAIN’s first trip to
New Zealand and Australia. Tickets are already available for only $10 on the
Mass Concerts website:
http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2295, or by phone
at 1-800-477-6849, with 100 limited Special Golden Tickets available for
$50. Details on those packages are below.
The 100 Golden Tickets are available for only $50 and all buyers receive a
THE ACACIA STRAIN stocking stuffed with a limited-edition DVD shoot event
t-shirt, limited-edition silk screened numbered print, candy, coal, and a
pin. In addition, all Golden Ticket participants will have a 10-second cameo
that will appear on the DVD, which will be filmed immediately following the
meet & greet with THE ACACIA STRAIN, scheduled for 4pm on December 28 at the
Palladium.
Also appearing on the package for the DVD shoot will be Thy Will Be Done,
Cruel Hand, Shipwreck, Whitechapel, and The Red Chord, in addition to THE
ACACIA STRAIN’s scheduled 90-minute headlining appearance. Doors for the
event will open at 5:30pm. Filming of the DVD will be handled by long-time
THE ACACIA STRAIN friends and cohorts MyGoodEye, headed up by director David
Brodsky, the man responsible for both the “Angry Mob Justice” video
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fNXspL1hGs) from the 2006 album ‘The Dead
Walk’ as well as the forthcoming video for “Skynet,” the lead track off THE
ACACIA STRAIN’s recently released fourth full-length effort, ‘Continent,’
which saw an August 19 release through Prosthetic Records.
THE ACACIA STRAIN on tour
(with Unearth, Protest The Hero, The Acacia Strain, Whitechapel)
10/30 New York, NY – The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
(The Acacia Strain, Through The Eyes of the Dead, See You Next Tuesday)
11/03 Toronto, ON – Reverb
11/04 Quebec City, QC – Anti
11/06 Ottawa, ON – The Bayou
11/07 Montreal, QC – Underworld (with As They Turn From Praise, Arise
Horror)
11/08 St. Jean-Sur, QC – Complexe Beethoven
(The Acacia Strain, A Day To Remember, A Cause To Unite)
12/04 Auckland, NZ – Whammy Bar
12/05 Wellington, NZ – Bar Bodega
12/06 Auckland, NZ – Ellen Melville Hall (all ages)
(Resist, Blunt Magazine, and Element Present Parkway Drive, Suicide Silence,
A Day To Remember, The Acacia Strain, Confession)
12/10 Brisbane, QLD – River Stage
12/11 Byron Bay, NSW – High School
12/12 Sydney, NSW – Roundhouse
12/13 Newcastle, NSW – Panthers
12/16 Perth, WA – Metro City (all ages)
12/17 Perth, WA – Metro City (18+)
12/18 Adelaide, SA – The Barton
12/19 Melbourne, VIC – Billboard (18+)
12/20 Melbourne, VIC – Billboard (under 18)