New York pop-rockers State Champs are returning to Australia this September with special guests The Maine, Hot Milk and Melbourne outfit Paperweight.
Starting in bedrooms and basements in 2010, State Champs owed as much to early Fall Out Boy and Green Day as latter-day Warped Tour bands.
Over the course of their career, they’ve delivered extensive tours with bands like Fall Out Boy, 5 Seconds Of Summer, A Day To Remember, and Simple Plan; three different Warped Tours; and a co-headliner with Neck Deep. They’ll be performing fan favourites and tracks from their brand-new studio album, Kings Of The New Age.
State Champs Australian tour dates and locations
With special guests The Maine, Hot Milk and Paperweight
- Thursday 1 September – The Tivoli, Brisbane (18+)
- Friday 2 September – Forum, Melbourne (18+)
- Sunday 4 September – Roundhouse, Sydney (Lic Aa)
- Tuesday 6 September – The Gov, Adelaide (Lic Aa)
- Thursday 8 September – Magnet House, Perth (18+)
Check out Melbourne’s most comprehensive gig guide here.
Pop-rock support act from Phoenix The Maine entered the scene in 2007, releasing eight records. The group first garnered attention on the Vans Warped Tour before issuing their Top 40 debut, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, in 2008. That paved the way for their sophomore album, 2010’s Black & White, which cracked the Top 20 of the Billboard 200. They again reached the Top 40 with 2013’s Forever Halloween, 2015’s American Candy, and 2017’s Lovely Little Lonely. The band have aimed towards more mature stylings on 2019’s You Are OK and 2021’s XOXO: From Love And Anxiety in Real Time.
Hailing from Manchester, Hot Milk are an emo power-pop duo. Jim and Han met in a bar in the Northern Quarter in 2016, became fast friends and have lived together ever since. What started over a bottle of wine and an acoustic guitar in their living room, whilst it pissed it down outside, quickly became their vice and way to survive through everyday life.
Also on the support bill, Melbourne pop-punk quartet Paperweight have spun a pandemic origin story into a debut festival appearance at the inaugural Knight & Day Festival alongside the likes of Parkway Drive, Polaris and Alex Lahey, and headline shows supporting their debut EP, Green Lotus Blooms, to supporting Melbourne pop-rockers Terra.
Destroy All Lines pre-sale tickets on sale Thursday 30 June at 10am local time. General tickets on sale Friday 1 July at 10am local time at
www.destroyalllines.com.
