American Nightmare announce 'Background Music' 20th anniversary tour

American Nightmare announce 'Background Music' 20th anniversary tour

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Beloved hardcore punk band American Nightmare will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album Background Music with a trek across the United States.

Revealed today, the eight-date trek will feature four shows on each coast. On the East Coast, the band will perform shows in Boston, New York City, Asbury Park, and Philadelphia. The West Coast portion will find them in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Ana, and San Diego. The full tour routing can be seen below.

Tickets for most dates will go on sale to the general public this Friday (October 22) at 12 p.m. EST/9 a.m. PST. Tickets for the San Francisco show will go on sale Monday (October 25).

American Nightmare tour dates

January 6 Boston, MA @ Paradise

January 7 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

January 8 Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony

January 9 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian

January 13 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent

January 14 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda

January 15 Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory

January 16 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues

Since 2009, MP3s and NPCs owner Terrance Pryor has written about music, conventions, cosplay, and video games for publications such as AXS, Examiner, Fake Walls, and Ranker. Based out of Los Angeles, the former rock concert promoter/radio host can be seen talking about rock music on AXS TV’s Music’s Greatest Mysteries and discussing music and whatever else on their Black Man Talks Rock channel on YouTube.