Anti-Flag have empowered and emboldened their listeners for two generations with a timeless punk spirit. With today’s chaotic political landscape stemming from the controversial 2016 presidential election, the Pittsburgh, PA quartet felt the time was right for Anti-Flag to release their most definitive offering – American Fall (out November 3rd, 2017 on Spinefarm Records that was co-produced by Good Charlotte’s Benji Madden).
In support of the album, the band has announced a co-headline U.S. ‘Silence=Violence’ tour with Stray From The Path, and openers The White Noise and Sharptooth, which will kick off in January 2018. This tour run will include shows in Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York City, plus a hometown Pittsburgh performance on February 9th, 2018 at Mr. Smalls. All tour dates listed below with tickets on sale tomorrow (October 20th, 2017) – visit www.anti-flag.com for more details. All tour dates are listed above.
Anti-Flag had this to say about the upcoming tour:
The mission of the Trump regime has been clear from day one, the normalization of bigotry. Dangerous rhetoric has become dangerous policy that has put countless in harms way. It is the responsibility of all to be on the side of the marginalized and scapegoated and that is the goal of the aim of the Silence=Violence Tour.
No longer can we allow people to sit on the sidelines in the fight for social and economic justice. Inaction makes you complicit. If oppressed people demanding space and dignity in our society is what is making you uncomfortable, perhaps it is because you are a bigot or fascist? We must spread empathy, not apathy. Our aim is to do that at every show we play across the US.
Our society can maintain a status quo of violence and hatred, go back to masking that same hatred and violence in neoliberal wrapping paper, or forge a new society that is inclusive, egalitarian and just for all. It is our optimistic view, even in these dark times, that the latter is within reach.
Each band on this tour is predicated upon an ethic of caring about more than just themselves. To carve out a few hours in a day, in each city, where we can be comfortable in our own skin… free from racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, islamophobia, bigotry of any kind… this is not an opportunity that any of us tread upon lightly. We’re excited to throw these small celebrations of unity in hopes that it can leave all that attend with a sense of community and organization that will help fuel our collective ability to create positive change and leave things better than we found them.