NEWS: System Of A Down Announce NZ Show w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan

Huge news for kiwi rock fans with the announcement this morning that System Of A Down are heading to our shores for a one off show next month.
 
System Of A Down are the headline act for the massive five city Soundwave Festival in Australia. Prior to their engagement at Australasia’s premier rock event, the alternative metalers will play their own headline show at The Trusts Stadium Arena, West Auckland on Wednesday February 22nd with very special guests The Dillinger Escape Plan.
 
This will be the first time System Of A Down have played in NZ following a six year hiatus that ended in 2011 with the band reuniting for a string of European festival appearances. Straight back into the top slots SOAD headlined the mainstages including the Download Festival alongside Def Leppard and Linkin Park and Rock am Ring with Kings Of Leon and Coldplay.

New Zealand audiences have always loved SOAD and this passionate support and bond has only strengthened if anything during the recent hiatus years, as vocalist Serj Tankian holds NZ residency and regularly lives on these shores.

SOAD’s innovation and position as a one-of-a-kind band has gained them multi-platinum selling success and countless dedicated fans worldwide. There have been three #1 Billboard albums in a five album history, four Grammy nominations, and one Grammy Award winning Best Hard Rock Performance in 2006 for the song B.Y.O.B.

More recently Serj Tankian has achieved considerable success with two solo albums Elect The Dead (2007) and Imperfect Harmonies (2010). In 2009 Tankian played the former together with the full Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in Auckland’s Town Hall.

Currently in LA putting the finishing touches to his next solo rock record Tankian says “New Zealand feels like home to me, and while my work takes me many places I always love returning. I’m super-excited to be back home in Auckland again, this time with System”.
 

Show Information
System Of A Down w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan
Wednesday 22 February at The Trusts Stadium Arena, Auckland

Tickets on sale Monday 23 January from 9am from www.ticketdirect.co.nz