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The upcoming farewell tour for Scary Kids Scaring Kids will feature some pretty solid tour support, including Dance Gavin Dance (January 15 – February 2) and The Sleeping (February 2 – March 5). SKSK’s old friend Mod Sun will be rapping as well as joining the band on drums.

Scary Kids Scaring Kids Farewell Tour Dates:
January 15 – Area 702 – North Las Vegas, Nevada
January 16 – Chain Reaction – Anaheim, California
January 17 – The Clubhouse Music Venue – Tempe, Arizona
January 18 – Launchpad – Albuquerque, New Mexico
January 20 – The Conservatory – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
January 21 – The Door – Dallas, Texas
January 22 – Emo’s – Austin, Texas
January 23 – White Rabbit – San Antonio, Texas
January 24 – Meridian – Houston, Texas
January 25 – The High Ground – Metairie, Louisiana
January 26 – Sluggos – Pensacola, Florida
January 27 – The Social – Orlando, Florida
January 28 – The Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
January 29 – The State Theatre – St. Petersburg, Florida
January 30 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, Georgia
January 31 – Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, North Carolina
February 2 – The Norva – Norfolk, Virginia
February 3 – Theatre of the Living Arts – Philidelphia, Pennsylvania
February 4 – Ottobar – Baltimore, Maryland
February 5 – School of Rock – South Hackensack, New Jersey
February 6 – Gramercy Theatre – New York, New York
February 8 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, Massachusetts
February 9 – Underworld – Montreal, Quebec
February 10 – El Mocambo – Toronto, Ontario
February 11 – Mohawk Place – Buffalo, New York
February 12 – Diesel – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 13 – Peabody’s – Cleveland, Ohio
February 14 – Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, Illinois
February 16 – Station 4 – St. Paul, Minnesota
February 17 – The House Of Bricks – Des Moines, Iowa
February 18 – Sokol Underground – Omaha, Nebraska
February 19 – Marquis Theatre – Denver, Colorado
February 20 – Murray Theater – Salt Lake City, Utah
February 22 – El Corazon – Seattle, Washington
February 23 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, Oregon
February 24 – The Boardwalk – Orangevale, California
February 25 – Modesto Virtual – Modesto, California
February 26 – The Avalon – San Jose, California
February 28 – Jerry’s Pizza and Pub – Bakersfield, California
February 28 – Club Retro – Orangevale, California
March 2 – Troubador – West Hollywood, California
March 3 – The Crossing – Palmdale, California
March 6 – Soma – San Diego, California

Apparition Industries is offering you a chance to win a guitar signed by Chad and Steve from Scary Kids Scaring Kids. Anyone who orders the “Falling” shirt made by Chad and Apparition will be automatically entered to win this autographed acoustic guitar. Contest will end January 31. Check out www.apparitionindustries.com for more info.

All of the dates are finally posted for the Scary Kids Scaring Kids Farewell Tour, beginning January 15 at Area 702 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dance Gavin Dance will be supporting Scary Kids on the tour from January 15 through January 30. ModSun will be hosting the entire tour as well as playing a set.

Scary Kids Scaring Kids Farewell Tour Dates:
January 15 – Area 702 – North Las Vegas, Nevada
January 16 – Chain Reaction – Anaheim, California
January 17 – The Clubhouse Music Venue – Tempe, Arizona
January 18 – Launchpad – Albuquerque, New Mexico
January 20 – The Conservatory – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
January 21 – The Door – Dallas, Texas
January 22 – Emo’s – Austin, Texas
January 23 – White Rabbit – San Antonio, Texas
January 24 – Meridian – Houston, Texas
January 25 – The High Ground – Metairie, Louisiana
January 26 – Sluggos – Pensacola, Florida
January 27 – The Social – Orlando, Florida
January 28 – The Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
January 29 – The State Theatre – St. Petersburg, Florida
January 30 – The Masquerade – Atlanta, Georgia
January 31 – Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, North Carolina
February 2 – The Norva – Norfolk, Virginia
February 3 – Theatre of the Living Arts – Philidelphia, Pennsylvania
February 4 – Ottobar – Baltimore, Maryland
February 5 – School of Rock – South Hackensack, New Jersey
February 6 – Gramercy Theatre – New York, New York
February 8 – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, Massachusetts
February 9 – Underworld – Montreal, Quebec
February 10 – El Mocambo – Toronto, Ontario
February 11 – Mohawk Place – Buffalo, New York
February 12 – Diesel – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 13 – Peabody’s – Cleveland, Ohio
February 14 – Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, Illinois
February 16 – Station 4 – St. Paul, Minnesota
February 17 – The House Of Bricks – Des Moines, Iowa
February 18 – Sokol Underground – Omaha, Nebraska
February 19 – Marquis Theatre – Denver, Colorado
February 20 – Murray Theater – Salt Lake City, Utah
February 22 – El Corazon – Seattle, Washington
February 23 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, Oregon
February 24 – The Boardwalk – Orangevale, California
February 25 – Modesto Virtual – Modesto, California
February 26 – The Avalon – San Jose, California
February 28 – Jerry’s Pizza and Pub – Bakersfield, California
February 28 – Club Retro – Orangevale, California
March 2 – Troubador – West Hollywood, California
March 3 – The Crossing – Palmdale, California
March 6 – Soma – San Diego, California

It’s official – keyboardist Pouyan Afkary has announced the end of Scary Kids Scaring Kids. The band will embark on their final tour in January. In a blog titled, “We Are Breaking Up,” Afkary explains:

“The reason we are ending the band is very simple. We created this band together as juniors in high school and though we’ve been able to grow together for many years, inevitably we have also grown apart. We’ve had some very serious difficulties over the years as a lot of you can probably relate to as well. Life throws us all something different and we’ve decided that the best thing for us personally is to end the band on a positive note and start new chapters in our individual lives. We don’t want this thing that we’ve created to become the source of ultimate negativity and we’d rather remember the great times we’ve had together and move forward knowing we tried our best and had more good times than bad.”

Read the entire blog entry here.

AP was following SKSK guitarist Stephen Kirby’s tweets and came up with this conclusion. It appears the band will break up after a tour in February. No dates have been posted yet.

How far will you travel to see one of these last shows?