Children Collide's Singer Moves To NYC As They Announce Aus Tour

Three weeks ago Children Collide unleashed their third full length record Monument, following a well publicised stoush within the band that saw drummer Ryan Caesar decide to leave the band following the tour in support of that record's first single Sword To A Gunfight.

The latest news out of the band's camp is that frontman Johnny Mackay - who is believed to have clashed with Caesar - has decided that he is going to move to New York City next week, just a month after the release of the new album. But he has said he'll be back a few times throughout the year so the band can remain active on the Australian live scene, the first of his return trips to happen in August when the band launch the album on the road following the release of its second single Cherries.

The mammoth Monument tour takes place across the following shows:

Thursday 2 August – Prince of Wales Hotel, Bunbury
Friday 3 August – Amplifier Bar, Perth
Wednesday 8 August – Fowlers Live, Adelaide
Friday 10 August– The Corner Hotel, Melbourne
Wednesday 16 August– The Republic Bar, Hobart
Friday 17 August– The Standard, Sydney
Wednesday 22 August – Lismore University Bar, Lismore
Thursday 23 August  – The Spotted Cow, Toowoomba
Friday 24 August – The Zoo, Brisbane
Sunday 26 August– The Northern, Byron Bay
Wednesday 29 August– The Stro (University of New England), Armidale
Thursday 30 August – The Entrance Leagues Club, Bateau Bay
Friday 31 August – The Fitzroy Hotel, Windsor
Saturday 1 September – Wollongong Uni Bar, Wollongong
Sunday 2 September – Zierholz, Canberra
Wednesday 5 September – The Crow Bar, Wagga Wagga
Thursday 6 September – The G (CSU Uni), Albury
Friday 7 September – Yahoo Bar, Shepparton
Saturday 8 September – The Bended Elbow, Geelong

Have a look at the clip for their new single Cherries: