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Punk Icons Dead Kennedys Announce Australian Headline Tour

Staff Writer

A long time coming.

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40 years since forming, punk icons Dead Kennedys have announced they will head to Australia this year for shows across the country. 

Led by original lead guitarist East Bay Ray, the San Francisco-founded group will kick off the tour in Sydney this November, followed by stops in Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane.

Dead Kennedys opened the door for the likes of Black Flag, Offspring and Green Day in the US and locals Frenzal Rhomb and The Living End.

Tickets for the tour go on sale from 10am this Friday (10 August); for more details, click on theGuide.