Of Mice & Men, more announced to play 2016 APMAs

Of Mice & Men, Issues, the Maine and Mayday Parade will perform at the 2016 Journeys Alternative Press Music Awards, Fueled by Monster Energy. The 2016 APMAs also will feature a special appearance from Spencer Chamberlain and Aaron Gillespie of post-hardcore favorites Underøath, who just finished their 2016 “Rebirth” tour. Gillespie is nominated in the Best Drummer category, presented by DW Drums. They join the ranks of Good Charlotte, Yellowcard, Papa Roach, BABYMETAL and Beartooth who were announced as performers earlier this month. More performances, guest appearances and the first round of presenters for the 2016 APMAS will be announced soon.

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This year’s APMAs, hosted by Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat of eight-time AP cover stars All Time Low, will broadcast live the evening of July 18 from the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Tickets are on sale via Ticketmaster here, and VIP experience packages are available now via SoundRink. Tickets start at $49.99. SoundRink VIP packages will include limited merchandise, elite access to the red carpet, prime seating and VIP meet-and-greets. 

Read more: First wave of 2016 APMAs performers revealed

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Read more about the performers below:

Of Mice & Men

Of Mice & Men are gearing up for the May 27 release of Live At Brixton, a special double-disc set filmed by longtime collaborator Jon Stone in 2015 at London’s Brixton Academy. The Brixton concert was the band’s largest headline show to date—a blistering set in support of their Restoring Force: Full Circle reissue, which has sold just south of a quarter-million copies in the U.S. Experiencing Live At Brixton will get fans excited about the band’s upcoming summer tour with Slipknot and Marilyn Manson, a riotous roadshow that kicks off June 9 at the USANA Amphitheatre in Salt Lake City. They’ll also be headlining a stage at Slam Dunk Festival in the UK, as well as taking on a mainstage slot at Germany’s Rock AM Ring and Rock IM Park. Of Mice & Men—vocalist Austin Carlile, guitarists Alan Ashby and Phil Manansala, drummer Valentino Arteaga and vocalist/bassist Aaron Pauley—exploded with the release of Restoring Force, which hit No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Independent and Top Rock Albums Charts.  With over 20 million YouTube views and close to five million social media followers, Of Mice & Men are nominated in the Song Of The Year category, presented by Epitaph Records, for their single “Would You Still Be There.”

“We're absolutely thrilled that our song ‘Would You Still Be There’ is nominated for Song Of The Year at this year's APMAs and we can't wait to ROCK this award show!” says Of Mice & Men drummer Valentino Arteaga.

Issues

Atlanta-based rock band Issues have announced a May 20 release for Headspace (Rise Records), which Alternative Press called “one of the most anticipated records of 2016.” Issues—vocalists Tyler Carter and Michael Bohn, bassist Skyler Acord, guitarist A.J. Rebollo and percussionist Josh Manuel—wrapped their headlining slot on this year’s Monster Energy Outbreak Tour and will be a mainstage feature on the Vans Warped Tour, which kicks off June 22 in Anchorage, Alaska. Issues broke big with their 2014 self-titled debut, which entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at No. 9 and hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums, Top Modern Rock and Top Independent Albums charts. Since the release of 2012’s debut EP Black Diamonds (which hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock and Top independent Albums charts), Issues has earned “Artist of the Year” honors at the 2015 Alternative Press Music Awards, amassed over 40 million Spotify streams and 20 million YouTube views and built a diehard international fanbase whose members number in the hundreds of thousands. This year, Issues is nominated for Most Dedicated Fanbase, presented by Fearless Records, Best Live Band. Skyler Acord is nominated for Best Bassist, presented by Razor & Tie Records.

“We put a lot of work into our music on and off stage, inside and out, and even to be nominated and recognized for that work is already a huge accomplishment,” says Issues vocalist Tyler Carter. “Thanks for the appreciation, that's all we—any of us—can really ask for.”

“The APMAs are special,” adds Acord. “It's a night that truly belongs to the rock scene. It's an honor to be nominated for best live band, and more importantly, most dedicated fanbase because we wouldn't even be nominated were it not for all the support we get from the hooligans young and old, and showgoers everywhere who believe in our band.”

Mayday Parade

Ten years ago, a group of friends from Tallahassee, Florida, formed a band and traveled the country, building a following from the roots up, one fan at a time. Mayday Parade has garnered a lifelong, massive dedicated fanbase in their evolution from hard-working local band—selling their CD in parking lots at Vans Warped Tour to anyone who would listen—to a global force. The band has delivered their most refreshing, passionate release to date with Black Lines. The collection of 12 stunning tracks blends driving rock riffs with heartfelt lyrics into a whole new take on their sound, without losing what is quintessentially Mayday Parade. While raising the bar musically, the band constantly reminds fans and industry why they are leaders in their field. At this year’s APMAs, Mayday is nominated in the Most Dedicated Fanbase category, presented by Fearless Records.

“It's an honor to be performing at the APMAs this year,” says frontman Derek Sanders,”we will do our best to make it a special performance for everyone.”

The Maine

The Maine is gearing up for the release of their second covers EP, Covers (Side B). The first single, a version of Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself,” was released last week and made waves on social media, trending on both Facebook and Twitter. The band is gearing up for their third full summer on the Vans Warped Tour, performing favorites from their most recent full-length, 2015’s American Candy, which made a Top 40 debut on the Billboard 200. Last month, the band premiered the music video for the single “Am I Pretty?”—which carried a strong message of self-love to their fans. At this year’s APMAs, the Maine is nominated in the Most Dedicated Fanbase category, presented by Fearless Records, and Album Of The Year, presented by Journeys.

The Maine frontman John O'Callaghan states, “It's cool to be invited to parties. To be asked to play at said parties is even cooler, which is why we are so elated to be performing at this year's APMAs—the biggest party of them all! Though we can't just yet divulge who and what we'll be wearing—or even if we'll be wearing anything at all—you can be certain it will be a sight to see.” 

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