A Brief History Of The Kerrang! Tour

The Kerrang! Tour has played host to some legendary shows over the years. And if you're as excited as we are about it all, you'll be counting down the days until the 2017 tour kicks off. To get you in the mood, here, K! writer Simon Young has compiled some standout moments from tours gone by. It includes tour tatts, gouged eyeballs, guest rap spots and all sorts of shenanigans.

What will this year's lot have in store? You'll have to pop along to one of the below dates to find out, won't you?

December

5: Birmingham, Institute
6: Leeds, University Stylus
7: Glasgow, ABC
8: Manchester, Ritz
9: Newcastle, University
11: Dublin, Academy
12: Cardiff, University Y Plas
13: London, Kentish Town Forum

Ticket are still available from gigsandtours.com and ticketmaster.co.uk/ticketmaster.ie. They're priced at £17.50 (or €19.10 for the Dublin show).

Look at that sweet tour poster.

And if for some reason you still need convincing, here's a taster of the bands playing this year. It's gonna be a big one.

THE AMITY AFFLICTION

BOSTON MANOR

VUKOVI

CASEY