Massachusetts' THE ACACIA STRAIN kick off the Constellations tour on Thursday, supporting AUGUST BURNS RED alongside MY CHILD MY BRIDE and IMPENDING DOOM.

The band has posted a video blog featuring some of their pre-tour thoughts. The video can be viewed below.

The dates are as follows:

September

17 - Cervantes - Denver, CO
18 - In the Venue - Salt Lake City, UT
19 - The Venue - Boise, ID
20 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
21 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
23 - Club Retro - Orangevale, CA
25 - The Ozone - Rio Rancho, NM
26 - Jake's Sports Café - Lubbock, TX
27 - White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
28 - The Incubator - McAllen, TX
30 - The High Ground - Metairie, LA

October

1 - Matthew's Bar and Grill - Birmingham, AL
2 - Rocketown - Nashville, TN
3 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
4 - State Theatre - St. Petersburg, FL
5 - Edge 17 - Jacksonville, FL
7 - Amo's Southend - Charlotte, NC
8 - Music Farm - Charleston, SC
9 - The National - Richmond, VA
10 - Crocodile Rock - Allentown, PA
11 - Skully's - Columbus, OH
12 - Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON
13 - Club Soda - Montreal, QC
14 - Water Street Music Hall - Rochester, NY
15 - Northern Lights - Clifton Park, NY
16 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
17 - Lost Horizon - Syracuse, NY
18 - Blender Theatre - New York, NY

The Acacia Strain have also announced their first Australian headlining tour, to take place this November. Support will come from Melbourne's THE RED SHORE. The band last toured Australia in December 2008 with PARKWAY DRIVE.

Vocalist Vincent Bennett had this to say about their imminent return to Australia: "Can't wait to get back to Australia! I'm considering calling it a second home. Hope everyone is ready for us and The Red Shore to shake some shit up! See ya in November!"

Dates are as follows:

November

18 - Princess Theatre - Brisbane, Australia
19 - YAC - Byron Bay, Australia
20 - Oasis - Wyong, Australia
21 - Bald Faced Stag - Sydney, Australia
25 - Underground - Adelaide, Australia
26 - Next - Melbourne, Australia
27 - TLC - Melbourne, Australia
28 - Hyde Park Backroom - Perth, Australia
29 - YMCA HQ - Perth, Australia *

(* The Red Shore not appearing)