Welcome to Episode 231
In this episode we are talking with Derek DiScanio, lead vocalist from Albany, New York, pop punk band State Champs. To celebrate their latest self titled album released in November 2024, the band will be heading to Australia with their friends in Neck Deep.
Derek and I had an amazing chat about the upcoming tour, and the upcoming Warped Anniversary Tour, and reminisce about Mini Bike Shenanigans on previous warped tours, also we hear about the bands first cruise they completed and why head counts are important in the Bahamas.
Derek also puts the call out for new merch creator collabs for State Champs Trophy shaped stress balls and keyrings, so hit him up if you think you have what it takes.
Derek was a blast to chat with and we cannot wait for the upcoming shows with Neck Deep
Despite their name, State Champs made four albums without a trophy on the cover. In 2024, that triumphant symbol finally appears, on album five, confidently named simply State Champs, out now on Pure Noise Records.
Billboard calls Derek DiScanio, Tyler Szalkowski, Ryan Scott Graham, and Evan Ambrosio “modern-day pop-punk torchbearers,” a reputation cemented by anthems like “Silver Cloud” and “Secrets.”
They’ve delivered their music and heartfelt message of passion and resilience on tour with Fall Out Boy, 5 Seconds Of Summer, blackbear, Simple Plan, A Day To Remember, and Boys Like Girls.
Starting in bedrooms and basements in 2010, State Champs quickly ascended as leaders of a new scene owing as much to early Fall Out Boy and Green Day as latter-day Warped Tour bands.
State Champs surges with the energy of The Finer Things (2013), Around the World and Back (2015), and Living Proof (2018). It expands on the Kings of the New Age (2022) blueprint. That beloved post-pandemic album proved the band will survive. State Champs now sees them thrive.
On State Champs, they cement themselves as an outfit that can and will stand the test of time.
LIVE NATION PRESENTS
NECK DEEP
THE DUMBSTRUCK DUMBF!*K TOUR 2025
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
STATE CHAMPS
METROPOLIS, FREMANTLE
MONDAY 21 APRIL
HINDLEY ST. MUSIC HALL, ADELAIDE
WEDNESDAY 23 APRIL
ROUNDHOUSE, SYDNEY
FRIDAY 25 APRIL
FESTIVAL HALL, MELBOURNE
SATURDAY 26 APRIL
FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL, BRISBANE
SUNDAY 27 APRIL
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