CKY’s Chad I Ginsburg is speaking out about the recent drama with Alien Ant Farm’s Dryden Mitchell that got the West Chester rockers booted off their joint U.K. tour. Just hours before the tour kicked off at Margate’s Dreamland on Nov.

Alien Ant Farm began their co-headlining tour with CKY last month, and it’s not going so well. In a new statement posted to social media, Alien Ant Farm vocalist Dryden Mitchell accused CKY guitarist Chad I Ginsburg of punching him in the face,

AAF singer Dryden Mitchell has taken to social media to inform fans CKY would not perform on any of the remaining 16 tour dates this month. Mitchell claims CKY's Chad I Ginsburg punched him in the face, adding that it is the latest in a string of incidents.

Alien Ant Farm have thrown CKY off their European tour following an incident of physical violence and statements have been released by both sides.

CKY member Chad I Ginsberg has defended his actions, claiming he “had NO choice and GOOD reason” for his actions.

A rock band has been kicked off a co-headlining tour after the singer fought with the frontman of the other co-headliner.

CKY singer Chad Ginsburg has offered more context, stating that his punching Alien Ant Farm's Dryden Mitchell was in self-defense.

Just hours before the opening show at Dreamland in Margate, Alien Ant Farm singer Dryden Mitchell claimed he had been punched by CKY’s Chad I Ginsburg. Mitchell alleged that he confronted Ginsburg over ‘treating multiple crew members and opening band members like trash through the Europe shows and cause general drama around our camp’.

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