Dead Letter Circus

Dead Letter Circus
Dead Letter Circus performing at the 2011 Big Day Out festival.
Background information
Origin	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Genres	Alternative rock, progressive rock, electronic rock
Years active	2004–present
Labels	UNFD, 3Massive Records/MGM, Warner Music Australia, Sumerian Records (North America), The End Records (North America)
Associated acts	Ochre Melodyssey
Website	Dead Letter Circus
Members	Kim Benzie Luke Williams Stewart Hill Clint Vincent Luke Palmer
Past members	Scott Davey Rob Maric Tom Skerlj

Dead Letter Circus are an alternative rock band from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Their debut album This Is the Warning debuted at No. 2 on the Australian album charts and spawned a number of singles that were played heavily on radio, and was later certified Gold and voted by listeners into Triple J's Hottest 100 Albums of All Time, at number 86. The band's third studio album, Aesthesis, was released on August 14, 2015.

Three members of the defunct Brisbane band Ochre formed Dead Letter Circus in late 2004, releasing one self-titled EP, and the singles "Disconnect and Apply", "Next in Line" and "The Space on the Wall". "Disconnect and Apply" received significant radio play on Triple J, where it became one of their most played tracks. They performed at the Big Day Out, Come Together Music Festival in Sydney and the Over-Cranked Music Festival in Brisbane - performing with bands such as Judas Priest, Cog, Karnivool, The Butterfly Effect, Chevelle and Helmet. They also toured Australia extensively on their own headline tours.

In 2008, drummer Scott Davey left the group and was replaced by Luke Williams from Melodyssey. On 30 October 2008, Dead Letter Circus began their Next in Line tour to coincide with the release of the single, playing primarily with Australian bands Melodyssey (still featuring Williams) and Rook. On 29 November 2008, they performed at Coffs Harbour's Open Arms Festival in NSW.