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Alien Ant Farm
Hard Rock
The next Alien Ant Farm concert is scheduled for Saturday, July 26, 2025 at Comfort Inn - NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY, United States. See all 26 upcoming concerts
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About Alien Ant Farm
Hometown
Riverside, CA, United States
Formed
1995
Genre
Hard Rock
Alien Ant Farm’s name comes from guitarist Terry Corso’s daydream about planet seeding by entities from other dimensions.
∙ The band cites alt-rockers Primus and Faith No More as influences, as well as prog-rockers Electric Light Orchestra and Supertramp.
∙ In 2001, their cover of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart.
∙ In 2003, they crashed the BET Awards preshow by playing a live rooftop gig at a building across the street—a performance documented in their video for “These Days.”
∙ While the band was on hiatus between 2007 and 2010, original bassist Tye Zamora earned a degree in film scoring from Berklee College of Music.
∙ In 2011, they performed with such artists as Beyoncé, Smokey Robinson, and CeeLo Green at Michael Forever – The Tribute Concert.
∙ Rolling Stone named AAF’s version of “Smooth Criminal” one of “the 10 best covers of Michael Jackson’s songs.”
Members of Alien Ant Farm include, or have included, Dryden Mitchell, Tye Zamora, and Alex Barreto.
Musical InfluencesAlien Ant Farm's musical influences include Faith No More, Pennywise, Papa Roach and more.
Influenced by Alien Ant FarmAlien Ant Farm has influenced the music of nanskimusic, Nicholas Wentworth, Bombs Go Bang! and more.
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