HAMILTON, CANADA (November 30, 2009):ArcelorMittal Dofasco Hamilton Music Awards announced today that Dean Lickyer will headline the Corktown Pub on Saturday as part of the 2009 Hamilton Music Awards Festival. Dean Lickyer made headlines earlier this year when they were awarded $10,000 for being the best band to perform in the Canadian Music Week Festival. The award was presented by Gene Simmons of the band KISS. Dean Lickyer then went on to open for KISS at Sarnia Bayfest. Dean Lickyer just completed a Canadian tour and are currently working on a new EP.Tickets are moving fast for this year’s ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s Hamilton Music Awards. Only a few tickets remain available through TicketMaster. A great block of seats were just released and are available at The Beat Goes On (Upper James) and Picks and Sticks (Locke Street). Tickets are also available for all shows at the McIntyre Theatre at Mohawk College one hour before show time.

Ticket information for all of the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Hamilton Music Awards events taking place December 3rd-6th is available at www.hamiltonmusicawards.com and www.ticketmaster.ca.

Major sponsors for this year include ArcelorMittal Dofasco, The Hamilton Spectator and Mohawk College. Additional generous sponsors and supporters include Burgeonvest Bick Securities, Y108, AM900CHML, Judy Marsales Real Estate, The Beat Goes On, Grant Avenue Studio, BMO Bank of Montreal, Hamilton Film and Television Office, Corktown Pub, Greening Marketing, Loveless Media, Long & McQuade Musical Instruments, Kyle Weir Photography, Trivaris, Blue Line Taxi, Mohawk College Enterprise, MJM Productions, Pay What You Want Online and Studio 410.

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