Dan Deacon began playing at the local dive bar Desperado. The group was influenced by Kiss. Dan Deacon’s members met in grade school. The bassist use to listen to cassette tape constantly as a child.

Dan Deacon’s single rose quickly in the charts giving then the national recognition they always wanted. The group a huge draw with fan clubs in every city. got Z102.1 to start playing their single and had their friends call in to request the song. A record executive heard it one day and immediately signed the group. The band members were happy once they were signed and quit their odd jobs that had supported them while they worked toward their dreams.

Dan Deacon knew that they had a real chance to become a headlining national act after the band’s first fan club was started by Susan Brady in 1996. The fan club started out small with just a handful of members, generally localized to the area around Tampa, but the creation the band’s website by Sarah Wilmouth, along with the first real national marketing campaign, saw the membership to grow into the thousands.

Members of Dan Deacon hope this next tour brings in more fans than ever. The band is in the middle of the tour accompanying for their most current project. Dan Deacon's most current project is a refinement of their accepted sound.

Generally critics will commend Dan Deacon for their ability to connect with the audience at live shows. Kent Emerson, a music critic from Boston, has always been enamored with band’s superb vocals. Dan Deacon’s newest project has received excellent reviews from Bill Gibson, a music critic out of Austin, and Warren Carter, from Miami.

The group has an obsession with Giant in Las Vegas and are sure to play a concert every year. Dan Deacon’s tickets and latest concert information are available on TheSeats.com, along with the complete tour schedule for the band.