“After a great deal of scrambling and deliberation, we found a way to stay on tour, after a few days off to get some gear and a rental van together.
Poison The Well had their van and trailer (including all of their gear) stolen in Detroit following the first show of their tour with Billy Talent. The band does indeed have insurance, and they will resume the tour in a day or two.
Here’s a statement from the group:
“So this morning we woke up at our delightful Marriot Courtyard hotel (Priceline, get into it) and walked outside to get in the van to head to Chicago for our second show of the tour. Only problem, it isn’t there. Either someone is pulling some Merlin shit on us and just waiting for the perfect moment to unveil it and calm our shot nerves, or a talented scumbag stole our van and trailer with literally everything we own inside. Needless to say, we’re crushed. Our most beloved instruments are gone, and trust me, we’re gear nerds.
“After a great deal of scrambling and deliberation, we found a way to stay on tour, after a few days off to get some gear and a rental van together. Having something like this happen is the worst thing that can happen to any band short of someone dying, and we’re incredibly stoked to finish this tour with Billy Talent and play every night doing what we love.
“Our most sincere thanks to everyone who offered to help us in any way, our friends mean the world to us and everyone who has reached out today is absolutely mind blowing. Huge huge ups to Adam, Dave, and Jackie at Yeah!, the entire Ferret Records Family (Carl cause hes got the cash and Rick cause he calls the shots), Issac and the entire Indie Merch and Jakprints family, Tour Dog Leasing and Rental (thanks for driving to detroit to come get us), Jimmy and First Act Guitars, Russel Blair and Orange Amps, Derek at Ernie Ball, Tyme Rogers and Tech 21, Evan Obrien and Korg, Scott Uchida and Jim Dunlop, Jon “Shabba on the spot” Linton, John ‘Badge’ Chidley. Some of these people have always helped us out and are further making our lives better. Some of these people barely know us and have helped us this with this shit time.
“If you want to help out, we’ll have a limited edition shirt online sometime soon that makes fun of our situation and is awesome, and all proceeds from that will go to wiping away our tears and some new tumbleweeds for the insides of our wallets.”
Source: Lambgoat
Tour Dates below:
| DATE | LOCATION | VENUE |
|---|---|---|
| 09.18.2009 | SAINT PAUL, MN | STATION 4 |
| 09.19.2009 | OMAHA, NE | SOKOL AUDITORIUM – THE UNDERGROUND |
| 09.20.2009 | ENGLEWOOD, CO | GOTHIC THEATRE |
| 09.22.2009 | PORTLAND, OR | HAWTHORNE THEATRE |
| 09.23.2009 | SEATTLE, WA | EL CORAZON |
| 09.25.2009 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | SLIM’S |
| 09.26.2009 | LOS ANGELES, CA | THE MUSIC BOX @ FONDA – HENRY FONDA THEATER |
| 09.27.2009 | POMONA, CA | GLASS HOUSE |
| 09.30.2009 | DALLAS, TX | THE LOFT |
| 10.02.2009 | SAUGET, IL | POP’S |
| 10.03.2009 | COLUMBUS, OH | THE BASEMENT |
| 10.05.2009 | TOWSON, MD | RECHER THEATRE |
| 10.07.2009 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | FILLMORE AT THE TLA – FILLMORE AT THE THEATRE OF THE LIVING ARTS |
| 10.08.2009 | NEW YORK, NY | BLENDER THEATER AT GRAMERCY |
| 10.09.2009 | BOSTON, MA | PARADISE ROCK CLUB |
| 10.17.2009 | TOKYO, JP | LOUD PARK FESTIVAL |
| 10.20.2009 | PERTH, AU | AMPLIFIER |
| 10.21.2009 | ADELAIDE, AU | THE GOV |
| 10.22.2009 | RICHMOND, MELBOURNE, AU | CORNER HOTEL |
| 10.23.2009 | SYDNEY, AU | MANNING BAR |
| 10.24.2009 | BRISBANE, AU | HI FI BAR BRISBANE |
| 11.02.2009 | ZURICH, CH | CLUB X-TRA |
| 11.13.2009 | BARCELONA, ES | RAZZMATAZZ |
| 11.14.2009 | MADRID, ES | SALA LA RIVIERA |
| 11.17.2009 | GLASGOW, UK | BARROWLANDS |
| 11.18.2009 | NEWCASTLE ON TYNE, UK | O2 ACADEMY – NEWCASTLE |
| 11.19.2009 | MANCHESTER, UK | MANCHESTER APOLLO |
| 11.21.2009 | LONDON, UK | O2 ACADEMY – BRIXTON |
| 11.22.2009 | CARDIFF, WA | CARDIFF UNIVERSITY – GREAT HALL |
