Well, even though we have taken it into the mechanics like 4 times in the last 3 weeks to make sure that this wouldn't happen, our van broke down. And unfortunately this happened on a Sunday, in the middle-of-nowhere Colorado, which means there was no way to get it fixed.
What does this mean for the tour?
Well, by some crazy little miracle, The Republic Tigers, a band that we started a 3-day run with last night, happened to drive by as we were broken down. They agreed to take 4/5th of bishop allen with them, and though late, here I am in Ames, Iowa about to play a show. Unfortunately it means that Christian Rudder is not playing tonight with us, and unless the van gets fixed first thing in the morning, he probably can't play the Chicago show either. This is a huge bummer for all of us, but we are just thankful that we didn't have to cancel these shows.
We are really counting on the van getting fixed and continuing the rest of the tour as planned, but it is of course very hard to predict what is gonna happen. Tune in here, and we are sorry that Ames and Chicago most likely won't get the same kinda show as the rest of the tour. We will try to make up for it in someway.
Thanks for you support,
Keith
4 comments:
keith,
i couldn't stay late enough for the show in ames. they announced at 8 that you guys had just left omaha, and i knew that if i stayed late enough for the show, i'd be a real zombie on monday morning, plus driving back to des moines at like 2 AM. so sorry i missed you guys play. i know that occasionally, shit happens. hope to catch you guys next tour, and looking forward to the new album.
i was there for the Ames show. It was great! And I drove from Iowa City, so I got home around 4 am.
But having never seen you guys live, what did I miss out on? I was hoping to catch your set at Primavera Sound in Barcelona in May, but got there too late. So I was glad you played Iowa.
Hopefully you'll make it back to Iowa sometime and play our part of the state.
sucks. Our car broke down 50 miles west of Grand Junction one time (we eventually got picked up by a couple on their honeymoon).
On the bright side you didn't get snowed in Wyoming. Believe me, even the most eye opening two hours in any city in Wyoming is more than enough.
still, it's unfortunate.
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