A British band kicking off its West Coast tour in San Francisco this week hit a bump within the street when a gunman robbed the members’ tour van at a Vallejo fuel station.
But as consummate professionals, the group mentioned itwill proceed its tour.
“Just been robbed at gun level 10 minutes into the US tour,” the band, Sports Team, wrote in an Instagram put up. “Man runs in saying some guys are smashing right into a van. Ran out to attempt to cease it and discover masked guys ransacking the van.”
The post-bunk band is ready to launch a brand new album in February and has tour stops in San Diego, Los Angeles and Portland later this month. The band performed the primary present of its tour in San Francisco on Monday and made the drive to its subsequent gig in Sacramento. But the members stopped first at a Vallejo fuel station Starbucks on Tuesday, the place the tour gods weren’t smiling down on them.
One of the masked males pulled out a gun when the band members tried to cease the theft, in line with the band’s put up, which included a video of the episode. In the video, taken round 9 a.m., a gaggle of masked people pull objects out of the band’s white tour van. Someone screams for the band members to hunt refuge contained in the Starbucks.
When the band referred to as police to report the theft they have been instructed to “submit a web based report,” in line with the band’s put up. The members are initially from Cambridge, England.
“Lost lots of private gear, however they didn’t get the devices so driving on to Sacramento to play tonight,” the band wrote. “They can take our Nintendo Switches however they’ll by no means take our skill to play rock songs about motorways. In all seriousness fairly surprising how resigned everybody appeared to be to it. ‘It occurs’. 9am at some petrol station Starbucks. Wild.”
The Vallejo Police Department didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
The indie band, which was nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2020, is ready to play in Los Angeles on Dec. 11 at El Cid and in Palm Springs on Dec. 15.
