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Poison the Well's misfortune in motor city
POISON THE WELL – Benefit shirt to help pay for stolen van and equipment
As previously reported POISON THE WELL had their van and equipment stolen after the first show of a US tour with Billy Talent. To help claw back a small amount of the loss the band occurred you can help by buying this ‘MISFORTUNE IN THE MOTOR CITY’ shirt which besides featuring a cool picture of an angry tiger on the front also has a list of all stolen equipment on the back
The Story....
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 crap 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. So here it is our limited edition Misfortune in the Motor City T-shirt. All proceeds from this will go to wiping away our tears and some new tumbleweeds for the insides of our wallets. Love, PTW
The shirt is available in white or black at $20 plus postage. Get it here: http://ow.ly/q360
ALL PROCEEDS WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE BAND IN EFFORT TO HELP WITH THIER LOSSES.
THIS PRE-ORDER WILL SHIP ON 13/10/2009
Rise Against + Thursday + POISON THE WELL
NEW DATES
October 2009
29th (I) ROME – Blackout Club
30th (I) VICENZA – Sabotage Club
31st (I) LIVORNO – King Club
November 2009
2nd (CH) ZURICH – X-tra
3rd (I) MILAN – Musicdrome
4th (I) BOLOGNA – Estragon
7th (D) ERFURT – Thureringen Halle
8th (D) OFFENBACH – Stadhalle
10th (D) DUSSELDORF – Phillipshalle
11th (D) BREMEN – Bremen Pier
13th (E) BARCELONA – Razzmatazz 1
14th (E) MADRID – La Riviera
17th (UK) GLASGOW – Barrowlands
18th (UK) NEWCASTLE – Academy
19th (UK) MANCHESTER – Apollo
21st (UK) LONDON – Brixton Academy
22nd (UK) CARDIFF – Great Hall
‘THE TROPIC ROT’ is out now on Ferret Music
News thanks to Ferret Music