Miami's Poison The Well who are in the UK in November, have just announced that after the first night of their US tour w/ Canadian rock act Billy Talent, in support of their new album "The Tropic Rot" (out now on Ferret Music), the band has been robbed of both their touring van and all of their instruments and personal belongings.

Says the band:

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 **** 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 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 **** 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.

See you in a couple days. Pissed about our gear and passionate about this band as ever.

Love,
PTW

Poison The Well will continue their US tour as early as possible.

POISON THE WELL are due in Europe soon. Catch them at:

Rise Against + Thursday + POISON THE WELL


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