This might be the worst day in our history as a band. After a 16 hour drive we arrived in London yesterday night and as we wanted to pick up our van this morning it was not there anymore. Police says that is has not been towed away so we have to assume that our van including every single piece of equipment we own has been stolen.
We're very sorry to say that for now tonights show at Oslo is cancelled as far as we're hoping that our van comes back to us in any way and we're able to play at Koko on Friday.
If anyone in London comes across a silver Mercedes Sprinter, with a massive scratch on its right side with license plate "M-AS 3364" and a little round red Sticker saying "Atomkraft, Nein Danke" on the back door please let us know immediately!
We really don't know what to say or to do, so please keep your fingers crossed everyone that our van and all our instruments find their ways back to us!
xxxxx
Daniel Swindells
There's something called Trace. It checks with all pounds or ticketing firms. They have to log it with Trace if it gets towed legitimately. If it's not logged with them then it is nicked
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Andy Smith
Bastards some
People are to lazy to get off there ass and work for a living,they just steal somebody else's living.I feel for you guys and hope you get it all back soon
People are to lazy to get off there ass and work for a living,they just steal somebody else's living.I feel for you guys and hope you get it all back soon
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Jack Stevens
Is there a gear list, so that we can keep an eye out for stolen instruments etc?
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Charley Olsen
Hi guys, Really sorry to hear about this. A similar situation happened to my band a couple of years ago... the majority of our gear was stolen from our van in Bristol. We compiled a list of everything that was taken and the next day we called every cash converters/
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Paul Fitzgerald
I'm 90 per cent sure it was towed... Sometimes the council tows vehicles away if they need to use that part of the road. Call whatever borough of London's council it was taken from
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Liz Cooke
my car disappeared from brixton on night, reported to police who said it hadn't been towed...so reported stolen...then 3 days later it did turn up and had been towed by parking authority! sometimes they are really slow to update their records! fingers crossed it turns up!
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Michael Müskens
So ein Scheiss. Viel Glück, vielleicht findet er sich ja wieder, ich drück auch die Daumen 
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James Fedorek
Best of luck getting all of your stuff back. This happens to a lot of bands and never do they deserve it.
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Phil Jones
London has more CCTV than any other city on earth. It has to have been caught on camera.
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Stu Vincent
Sorry to read this...can I suggest that the gear is listed in as much detail as possible and posted to the Stolen Instruments UK Facebook page.
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Alderney Fred
Equipment is less personal, but instruments are - I wouldn't my instruments in a vehicle, especially in a strange town. Good luck, but I think you were careless.
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Amba Tremain
This is a real shame. I have had my gear stolen before. Luckily with the help of the local police and cash converters I had a lot of my stuff returned.
However, one massive thing I learnt was NEVER leave your instruments in a car over night???
As part of several bands myself. It's just not the done thing. Your instruments are your living. PA equipment can be replaced but your money earners can't.
Lesson here for other musos - don't leave your gear unattended. ESPECIALLY in London!
Really hope this turns out to be a 'good news' story! Will spread the word for you
However, one massive thing I learnt was NEVER leave your instruments in a car over night???
As part of several bands myself. It's just not the done thing. Your instruments are your living. PA equipment can be replaced but your money earners can't.
Lesson here for other musos - don't leave your gear unattended. ESPECIALLY in London!
Really hope this turns out to be a 'good news' story! Will spread the word for you
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Julie Oxberry
So sorry to hear the mat awful news. Same thing happened to some of my friends from Louisiana in Manchester on their penultimate gig. It was amazing how people rallied around to let them borrow instruments. I hope you have a happy ending.
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Amanda Hill
Have shared on a few gig/
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Lynn Grady
cash converters have to hold stuff for one week before they can put stuff up for sale in case police do checks.
7 yrsReport
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