Canadian band Anemone is appealing for donations after thousands of dollars worth of gear was stolen during a tour stop in Portland, Oregon.
“We’re so so sad and have no words to describe how desperate we're all feeling right now,” reads a message on a GoFundMe page set up by the Montreal-based band.
Anemone’s rented van was broken into early Friday outside an AirBnB residence where the musicians were staying. The band had played in Portland on Thursday night.
“They took everything, every last bit of our vintage gear and our rental gear (which we have to reimburse),” the band explained. “They took our records. They took our guitars, keyboards, amps, drums, clothing.”
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As a result of the theft, Anemone was forced to cancel weekend shows in Boise and Salt Lake City. The band is scheduled to fly overseas this week to do shows in Germany, Belgium and the UK.
“We don't know if we're gonna be able to continue the tour, but we would like to try.”
As of Sunday morning, the GoFundMe campaign had raised more than $13,000 of its $27,000 goal.
Anemone is made up of Chloé Soldevila, Miles Dupire-Gagnon, Gabriel Lambert, Zachary Irving and Samuel Gemme. Their new album Beat My Distance is due out in February.
The band is scheduled to perform Nov. 16 in their hometown.
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*EDIT* We’ve just started a Gofund me page, thank you so much for your support and sharing. Link is in bio. Hello everyone, we are so sad and have no words to describe how desperate our band is feeling right now. We are on tour with @ponderers in the USA and our van got broken into last night in Portland, in front of our Airbnb. They took everything, every last bit of our vintage gear and rental, the sentimental value of these is irreplaceable. They took our records. They took our guitars, keyboards, amps, drums, clothing. we are so sad, we don't really know how to deal with the situation right now. if there is any way you can share this, help retrace our gear in Portland, have friends in Portland or any advice on how to deal with this kind of robbery, please help. The police won't do any help. I don't know how we're gonna be able to continue the tour, i'm so heartbroken Ludwig 22” 13” 16” 60s zildjan 13” hi hat cymbals 60s zildjan 15” hi hat cymbals 60s zildjan 20” ride 1950 WFL 14” snare drum SPDSX in Nanuk case Pearl bass drum pedal Roc n soc drum seat 1972 Gibson EB3 bass Galien Kruger cab and bass amp 60s Mosrite 12 string guitar Squire Strat II korean Guitar pedal board Dan electro 12 string guitar Yamaha PS20 keyboard Yamaha SK15 keyboard Korg Delta keyboard 50 LPS and 45 CDS #portland #pdx #robbery #portlandrobbery #theft #stolengear #helpmusicians #supportmusicians #community
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