Alien Ant Farm’s Dryden Mitchell has mentioned CKY have been despatched dwelling from their joint UK and European tour after the band’s Chad I Ginsburg punched him within the face.
The 2 bands introduced the tour again in April and a string of reveals on the continent started final month, with the opening night time of the UK leg set to happen in Margate’s Dreamland tonight (November 9).
However in a publish on Instagram earlier at the moment, Mitchell has confirmed that CKY will play no additional half within the tour after a bodily altercation between the 2 frontmen.
“Sadly, Chad from CKY hasn’t discovered the best way to cohabitate with others in spite of everything these years,” Mitchell started his message. “They’ll not be on the Alien Ant Farm Tour by means of the remainder of the UK reveals after Chad punched me within the face earlier at the moment.”
“I’ve watched him deal with a number of crew members and opening band members like trash by means of the Europe reveals and trigger basic drama round our camp. Earlier than the final Europe reveals I went to Chad and requested if he had any points with anybody particularly and if he wished to have a gathering with the entire crew and bands to debate what’s occurring, he up ended the desk within the dressing room and threw his telephone, after which cancelled their present.”
“Properly he punched me within the face and just about ran away like I think about he’ll do for all of his future issues,” he continued. “I’m grateful for my sobriety and grateful that I didn’t retaliate bodily in any means in any respect. I might love these reveals to proceed and apologize to all of the CKY followers for Chad’s conduct. We have now zero onerous emotions for Jess and Elvis in CKY and are gutted to see them go, however I’ll by no means knowingly put myself in unstable conditions so this needed to finish.”
The remaining Alien Ant Farm dates are set to go forward as deliberate – you’ll be able to see the complete listing of dates right here and you could find any remaining tickets right here.
Mitchell clarified that for any followers who desire a refund in gentle of the information, they’ll “be issued accordingly”
“Keep protected everyone. And Chad, Go To The Gymnasium… After That, Discover A Therapist, And Perhaps In 25 Years… We Can Shake Arms. Till Then Although…. GET HELP, Love Dryden,” he concluded.
The tour can be one of many first to undertake the Music Venue Belief’s proposal to incorporate a £1 donation from each ticket to help grassroots music venues. The organisation will distribute donations to small, native, grassroots music venues throughout the nation to make sure the music ecosystem continues to help new and growing artists.
“We’ve all the time liked our UK excursions! For over 20 years we’ve got been in a position to play reveals throughout our “dwelling away from dwelling” and we’re excited to see previous pals and followers on this run. We’ve watched CKY as followers by means of the years however have by no means had the pleasure to satisfy and tour with them. We expect it is a correct good match,” mentioned Mitchell.
Alien Ant Farm launched their album ‘~mAntras~’ in April, their first new album in almost a decade and their sixth in whole.
CKY, in the meantime, are scheduled to play Device’s new Dominican Republic pageant Device In The Sand in March subsequent yr.
