Sad news out of the Grizzly Bear this weekend, as their tour van was broken into Saturday night in Brussels, leaving the band on foreign turf without any gear. Lacking the money to replace their stolen instruments and equipment, Grizzly Bear has been forced to cancel its remaining tour dates--something the band had been considering anyway, as Daniel Rossen's father seems to be losing his battle with cancer. Here's the message the band left on its website:
Dear all,
It's with sad news we have to announce the cancellation of our final 12 European dates. Daniel's father has been struggling with cancer recently, and in the past few days he's gotten increasingly worse. We were already toying with the idea of coming home early so that Daniel could be with his family''¦ but then the straw that broke the camel's back was when our van was broken into last night in Brussels and a good amount of our instruments and gear was stolen, leaving us literally with only the clothing on our backs. With that said, we are incredibly sorry to have to cancel. We don't have the money to buy new equipment right now and frankly, we are taking this as a sign that Daniel should get home immediately. We send all our thanks to the wonderful people that came out to our shows thus far this fall. Hopefully we'll have our lives sorted out this winter and can hit the road again sometime soon.
Many, many thanks and much love
Grizzly Bear
We here at Prefix certainly hope they get back on their feet soon and return to what they do best; putting on great live shows. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Daniel and the entire Rossen family.
The specific dates canceled can be found after the jump.
11/13 -- Berlin, Germany-- Lido/ KarreraKlub
11/14 -- Copenhagen, Danemark -- Loppen
11/15 -- Goteborg, Sweden -- PK Musik
11/16 --Aarhus, Danemark -- Voxhall
11/18 -- Utrecht, Netherlands -- Ekko at Rumor Festival
11/19 --Cologne, Germany -- Prime Club
11/20 -- Brugges, Belgium-- Cactus
11/21 -- London, England-- Scala
11/22 -- Manchester, England -- Star and Garter
11/24 -- Dublin, Ireland -- Whelans
11/25 -- Edinburg, Scotland --Cabaret Voltaire
11/26 -- Glasgow, Scotland -- Mono