The arrest of King Khan and some of his touring partners may have thrown a spanner in the works of their most recent set of dates, but things are slowly returning to normal. Some shows have been canceled, but their activities are set to resume tonight (Nov. 17) when King Khan & the BBQ Show will be at the Troubador in Los Angeles.
Magic mushrooms were found on the King Khan tour bus, and tour manager Kristin Klein plead guilty yesterday to second-degree possession of a controlled substance in Christian County, Kentucky. Klein was driving the vehicle when they were pulled over for a random search.
Klein claimed she was unaware of the substances they were carrying, and appears to have had an invalid driving license—she will have to answer a charge relating to the latter when she appears in court on April 2, 2010. The tour manager has subsequently rejoined Khan and hit the road again, and mayhem of a different kind will occur as the shows resume tonight.
King Khan & the BBQ Show, remaining tour dates:
11.17 Troubadour Los Angeles, California 11.18 The Independent San Francisco, California 11.20 Dante's Portland, Oregon 11.21 Chop Suey Seattle, Washington 11.23 The Red Room Vancouver, British Columbia 11.25 The Warehouse Calgary, Alberta 11.26 Pawn Shop Edmonton, Alberta 11.27 Amigos Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 11.28 Royal Albert Arms Winnepeg, Manitoba 11.29 Triple Rock Minneapolis, Minnesota 12.01 Mad Planet Milwalkee, Wisconsin 12.02 Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, Illinois 12.03 Northside Tavern Cinncinati, Ohio 12.04 Lees Palace Toronto, Ontario 12.05 Babylon Ottawa, Ontario
Under the law the one operating the vehicle is responsible if it's packed away somewhere. I suppose that KK could have hid them on his person - had he done that he'd be taking the blame had they been detected.
Ouch, making the tour manager eat the charge.