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Thieves Ruin Frank Black’s Weekend
The heist took place in a Philadelphia-area parking lot after an April 12 concert at the Trocadero.
A van not belonging to the band was reportedly also stolen from the same lot that night and presumably was used to haul the trailer away.
Up to $100,000 worth of equipment, along with the trailer, were taken in the suburb of Lester, Penn. Concerts on successive nights in Washington and Pittsburgh were canceled.
The ex-Pixies frontman and his band didn’t let a little thing like having their equipment stolen knock them off the road, though.
The show goes on with a sold-out, three-night stand April 16-18 at the Legendary Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, the club’s talent buyer told Pollstar.
“They’re out there right now, buying new equipment so they can play tonight,” the rep said.
But some of the losses can’t be made up in terms of dollar value.
While the band is insured for its 17 guitars, amps, drums, and other equipment, some of the vintage items are irreplaceable, Black said. The priceless items include four 1960s-era Fender Telecaster guitars.