COVET’s Van Stolen 4 Days Earlier than Tour, Band Seeks Assist
Covet will kick off their coming tour on November 11, or not less than they had been till some asshole stole their van. Guitarist and Covet mastermind Yvette Younger has taken to Instagram to element the theft, saying not a lot gear was within the van on the time… however nonetheless, they want a van to tour.
The band has since launched a GoFundMe to assist with the price of the van, and you may verify that out right here. The excellent news right here is that was initially looking for $15,000 and has already raised over $17,000! Nonetheless, be happy to donate and get the band’s tour dates right here.
“Hello! Yvette right here – I can not consider i am penning this 4 days earlier than tour on this predicament. My bandmates and I had been in Oakland on Saturday 11/5 in a recording session and at 6:45pm, our van was stolen instantly from the studio car parking zone. Any person had damaged in and hotwired it.
“I had simply bought this 2007 Ford E350 superwagon with my very own private cash as an funding for this upcoming tour. I needed me and my crew to be one hundred pc secure. We’re so blessed to not have had a lot gear within the van apart from a drum rug, however we’re taking an enormous monetary hit now for this upcoming tour being 15k within the gap after which having to scramble to hire a van final minute.
“We’re principally at this level trying to simply recoup the price of the van on the very least. I do know instances are very laborious for everybody, however we’re all the way down to the wire and this has been an enormous unprecedented hit. My coronary heart goes out to anybody who has had their van or gear stolen. It feels horrible and violating, and I’m frankly exhausted.
“Here’s a screengrab from the safety footage we bought of the particular person driving away. Gofundme hyperlink in bio. Even in the event you can’t donate, I actually respect anybody even studying this and sharing.”
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