Photo: Sports Team (band) | By Mark Savage, BBC | The British band Sports Team have been robbed at gunpoint on the first day of their US tour. The indie group, who have scored two top 10 albums in the UK, lost their passports, stage equipment and personal belongings in the incident, as a thief looted their tour van in the city of Vallejo, in the Bay area of California.
In footage shared with the BBC, the thief can be seen brandishing a gun at the group’s tour manager as she approached the van.
“Obviously, if someone pulls a gun, you run for cover,” said singer Alex Rice. “But the thing that struck me about it was the resignation. The people around us weren’t very panicked at all. It seemed like a very everyday occurrence.”
The incident happened around 4:45pm UK time (8:45am in California), as the group set off for the opening date of their tour, in nearby Sacramento.
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Tour will go ahead
Greenwood also lost her journal in the incident.
“I know it sounds ridiculous,” she said, “but that’s almost the worst part”.
Luckily, the group’s instruments were housed in a separate, locked compartment at the back of the van.
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