Alien Ant Farm’s Dryden Mitchell has mentioned CKY have been despatched house from their joint UK and European tour after the band’s Chad I Ginsburg punched him within the face.
The 2 bands introduced the tour again in April and a string of reveals on the continent started final month, with the opening night time of the UK leg set to happen in Margate’s Dreamland tonight (November 9).
However in a publish on Instagram earlier as we speak, Mitchell has confirmed that CKY will play no additional half within the tour after a bodily altercation between the 2 frontmen.
“Sadly, Chad from CKY hasn’t found out how you can cohabitate with others in spite of everything these years,” Mitchell started his message. “They are going to not be on the Alien Ant Farm Tour by way of the remainder of the UK reveals after Chad punched me within the face earlier as we speak.”
“I’ve watched him deal with a number of crew members and opening band members like trash by way of the Europe reveals and trigger common drama round our camp. Earlier than the final Europe reveals I went to Chad and requested if he had any points with anybody particularly and if he needed to have a gathering with the entire crew and bands to debate what’s happening, he up ended the desk within the dressing room and threw his telephone, after which cancelled their present.”
“Properly he punched me within the face and just about ran away like I think about he’ll do for all of his future issues,” he continued. “I’m grateful for my sobriety and grateful that I didn’t retaliate bodily in any manner in any respect. I might love these reveals to proceed and apologize to all of the CKY followers for Chad’s conduct. Now we have zero arduous emotions for Jess and Elvis in CKY and are gutted to see them go, however I’ll by no means knowingly put myself in unstable conditions so this needed to finish.”
The remaining Alien Ant Farm dates are set to go forward as deliberate – you’ll be able to see the total listing of dates right here and yow will discover any remaining tickets right here.
Mitchell clarified that for any followers who need a refund in mild of the information, they’ll “be issued accordingly”
“Keep protected everyone. And Chad, Go To The Gymnasium… After That, Discover A Therapist, And Perhaps In 25 Years… We Can Shake Fingers. Till Then Although…. GET HELP, Love Dryden,” he concluded.
The tour can also be one of many first to undertake the Music Venue Belief’s proposal to incorporate a £1 donation from each ticket to help grassroots music venues. The organisation will distribute donations to small, native, grassroots music venues throughout the nation to make sure the music ecosystem continues to help new and creating artists.
“We’ve all the time liked our UK excursions! For over 20 years we have now been in a position to play reveals throughout our “house away from house” and we’re excited to see previous associates and followers on this run. We’ve watched CKY as followers by way of the years however have by no means had the pleasure to fulfill and tour with them. We predict this can be a correct good match,” mentioned Mitchell.
Alien Ant Farm launched their album ‘~mAntras~’ in April, their first new album in practically a decade and their sixth in complete.
CKY, in the meantime, are scheduled to play Instrument’s new Dominican Republic competition Instrument In The Sand in March subsequent yr.
