A Place To Bury Strangers' Van Goes Up in Flames, Cancel Show

BY Brock ThiessenPublished Oct 7, 2008

There’s bad news from A Place to Bury Strangers today — their tour’s gone up in smoke, literally. While driving through the Arizona desert on Sunday (October 5), the band noticed other drivers frantically trying to flag them down, then they noticed smoke and then finally, fire. The group were on their way from L.A. to Tucson, AZ, when their RV’s transmission gave up the ghost, started leaking and eventually burst into flames, forcing them to cancel their shows in Tucson and Salt Lake City.

On the plus side, some of those people trying to grab their attention on the highway were firemen, who soon doused the RV fire before it would cause substantial damage. Also, the margaritas and Mexican food in Glendale, AZ — where they’re now stranded — are reportedly excellent.

Tour-mates Sian Alice Group will still play the Salt Lake City show tonight (October 7), but it looks like A Place to Bury Strangers won’t be able to join them until Wednesday in Denver.

Here are A Place to Bury Strangers’ amended tour dates:

10/7 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
10/8 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
10/9 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
10/10 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
10/11 St. Louis, MO - Bluebird
10/13 Dallas, TX - The Loft
10/14 Austin, TX - Emo's
10/15 Houston, TX - Walter's
10/16 Baton Rouge, LA - Chelsea's
10/17 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
10/18 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
10/19 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle
10/21 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
10/22 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10/23 Princeton, NJ - Terrace F. Club
10/24 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
10/25 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (CMJ)
11/2 Madrid, Spain - Moby Dick
11/3 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 3
11/5 Ravenna, Italy - Bronson
11/6 Lyon, France - CCO John Lennon (Festival Just Rock)
11/8 Antwerp, Belgium - De Nachten Festival
11/10 Rouen, France - Nouveau Casino
11/12 Paris, France - Nouveau Casino
11/13 Strasbourg, France - La Laitiere
11/14 Ghent, Belgium - Vooruit *
11/15 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg *
11/16 Hamburg, Germany - Uebel und Gefahrlich *
11/17 Lille, France - Aeronef *
11/18 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall *
11/20 Copenhagen, Denmark - Amager Bio *
11/21 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Medis *
11/22 Berlin, Germany - Kesselhaus *
11/24 Munich, Germany - Backstage Werk *
11/25 Lyon, France - Ninkasi Kao *
11/27 London, England - Forum *
11/28 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire *
11/29 Birmingham, England - Barfly
11/30 Glasgow, Scotland - Nice N Sleazy
12/1 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Limelight
12/3 Dublin, Ireland - Andrews Lane
12/4 Manchester, England - Roadhouse
12/5 Leeds, England - Cockpit
12/6 Cardiff, Wales - Clwb Ifor Bach
12/8 London, England - ICA

* with MGMT

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