Japanese garage punk group The
Fadeaways set off on tour for Italy, France and Spain from September
22nd 2018 to September 29th 2018. They were fortunate to meet many
amazing people, and have a fantastic experience.
On the last day of the tour, the band set off from Barcelona
El Prat airport.
Following all the excitement, and on a
comedown of exhaustion and physical pain from their shows (if you
saw them live you'd understand), they unfortunately made a terrible
mistake in leaving their money inside a suitcase (with TSA lock)
that was checked in. Upon arriving safely in Japan and reclaiming
their luggage, the band opened the case in which they had forgotten
the money. They were absolutely gutted to find they had been robbed
(more than likely by luggage handlers with TSA keys). They had lost
ALL the door money they had made from the shows, and ALL the money
they had made from merchandise sales. Unfortunately the band weren’t
insured to cover the loss of money and valuables (which they accept
as being their own fault as well as the mistake of leaving the money
in the suitcase in the first place).
"The band feel
terrible to the fans and hard working promoters from whom they
received money. We are devasted at making such a terrible
mistake.”
Yusuke Toyoshima
I'm so sorry to hear that this happened to The Fadeaways.
The band are really down in the dumps.
If you have seen the Fadeaways live, you will know how much
they put into every one of their shows. If you know or have met
The Fadeaways, you will know that they are great guys, totally
down to earth. The last band that deserves this kind of shit.
If you play in a band, you’ll know that touring is a labor
of love (especially touring from Japan). You’re down $3000 just
booking your plane tickets. You’re taking time off and missing
wages from your day job. Most bands don’t expect to make the money
back that they lose.
I’ve set up this Fundrazr page for Toyozo and The
Fadeaways.
When I think about how many bands from overseas
The Fadeaways have helped tour Japan, for this to happen to them
of all people is just horrible. If you play in a band that have
played with Fadeaways in Japan, this is your chance to do
something back for them (even if it’s just sharing a link to this
page). If every person this band ever helped donated $5 (think of
it as buying them a beer or something), the band would more than
break even to the point of recovering missed
wages.
THIS BAND HAVE UNCONDITIONALLY GIVEN SO MUCH TO
SO MANY OTHER BANDS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. LET'S GIVE THEM
SOMETHING BACK IN THEIR TIME OF NEED♥
日本のバンド
The Fadeaways
は
2018
年
9
月
22
日から
29
日まで、イタリア〜フランス〜スペインを回るツアーをしました。人々は皆優しく、全てのライブが素晴らしいものになりました。最高の体験でした。
しかし、最終日の翌日
9/30
に
Barcelona El Prat
空港で彼らはミスを犯してしまいました。現金をスーツケースに入れたまま荷物として預けてしまったのです。（もちろんロックはかけていましたが）
日本に着き、帰宅して確認すると、皆から受け取ったライブのギャラ、物販の売り上げの全ての現金が盗難にあってしまったことに気づきました。
現金、貴重品は海外旅行保険でも補償対象外なので返ってくることはありません。それは全て注意を怠った、自分の責任なのですが、友達やプロモーターが頑張って出してくれたギャラ、観客の皆が買ってくれた
Merch
の売り上げを全て失ってしまい本当に申し訳なく、心の底から落ち込んでいます。
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