Sports Team robbed at gunpoint on US tour
The band had personal items stolen, but carried on to play a show in Sacramento, California last night
Sports Team have been robbed at gunpoint at the beginning of their US tour, the band have told fans.
The band were beginning a West Coast tour of the United States yesterday (December 3) when their van was ransacked at a Starbucks.
A representative for the band said: “Today (December 3), at approximately 8AM PST, British band Sports Team were robbed at gunpoint in Vallejo, CA outside of San Francisco. The band had just arrived from the UK to begin a round of West Coast tour dates. They stopped in a Starbucks when someone alerted them that their tour van was being ransacked and robbed.
“The band attempted to intervene but were met with a gun being brandished and took cover. The band called the police, and were shocked to hear they would not attend the scene of the crime. Instead, they were told by police to file a report online, which they have done. Laptops, personal items, passports and other valuables were stolen.”
Sharing the footage on Instagram, the band said: “Just been robbed at gun point 10 minutes into the US tour. Stopped for coffee. Man runs in saying some guys are smashing into a van. Ran out to try to stop it and find masked guys ransacking the van. Start yelling and they pull out a gun. Police response was “submit an online report.”
“Lost a lot of personal gear, but they didn’t get the instruments so driving on to Sacramento to play tonight. They can take our Nintendo Switches but they can never take our ability to play rock songs about motorways. In all seriousness pretty shocking how resigned everyone seemed to be to it. “It happens”. 9am at some petrol station Starbucks. Wild.”
Sports Team will release their third album, Boys These Days, early next year. The new album follows 2022’s Gulp! and will be released on February 28, 2025 via Distiller Records and Bright Antenna.