Destruction robbed at gunpoint by promoter in Mexico!
Thrash metal band Destruction had an awful last week as they got scammed from their promoter Kenneth Perez for their Mexico tour.
The band released the following statement:
"Yes, the rumours are true, the promoter Kenneth Perez has left all local organizers and the band behind and ran away! He disappeared the day this tour started ...
... So also the Juarez show is happening tonight and we are working on transportation for the next concerts! Band and local promoters are trying their best to also make the next concerts a great success and a night to remember!"
They also had to cancel their show in Queretaro, due to security concerns for the safety of their fans. They said that all who bought tickets will have full access for the show the following day. The band also went public and revealed that many contracts about security and safety of the crowd were breached.
Going deeper in the story it get's even more crazy as the band claims that the promoter with whom they had problems in Queretaro held them at gunpoint at their hotel, stole a guitar and demanded that his name be removed from the social media.
"The guitar got stolen from the hotel. Fact. Now the thief tries to spread lies. The guitar is the most important thing; that's why we would have never forgotten it anywhere! That's why we carry it in a carry-on-bag and don't put it in a flightcase on planes etc. The promoter stole it from the hotel storage! He carried a gun!
After the FB shit-stormed the guy, he called crying we should take his name off and we would give us the guitar back! So we sent somebody to meet with him and get the guitar back. This guy is full of lies - he tries to save his ass now with more lies. We can not believe all this is really happening... There are borders! Stealing and carrying weapons to threaten bands has nothing to do with Metal! We are all in shock!"
After all these incidents, it is safe to assume that the band is happy that they left all these behind them. It needs a lot of caution when a band is trying a promoter for the first time. Especially in a foreign country.