Bauhaus 2013 Tour - Or Not

[Jaguar]

I see that Beets beat me to the announcement but figured lots of discussion will ensue so thought I'd take it out of the Just Announced thread awhile.

Peter, you dick.

Feel sorry for the rest of the band and others professionally connected since this will impact their lives as well. A lot of them, like so many others in today's messed up economy, were probably really needing the income. Even if the US tour goes on, you know he probably won't be able to leave the country. Or maybe they just won't let him back in. Sucks all around for the band, the fans, his family, and even for the world of music. Although the gossip rags and some lawyer will benefit. I tend to think the other driver will be okay and damage covered. At least, I hope so.

Peter Murphy single-handedly destroys Bauhaus tour.

[azaghal1981]

Yes, he is a super massive asshole.

Some good stuff in this thread.

[aglanixp]

Best line of the article.  "Murphy denied drinking alcohol that day, adding that he had only taken his regular prescription pills for depression"

[hutch]

Come on! It was not a Bauhaus Tour!

Was there someone in the car he hit?

I'm betting he'll be touring...

[Relaxer]

well that's depressing
even more depressing is picturing peter murphy, ethereal human vampire, ghostly spectre of the night, driving a subaru forester

[atomicfront]

Um Peter Murphy is not responsible for the other members in the band.  The other guys are Love and Rockets they can tour as them. Or tones on tails.  Tones on tails tour would be better anyway.   I don't see why a US tour could not go on as he won't need to leave the country.  Really is Bauhaus that big of a draw today? 

[Relaxer]

Atomicfront you have no idea what you're posting about so shut up.

[atomicfront]

Atomicfront you have no idea what you're posting about so shut up.

i forgot this is the nostaglia board. 

[sweetcell]

Atomicfront you have no idea what you're posting about so shut up.

he never has any clue what he's posting about, but when has that ever stopped him?

atomicfront, lemme help you: Jag wasn't referring to the other members of Bauhaus, she was talking about the musicians he hired for this tour (and the support crew, drivers, etc).  touring is a rough business and something like a Bauhaus tour doesn't come around very often.  folks hired for this tour likely turned down other gigs in preparation for this tour and have spent a lot of time prep'ing... and now not only will they not get paid, they've turned down other jobs that would have helped them pay the bills.  for musicians that just scrape by, this kind of thing can be disastrous.  bankruptcy is a real threat... but lemme guess, you don't care.

[hutch]

but why would the tour be cancelled?

[Relaxer]

Because he's not only the singer and starring attraction, he's also the busdriver.

[Relaxer]

A subaru forester is particularly effective at carrying coffins and capes that really shouldn't be folded.

[Jaguar]

but why would the tour be cancelled?

Possibly but not necessarily. Too soon to know at this stage. For all we know, he may not be allowed to leave the state or could stay in jail. Maybe they'll toss him out of the country. Or, most likely, he'll be forced into rehab which, at best, may postphone the tour.

If the tour does go on, I would bet anything this would make it your last chance to see any kind of Peter Murphy tour in the US ever again because they probably would deny him a visa for future visits or maybe he'd choose to stay out altogether.

Interesting note: Way back in the early '80s I knew a girl in Lancaster who was friends with the girl he married. Her father was a judge. Wonder if he's still married to the same woman and how that relationship is going and if said father-in-law will intervene?

Was there someone in the car he hit?

Yes, read the article I posted in the lead-in to this thread.

[Vas Deferens]

what Bauhaus tour?
who said it was a Bauhaus tour?

[Relaxer]

The guy who is wrong about everything.