Lecherous Nocturne Robbed in Houston and Cancel Remaining Tour Dates

Lecherous Nocturne have posted the following update on their Myspace page regarding their stolen gear and cancellation of the remaining tour dates:

"We are forced to cancel the remaining dates. The tour van and trailer with all our gear and personal belongings was ripped off in Houston Texas at Edwards I Max where Luis Carlos, the promoter, for the show also works. Lecherous was able to overcome every obstacle that was thrown our way. However, we cannot possibly finish the tour without our Van or gear. We are back home in Greenville SC broken, but down beaten! The response from friends and strangers has been overwhelming. It sounds like there will be benefit shows going on and our Endorsers are all stepping up and giving us a hand. I would like to personally thank all of you for being so good to Lecherous, it feels really good to know we have your support in this fucking mess."

"Here is a little background about the theft 9/19/07. We show up to Edwards I-Max to meet Luis Carlos. Luis was the promoter and our contact for the whole thing. He let us in the I-Max building and gave us a small tour of the place. After he was done setting up the movies we moved on to watch 3:10 to Yuma before we played the show that night....pass the time or whatever. Needless to say by the time we got out of the movie and headed to the van, it had been ripped. We asked the security guard if they may of had it towed for some fucking dumb ass reason........but no I wish it had been. We saw all the glass on the ground were we had parked. So whoever ripped it had to have known where the guard was going to be. Also, when we reviewed the cameras with security, whoever took the van knew where the cam was because watching the film showed nothing but the van pulling off the lot at 2:15 PM CST in total daylight. The cops show up and tell us that this type of thing is not typical for the area. After the cops look at the scene the officer said it looked like an inside job to him. Everybody we tell the story to says the same thing."

"9.22.07 The War Legion Underground
9.23.07 Union Station
9.25.07 tba
9.27.07 Sound Lab
9.28.07 The Firehouse
9.29.07 tba
9.30.07 TBA
10.02.07 Manchester American Legion
10.03.07 OBriens
10.04.07 Pussycat Lounge
10.05.07 The Cherrywood Rock Club,
10.06.07 Bluestone Tavern"

Here is the original press release about yesterday and a listing of my gear that was stolen (which was not included in the original press release). Please repost this and tell everyone you know. Please keep your eyes peeled. I will post a more detailed account of what happened soon. Everyone is safe. Thanks to everyone who has supported us so far. I am amazed about the coverage this is getting. Thank you all. More soon.
LN"

"Greenville, South Carolina-based extreme metal band LECHEROUS NOCTURNE had its tour van and U-Haul stolen yesterday (Wednesday, September 19) from Edwards Theatre (IMAX) in Houston, Texas. The theft took place in the parking lot and it seems that the driver's side window was broken out to gain access."

"The details are as follows:

"* Silver/Grey - Stock Black/Dark Grey Pin-Stripe Ford E150 - Hightop Conversion Van vin # 1fdee14h9mhb32075 South Carolina Plates, Plate # 517v v y
* 1991
* Plate: SC 517-VVY
* Had an attached U-Haul trailer - unknown Texas tag"

"The following items are missing:

-1 Sure SM58 Wireless Mic in Case.

* (2) BC Rich Black NJ neck-through V's one with silver hardware and one with Black. Both in Hardshell BC RICH Cases
* (1) Dean V Black bolt on, also in Hardshell BC RICH Case
* (1) Six-string Ibanez bass Black in black ripped up gig bag

* (2) Full stacks
- (2) 4x12 Rivera straight cabs w/vintage 30's Knucklehead series
- (2) 4x12 Crate slant cabs w/ vintage 50's one is missing the Crate Logo off the front grill.
- Digitech 2112 Studio Processor
- Digitech 2120 Head
- Mackie 1400i Power Amp
- QSC 850 power amp
- Crown 602 Power Amp
-Beringher Rack Tuner
-Alesis dual 31 band eq rack
-both rigs are in rack cases one is all black carpet style covering, and one is road ready covered in stickers like Lecherous Nocturne, Gigan Dark Funeral Cephalic Carnage shit like that."

"All in Black Roadrunner Soft Cases:
Gretsch Catalina Birch Caribbean Blue
Two (2) 22" Kicks
10" 12" 14" Toms
14" Snare Drum
PDP 6x10 Snare"

"All in Black Zildjian Cymbal Bag:
22" Sabian AAX Metal Ride Natural
16" Sabian AAX-Plosion Crash Brilliant
18" Sabian AAX-Plosion Crash Brilliant
14" Sabian AA Stage Hi Hats Natural
12" Sabian AA Mini Hi Hats
8" Sabian AAX China Splash
10" Sabian AA Splash
14" Zildjian Projection A Hi Hat Bottom
14" Wuhan China"

"All in Black Hardware Bag:
Two (2) Gibraltar Triple Mount Tripods
Six (6) Boom Arms
Gibraltar 3 Hole Multiclamp
Gibraltar Snare Stand
Generic Clamp Tom Mount
Zildjian Stick Bag with 5A and 747 Oak Sticks"

"All in SKB 2 Space Rack Case:
Alesis D4 Drum Module w/ Power Supply
Two (2) Roland RT10K Kick Triggers
Various Cables"

"In Pearl Eliminator Pedal Bag:
Axis-X Longboard Double Pedal split into Singles w/ Grip Peddlers on Footboards"

"4 Leg DW Airlift Throne"

"Toshiba 15.4" Laptop in Bag w/ Two (2) USB Controllers
Fuji Finepix Digital Camera"

"1991 Ford E150 Grey with Grey and Black pinstripes 5.8"

"Green Notebook (Tour Journal!)"

"Serial numbers for all the gear will be posted later today."