Sports Team robbed at gunpoint in California ahead of their US tour

3 December, 2024

Sports Team. Credit: PRESS

It has been reported that Sports Team have been robbed at gunpoint in California after arriving in the States for their US tour.

The Cambridge band were robbed at roughly 9am PST (5pm GMT) in Vallejo, CA, outside of San Francisco. According to a press release, the band had just arrived from the UK for a string of live shows on the West Coast.

In a video clip captured by the band and shared on their official Instagram account, a couple of men can be seen breaking into the group’s sprinter van as a coffee shop employee yells for everyone to stay inside as the robbers were armed.

“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,” began the caption of the video.

It continued: “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.”

The robbers were able to steal laptops, personal items, passports and other valuables and left behind the band’s instruments. No one was hurt on the scene.

Sports Team will continue to embark on their US tour despite the horrific event. They are set to take over the Goldfield Trading Post in Sacramento, CA tonight (December 3) and will return to the San Francisco area to play at The Chapel on December 7. Visit here to purchase tickets.

In other news, back in September, Sports Team released their latest single ‘Condensation’ from their forthcoming LP  ‘Boys These Days‘, which is set for release February 28 2025 via Distiller Records and Bright Antenna.

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