Chevelle gets gear ripped off, postpones tour

Chevelle was forced to postpone its current tour after most of the band's equipment was stolen. A statement at the trio's MySpace page read, "We regret to inform you that we are unable to perform our scheduled tour dates (until further notice) due to the entire trailer full of pretty much ALL our gear we own getting STOLEN TODAY (Wednesday, May 9th) from the Clarion Dallas Park Central hotel at approximately 11 a.m. If anyone has any information, or sees a light gray KZ Cargo trailer, with an Illinois plate 57002, please call 911 or your local police authority."

The statement said that most of the stolen items are labeled with the group's name and added, "If you notice anything suspicious on eBay or other online resellers selling 'authentic' Chevelle items...please call the police or (send an email (to) thestolenchevellegear@hotmail.com."

The band concluded by saying that they hope to get back on the road soon but that "it will take some time to get all our items replaced."

Chevelle has been touring in support of its fourth album, Vena Sera, which debuted at Number 12 on the Billboard album chart last month.

The Chicago band recently added a batch of new dates to its schedule, starting on May 24th in Wantagh, New York and extending up to June 13th in St. Paul, Minnesota. There's no word on whether those dates will be postponed.
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