Jeff Loomis forced to miss a few shows of the SOILWORK tour - Official statement available!

Talk about a rough tour for multi-talented guitar player Jeff Loomis. First his van gets broken into and robbed in St. Louis, Missouri (details HERE). And now he has received news that his father has passed away, which means Loomis needs to miss some of tour dates of his tour with SOILWORK. Here is a statement posted by Loomis regarding this very sad news:

"On April 22nd in Corpus Christi, Texas, I got the very sad news of my father's passing right before we were about to perform. I will be flying home to be with my family tonight and will rejoin the SOILWORK tour in Richmond, Virginia on the 29th. Thank you all for your support and warm thoughts.

"My dad meant the world to me and this is a very difficult time for both me and my family…"

Our condolences go out to Jeff and his entire family!

Loomis has set up a paypal account for any amount of donations to assist them for the duration of the tour.

Below is the Paypal email to make donations to.

JLoomisbanddonation@outlook.com 

Related links:
Jeff Loomis' official site

Jeff Loomis Robbed In St. Louis - Official Statement Available!

Jeff Loomis is currently trekking all over North America with SOILWORK. Last night, Loomis and his band members had their van broken into in St. Louis, Missouri. Here is Loomis' official statement:

"Last night after our show in St. Louis, our tour van was broken into as we were grabbing a bite to eat before our drive to Dallas. We were parked in a well lit area in front of the restaurant. In the ten to fifteen minutes that it took for us to order our food and eat, all of our personal items such as laptops, cameras, musical equipment, cell phones, passports and money were stolen. We came outside to find the lock on the driver side door popped out of the van, and promptly called the police. A report has been filed and the van was fingerprinted, but the leads don't seem promising. The police stated that this is apparently a common occurrence for the area. We are all in disbelief, but are very fortunate for everyone to be ok.

After discussing the situation as a group, we would like to try to continue on with this tour. But to be able to do this, we will need your help. We have all taken a huge hit financially, and we cannot continue on without some sort of support. We have set up a paypal account for any amount of donations to assist us for the duration of the tour.

Below is the Paypal email to make donations to.

JLoomisbanddonation@outlook.com
 
Any and all support will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,"

- Jeff Loomis band and crew

Related links:
Jeff Loomis' official site