A Mötley Crüe tour could be sponsored by, say, Jack Daniels, suggests Ben Gibbard from the Royal Albert Hall stage. Death Cab For Cutie’s current tour, he continues, should be sponsored by Boots.
It’s a line that draws the intended laughs, but completely downplays what the frontman’s faced over the past month. After having to cancel three shows last week, Gibbard revealed in a heartfelt statement that he’d completely lost his voice. The reasons included a tight, post-pandemic schedule that left little time off for recovery between shows. Oh, and he’d caught a cold that attacked his vocal chords, three gigs into a 22-date European and UK trek. Not exactly ideal for a singer.
Nils van der Linden 