Tom A. Smith’s father launches GoFundMe marketing campaign to switch stolen gear

Tom A. Smith’s father has launched a GoFundMe marketing campaign to try to boost cash to switch gear that was stolen from his son’s van.

The Sunderland artist was travelling to London to play a reside session together with his band on Radio X with John Kennedy on Friday (December 20) when 4 of his band’s guitars, in addition to pedals, a laptop computer, a cajon, a reside amp and important remedy was stolen from their van at a service station.

Among the many lacking possessions was a prized guitar that was gifted to Smith by his grandad six years in the past. “Completely devastated,” was Smith’s response to the theft. “Don’t know what to do. Laptops and important remedy for a band member too. If anybody tries to promote you them please assist.”

Now, Smith has shared a hyperlink to a crowdfunding marketing campaign arrange by his dad to attempt to elevate funds for the gadgets to get replaced in order that the band can proceed to tour. See the page here.

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— TOM A SMITH (@tomasmithmusic) December 21, 2024

“Thanks for all the beautiful feedback and shares of our posts,” he wrote on X on Saturday (December 21). “Quite a lot of folks urged they want to contribute so we’ve created this, please learn rigorously and share if potential.”

Smith’s father Andy wrote the GoFundMe description, wherein he outlines the occasions that noticed the property stolen, estimating that roughly £11,000 value of kit was now lacking, together with Christmas presents for bassist Katie Anderson’s household.

“The aim of the funding isn’t for a like for like substitute,” wrote Andy Smith. “We want to have the ability to carry out, so long as we are able to get some appropriate skilled tools we are able to transfer on. If it’s potential we’d streamline our setup in order that we didn’t want as a lot tools and make us much less conspicuous while touring. Garbage eh!!”

“We’re all low in the meanwhile and it’s nearly Xmas,” he continued. “Don’t push your self should you can’t do it. We’ll survive however it could be good to take care of Katie who isn’t lined and misplaced 1000’s. Quite a lot of folks have urged that they want to contribute to a crowd funder so we’ve created this.”

At time of writing, the web page has raised £3,570, which quantities to 60 per cent of the £6,000 goal. You can read more and donate here.

NME’s investigation into the rise of substances theft nodded to a 2019 study carried out by Volkswagen Business Automobiles, which used knowledge supplied by UK police forces and located that van thefts throughout the nation had risen by practically 50 per cent between 2015 and 2019, which equates to 32,056 over these 4 years or a mean of twenty-two automobiles stolen per day.

Likewise, RAYE had her writing books stolen alongside together with her automobile earlier this yr, forcing her to inform followers her long-awaited second album wasn’t coming “any time quickly”.

In the meantime, Smith will likely be becoming a member of James on choose dates of their 2025 UK tour, together with gigs in Lincoln, Plymouth reveals and Colchester – go to here to search out tickets.