Dance Gavin Dance Launch Assertion on Dying of Bassist Tim Feerick, Will Tour As Deliberate | MetalSucks

On Thursday, it was revealed that Dance Gavin Dance bassist Tim Feerick had died. Now, the band have launched a full assertion explaining the place they’re at, and that they’re going to proceed with their upcoming tour as deliberate.

Right here’s what Dance Gavin Dance mentioned through a Fb put up you possibly can learn beneath:

“This previous week has been essentially the most difficult time in Dance Gavin Dance’s historical past. On Thursday, April 14th, we came upon that we had misplaced Tim. Whereas he was the bassist within the band, he was additionally our brother and finest good friend. Dropping him is devastating. We had been getting ready to fulfill up this previous weekend in Sacramento for a photoshoot after which rehearse this week forward of Swanfest and the next tour, after we heard the devastating information that he was now not with us.

“After the preliminary shock and disappointment, it wasn’t lengthy after that we had been confronted with some difficult selections concerning the quick future and our upcoming plans. After many inner discussions with our group and, most significantly, Tim’s household, now we have determined to carry out this 12 months’s Swanfest and do the next tour in honor and dedication to Tim. We will even transfer forward with the announcement of our forthcoming album, later this week.

“The principle issue of this choice got here from realizing who Tim was as an individual and what he would have needed. We’re assured that he could be very disillusioned if we had been to postpone or cancel these dates. We acquired additional affirmation of this from Tim’s mother and father, with their encouragement to carry out these dates. As well as, music is our manner of therapeutic, and we, because the remaining members, want to be collectively throughout this time and carry out on stage to our followers the songs that he helped create. Whereas nobody can ever exchange Tim or what he has delivered to the band, now we have requested Sergio Medina, an in depth good friend to all of us and somebody who has labored with Tim, to carry out the bass duties for the upcoming reveals.

“We’re planning a memorial to Tim at Swanfest, and your entire pageant will probably be in dedication to him, as will all the next reveals on the tour. We look ahead to celebrating his life with the followers. Whereas that is an immense tragedy for everybody that cherished and revered Tim, he would need everybody to come back out, be collectively and benefit from the music. RIP Tim.

“Will, Matt, Jon, Tilian & Andrew
“Dance Gavin Dance”

Everybody at MetalSucks sends their coronary heart out to Tim’s household, associates, followers and collaborators throughout this tough time.

Catch the band reside at one of many dates listed beneath:

4/23 – Sacramento, Calif. @ Swanfest
4/26 – Spokane, Wash. @ Knitting Manufacturing facility
4/27 – Boise, Idaho @ Revolution
4/29 – Wichita, Kan. @ Cotillion
4/30 – Omaha, Neb. @ The Admiral
5/1 – Des Moines, Iowa @ Val Air
5/3 – Ft Wayne, Ind. @ Pierre’s
5/4 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Agora
5/6 – Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Intersection
5/7 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ Eagles Ballroom
5/9 – Rochester, N.Y. @ Essential Road Armory
5/10 – Albany, N.Y. @ Empire Reside
5/11 – Hartford, Ct. @ Webster Theater
5/13 – Richmond, Va. @ The Nationwide
5/14 – Raleigh, N.C. @ The Ritz
5/15 – Columbia, S.C. @ The Senate
5/17 – Ponte Vedra, Fla. @ Live performance Corridor
5/19 – Knoxville, Tenn. @ Knoxville Auditorium
5/20 – Birmingham, Ala. @ Sloss Furnaces