Photo by David Hill

Ah, the joys of touring: two hours of sleep a night amid constant bumps and chatter...flat Dr. Pepper and soggy Funyuns for breakfast, lunch, and dinner...wearing the same unwashed American Apparel tees with your band's logo day in and day out...your driver, your bus, and all of your belongings up and disappearing one afternoon. Wait, what? No, really. That's one exceedingly rare "joy" of touring UK duo the Kills just had the misfortune of experiencing.

A recent message from the band, relayed via Domino Records, tells all:

While on tour in the United States with the Raconteurs, our bus and driver have vanished. It is thought that the driver has commited grand theft auto or that he is in some kind of trouble. The bus and driver were last seen on the morning of the 26th of September at a Prevost dealership in Los Angeles. The driver got some new tires and was set to head to Austin, Texas to meet back up with us. His phone has been off since that afternoon.

Federal investigators and police are searching for the bus and driver through out the U.S. and Mexico. We are currently traveling to Nashville and have no luggage or belongings. But aside from this bad luck, touring with the Raconteurs has been great, so we're in good spirits. The magnitude of the loss hasn't quite sunk in to our shell shocked bones. If anyone has seen a black Prevost tour bus with Tennessee plates 0305 EA, call the police.

Grand theft auto! The Feds! Mexico! This is some heavy shit, guys; sure hope everyone's okay.

As mentioned, the Kills-- minus a few essentials-- continue their tour with the Raconteurs tonight in Nashville. All of the band's upcoming dates remain on for now.

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