After Seeing It On The Internet, A Rock Band Discovered Their Stolen Set.
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- One young rock band said they were “excited and relieved” that they were reuniting with their stolen gear after learning it was being sold online.
Noisy, the Worthing trio who backed Yungblud and You Me At Six, stole a £25,000 set from a van in Walthamstow in early September. But after paying attention to a few elements of an online auction site, they were able to find and recover them all. The band joked with their fans that the story could be made into a film.
Noisy consists of singer Cody Matthews, guitarist, and pianist Connor Cheetham and producer and guitarist Spencer Tobias-Williams. The trio hasn’t released an album yet, but has garnered millions of streams and created a fan following of the live music chains. With a sound reminiscent of bands like The Prodigy, combining rock, dance, and hip-hop.
“We parked the van in front of our manager’s house in Walthamstow,” Connor explained. “We called our manager around 7 am and said, ‘You won’t believe it, but our van barged in. Rented delivery vans are picked up between midnight and 7 pm.
“We were all silent,” continued Spencer. “We really couldn’t believe it; it was the worst news we’ve ever heard. But, I think in the last few months, we realized how important it was for us as a band to play live. So that’s double as much. The group immediately posted photos of their stolen kit on Instagram in hopes the public could help them find it.
They also alerted Sofia police, who independently confirmed to News that A Rock Band they had received the signal. The band recalled how “there were so many people ready to help” while waiting for updates.
Including fellow musicians borrowing equipment so Noisy could fill their support slots later on the You Me At tour.
However, after the tour ended, a groupmate messaged Spencer, saying he saw their gear on an online auction site. Spencer said he clicked on the link and recognized his guitar and one of the band’s amps. The checked the original auction announcement.
“With things like that, timing is critical, and we have to try to get it back. As quickly as possible,” Spencer said. “So I decided to create an account with a fake name, nothing related to us. “I texted the boy like, ‘Hey, pal, would you take that kind of money for that?’ “- because at that time, I was ready to pay for it myself because it meant so much to me, this guitar.”
The seller sends another picture of the guitar, and the group can see more of their equipment in the background. A few days later, Spencer and some of his friends met the seller on an open public stage and repurchased the guitar without revealing themselves as to its original owner.