Belle And Sebastian Drove Off & Left Their Drummer In His Pyjamas At Walmart

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August 16, 2017

Drummers are meant to keep the rhythm in a band, and as such are vitally important members of any music outfit. So it’s probably for the best if you don’t forget that they exist, and drive off in your tour bus, leaving them behind at a Walmart.

This is exactly what happened to Scottish band Belle and Sebastian, who are currently on tour in America, when they were making their way to a gig in St. Paul, Minnesota. In the early hours, frontman Stuart Murdoch sent an embarrassed tweet after realising the bus had driven off without drummer Richard Colburn, leaving him sitting in his pyjamas in the store.

Shit, we left Richard in North Dakota. Anyone want to be a hero and get him to St Paul, Minnesota somehow. The gig hangs in the balance..😳

— stuart murdoch (@nee_massey) August 15, 2017

Later, when speaking to a radio station in Minnesota, Murdoch clarified that the two happily waved at each other as he was coming out of the Walmart while Colburn was heading in, but the system to track band members then broke down. “I mean, there used to be a system. There used to be a system, but because we all have mobile phones these days, everybody’s got a little bit blasé about it.”

Unfortunately Colburn had left his phone on the bus, clutching only a credit card, and sat in Walmart for four hours waiting for his band’s return, only to eventually give up and check into a hotel for the night. The next day, thanks to some help from friends, Colburn was on his way.

Thanks for your help folks. We have Richard on a plane now, so everything is ok. He’s in his pyjamas, sitting with a mimosa 😉🍸

— stuart murdoch (@nee_massey) August 15, 2017

With the addition of string players, the large band can reach up to 12 or 13 people that need to be wrangled, and after Colburn was lost, they decided it might be best to put the safeguards back in place to stop this happening again.