ARCHITECTS: Tour wird Tom Searle (†) gewidmet

Es gibt vieles, was bereits über den tragischen Krebstod von ARCHITECTS-Gitarrist Tom Searle (†) gesagt wurde. Positiv sei hier vor allem die von Fans unterstützte Spendenaktion für das Krankenhaus zu erwähnen, in dem Searle seine letzten Tage verbrachte. Für seinen Bruder und Drummer Dan Searle ist es aber nach wie vor eine sehr herausfordernde und kaum in Worte zu fassende Zeit. Vor allem auch unter Berücksichtigung der im Herbst anstehenden Headliner-Tour.

In einem emotionalen Statement versucht Dan Searle nun, die Motivation hinter den kommenden Shows auszudrücken und verspricht, dass jedes Konzert das Leben und Schaffen seines Ende August verstorbenen Bruders zelebrieren wird. Den vollständigen Text könnt ihr euch jetzt hier durchlesen:

“It’s difficult to know what to expect from these shows. This is such a unique set of circumstances. Perhaps other bands would have cancelled, and I wouldn’t blame them. It’s not comfortable. It’s frightening. It’s going to force us to face a lot of the difficult emotions that grief inevitably brings about. Being on stage without him, headlining venues that we always dreamt about playing together and performing songs that he wrote about his own mortality…..it’s going to be an enormous challenge. What I do hope is that we all find some catharsis from performing. I don’t expect closure, I don’t know if I’ll ever experience such a thing, but perhaps we can find some solace, comfort, peace or relief from getting on stage each night. One thing is for sure – the atmosphere is going to be special. These shows are a celebration of Tom‘s life. Every night will be an opportunity for us all to express our love and gratitude for Tom and what he’s given all of us. We will be playing with everything we have and we know that you guys will be giving everything you have too. Australia, we must acknowledge you as well. We leave the UK on Saturday. It feels like a massive leap for us to be honest. We probably wouldn’t be going if it wasn’t with our brothers in Bring Me The Horizon. We are going into the unknown with these shows. As with the U.K. and European shows, we will give it our all. We’ve always loved your country and you guys embraced us from day one, we haven’t forgotten that. If you are coming to a show, get down to the front and sing with us, your support means even more at times like this. Thank you everyone for all of your continued love and understanding. Much love, Dan“