Blessthfall singer injured during music video shoot. His hair is okay though
Music News | May 16th, 2007
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Arizona’s Blessthefall have been forced to cancel the five remaining dates of their tour with Four Letter Lie after front man Craig Mabbitt was injured on the set of the band’s new music video earlier this week.
While shooting the first scene in Pennsyvania on Monday, Mabbitt was accidentally hit in the face by band mate Eric Lambert’s guitar, resulting in several broken teeth and injuries to his face.
Blessthefall’s upcoming dates with Protest the Hero and their summer stint on the Smartpunk Stage at Vans Warped Tour will go on as scheduled (see dates below)
Lambert has posted the following update for the band’s fans:
“We were shooting our new video with I Endeavor Media out in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania. We did our first shot in the basement of a barn.
It was a very tight area with not much room and someone was bound to get hurt at sooner or later. It unfortunately had to happen to Craig.
The story is that I threw my guitar back thinking Craig wasn’t near me and when I ripped my guitar forward, Craig’s teeth and flesh came with it. We immediately stopped to see if he was okay. When he looked up at me I thought we were going to have to cancel the shoot. His face was a mess with broken teeth, a bloody eye, and a huge blood blister on his lower lip. He was in a good amount of pain, but he just took a few swigs of water, a sit down, and then was ready to get the shoot back on track.
We eventually finished the video shoot and were completely stoked that Craig was able to finish. Unfortunately we soon found out that it is near impossible to sing without your front teeth. We had to make a decision that night and the only way we would be able to continue as a full band on our upcoming tours is if we sent Craig home the next day to get his teeth fixed.
After coming to that conclusion, we realized we couldn’t find a replacement for him in that short amount of time for the next couple shows. We were forced to cancel the next 5 shows but we will still be attending to hang out with the fans and the bands. We plan on making up the 5 dates in the near future.
We never cancel shows but we found we had to make an exception this time. All other upcoming tour dates (Protest the Hero and Warped Tour) will go on as scheduled because Craig should be up and ready by that time.
We’ve been receiving a lot of support from the fans and we are truly grateful for all of their concern. And again, we are very sorry that we can’t do the last leg of this current tour. We will see you guys soon and we’ll rock out!”
Blessthefall Tour Dates:
May 16 2007 6:00P
Mojos Coffee House CANCELLED FOR BTF Orland Park, Illinois
May 17 2007 6:00P
The Loft CANCELLED FOR BTF Madison
May 18 2007 6:00P
The Warehouse CANCELLED FOR BTF Lacrosse
May 19 2007 5:00P
The Toybox CANCELLED FOR BTF Minneapolis
May 27 2007 6:00P
Starlite Room w/ Protest The Hero & All That Remains Edmonton
May 28 2007 6:00P
Warehouse w/ Protest The Hero & All That Remains Calgary
May 29 2007 6:00P
Districkt w/ Protest The Hero & All That Remains Regina
May 30 2007 6:00P
Garrick w/ Protest The Hero & All That Remains Winnipeg
May 31 2007 6:00P
GV Hotel w/ Protest The Hero Timmins, Ontario
Jun 1 2007 6:00P
TBA w/ Protest The Hero Sault St. Marie, ON
Jun 2 2007 6:00P
The Opera House w/ Protest The Hero & All That Remains Toronto
Jun 3 2007 6:00P
Cowboy Lounge w/ Protest The Hero & All That Remains London
Jun 4 2007 6:00P
Capital Music Hall w/ Protest The Hero & All That Remains Ottawa
Jun 5 2007 6:00P
Dungeon Club Oshawa, ON
Jun 7 2007 6:00P
Shadow Guelph, ON
Jun 8 2007 6:00P
Cafe L Inconditionnel Montreal, QC
Jun 9 2007 6:00P
Royal Canadian Legion of Bellville Bellville, ON
Jun 10 2007 6:00P
Raxx Lounge Brampton, ON
Jun 29 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Pomona, California
Jun 30 2007 1:00P
Cornerstone Festival (w/ Underoath, Emery, and more) Bushnell, Illinois
Jul 1 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Mountain View, California
Jul 3 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Vancouver, BC
Jul 5 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Calgary, AB
Jul 7 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Salt Lake City, Utah
Jul 8 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Denver, Colorado
Jul 11 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Phoenix, Arizona
Jul 12 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jul 13 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 San Antonio, Texas
Jul 14 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Dallas, Texas
Jul 15 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Houston, Texas
Jul 18 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Atlanta, Georgia
Jul 19 2007 11:00A
Vans Warped Tour 2007 Jacksonville, Florida
Jul 20 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 St. Petersburg, Florida
Jul 21 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Miami, Florida
Jul 22 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Orlando, Florida
Jul 23 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Charlotte, North Carolina
Jul 24 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Virginia Beach, Virginia
Jul 25 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Washington DC, Maryland
Jul 26 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Scranton, Pennsylvania
Jul 27 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Detriot, Michigan
Jul 28 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Chicago, Illinois
Jul 29 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jul 31 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Aug 1 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Cincinnati, Ohio
Aug 2 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Clevleand, Ohio
Aug 3 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 4 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 New York City, New York
Aug 5 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Englishtown, New Jersey
Aug 7 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Indianapolis, Indiana
Aug 8 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aug 9 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Boston, Massachusetts
Aug 10 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Buffalo, New York
Aug 11 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Barrie, ON
Aug 12 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Montreal, QC
Aug 14 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 St. Louis, Missouri
Aug 15 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Kansas City, Kansas
Aug 17 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Boise, Idaho
Aug 18 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Seattle, Washington
Aug 19 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Portland, Oregon
Aug 22 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Fresno, California
Aug 23 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Sacramento, California
Aug 24 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 San Diego, California
Aug 25 2007 11:00A
The Vans Warped Tour 2007 Los Angeles, California
Blessthefall’s His Last Walk is in stores now on Science Records.