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Nothing like rounding all the old band members together again for a concept album and ensuing reunion tour, and being greeted by thieves in Montreal. Yes, the latest round of gear thefts lives on, as Camper Van Beethoven discovered on Tuesday night, when virtually all of the band's gear and touring merchandise was stolen by representatives of the lowest form of human life. Fans and strangers to CVB alike are encouraged to keep an eye out for the equipment in pawn shops and other such outposts, and if anything from the below list turns up you can contact the band's webmaster John Brainard at john@cursion.com, and the Montreal Police, while you're at it. In addition to the missing instruments, the band also lost some t-shirts and a road case of CDs. The purloined gear:

* Violin covered with stickers
* 1971 Strat (sunburst) with a few stickers
* 1969 Precision bass with a natural finish
* Green Charvel Surfcaster
* Black Jackson Surfcaster
* 2 Ibanez acoustic guitars
* Black Eric Clapton Strat
* Frankenstein Strat (black) and Telecaster (tobacco sunburst)
* Precision bass
* Gibson SG
* Danelectro semi-acoustic guitar

The true bitch of the situation, of course, is that Camper Van Beethoven just began their world tour on October 10th, and are scheduled to be on the road all the way into December. Nonetheless, the brave band appear to be perservering, so if you feel like seeing a band on a mission, here are the remaining dates:

10-22 Ferndale, MI - Record Time
10-22 Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Theatre
10-23 Indianapolis, IN - Luna Records
10-23 Indianapolis, IN - Birdy's
10-24 Madison, WI - Mad City Records
10-24 Madison, WI - Luthers Blues
10-26 Minneapolis, MN - Electric Fetus
10-26 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
10-27 Milwaukee, WI - Atomic Records
10-27 Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
10-28 St. Louis, MO - Blueberry Hill
10-29 Chicago, IL - Metro / Smart Bar
10-30 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
10-31 Cleveland, OH - The Odeon
11-04 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
11-05 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
11-06 Seattle, WA - Crocodile
11-11 Norfolk, VA - The Norva (w/ Cracker)
11-12 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse (w/ Cracker)
11-20 Manchester, England - Manchester Academy
11-21 Birmingham, England - Carling Birmingham Academy
11-22 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
11-24 Barcelona, Spain - Bikini
11-25 Victoria, Spain - TBD
11-26 Valencia, Spain - Loco Club
11-27 Madrid, Spain - El Sol
11-29 Munchen, Germany - Feierwerk
11-30 Berlin, Germany - Kalkscheune
12-01 Dresden, Germany - Star Club
12-02 Wien, Germany - Flex
12-03 Ebensee, Germany - Kino
12-04 Neu-Ulm, Germany - NUBahnhof
12-05 Koln, Germany - Kantine
12-06 Frankfurt, Germany - Mousonturm
12-07 Hamburg, Germany - Knust