Wednesday, November 7, 2012

A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF CANNOT STAND:  Country music duo The Civil Wars has cancelled its planned tour, citing "internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition."

In a rather classy and I suspect unprecedented gesture, the band also announced: "We understand that there are many of you stuck with service charges and travel reservations due to our abrupt cancellations. Please email us at info@thecivilwars.com if there are costs incurred that you would like to be reimbursed for, include a scan or attachment to your receipt(s) of the costs, and we will do our best to reimburse you for non-refundable charges." [HT to Will Bunch, who suggested the title.]

2 comments:

  1. It's also an oddly worded statement in that it seems to expressly say "we're not breaking up, we just can't tour." I'm wondering if it's more a creative differences issue on how they want to tour/what sort of arrangements they want to play than anything else.


    Also possible--this just a promotional stunt for Lincoln?

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  2. Adam B.6:33 PM

    I suppose this dispute will help settle whether it's "The Civil Wars is" or "The Civil Wars are."

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