Marillion Ask their Fans to ‘Insure’ Their ‘Light At The End Of The Tunnel Tour’
Written by Johnson Stephen on October 8, 2021
Marillion have come up with a unique way to solve the problem of not being able to buy Pandemic insurance ahead of their UK tour.manager Lucy Jordache says ”We’re asking our fans to pledge money that will be held in escrow and if it all goes Covid free, it will be returned to them at the end of the tour. But if we do have to cancel, then their money will be used to pay the bands unavoidable expenses.”
The band has already invested more than £150,000 on preparations for the 10-date ‘The Light at The End Of The Tunnel’ road trip, but risks losing it all, if just one of the band is forced to isolate with Covid. The tour would be cancelled, but the group would have to honour payments for lighting, trucks, tour buses and crew. This would be on top of not receiving any money from any remaining gigs that had not been played.
”The band has not played live since the Pandemic began and to lose such a huge amount of money would be absolutely devastating” explained their manager, Lucy Jordache before adding ”We tried to get the tour insured, but it has proved impossible. No companies want to take the risk.”
However, all would not be lost for the loyal fans. Regardless of whether their money is eventually returned or not, every person who donates will receive ‘money can’t buy’ items in return.
To find out how much to pledge, click the link https://www.marillion.com/lightsavers/index.htm
Marillion’s tour begins at Hull’s City Hall on November 14th 2021.
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