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Glass Animals call out British Airways for dropping songs gear

July 11, 2022
Victoria Gow

Glass Animals have termed out British Airways soon after the band’s music machines has been misplaced even though in transit.

For more than a 7 days, the band have been without having critical tunes making equipment, top them to miss out on deadlines.

On June 27, frontman Dave Bailey tweeted British Airways declaring: “My irreplaceable audio-earning products has been dropped by BA for six days.

“I’ve tried using every single avenue. I can’t get any details by cell phone or e-mail, we have long gone to numerous airports to get aid in particular person only to be sent in circles for hours.”

Given that then, Bailey has adopted up with everyday tweets as the products however has not been returned.

He later tweeted: “Any news on my products? It still hasn’t moved…Really need to complete some music…I’ve missed a several deadlines now.”

Inspite of the tweets, the tools has still not been returned. ”

After this, a person replied to Bailey immediately on Twitter stating they’d handed around the products all set for it to be flown house. Nonetheless, the devices under no circumstances arrived.

“Hi @British_Airways…just my each day nudge to see if I can get some aid with my equipment that you lost and now refuse to support with…?” Bailey Tweeted previous week (July 30). “I can see by way of the geotag that it nonetheless has not moved…9 times and counting…”

On July 3, Bailey identified as out British Airways on Twitter yet again. “Hey @British_Airways…here is just another reminder that my products has even now not been returned…nearly two weeks now…? want to help at some stage? If not, the law enforcement have agreed to escort a single of our crew to come and gather the bag upcoming 7 days.”

To this, British Airways replied: “Hi there, when yet again make sure you acknowledge our apologies. We can only advising that tracing does continue to continue at the instant.”

At this issue, Bailey pointed out the specific who had handed over the machines completely ready for it to be flown residence.

“That is just wholly false, a type man who is effective at the airport explained to me he discovered it based on the map I despatched, and delivered it to british airways management…it has been traced for two weeks! and now sent to you! …just require you to give it back to me!”

NME has attained out to associates of BA for comment.

Lately, Glass Animals teamed up with The Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr. for a new model of ‘I Really do not Wanna Chat (I Just Wanna Dance)’.

The initial version of the tune was released back again in September and added as a reward observe to Glass Animals’ 2020 album ‘Dreamland’.

“EXCEPTIONALLY energized to announce a collab w/ the 1 and only Albert Hammond Jr.!!” Glass Animals’ Dave Bayley claimed in a statement on Twitter. “We wrote and recorded a entire new significant exploding wig-out outro. Grew up listening to Albert’s records, and finding out his guitar components was a enormous component of how I realized guitar myself.

“Anyway – a aspiration,” he added. “Thank u so substantially albert!!”

Hammond Jr. claimed of the collaboration: “I fulfilled David over Zoom and we spoke of coffee and Jetway. Two issues I continue to owe him. I was hoping we would create a song one particular working day, but being so considerably from every single other and mid-pandemic it didn’t appear likely. Then, out of the blue, he despatched me ‘I Don’t Wanna Talk…’

“I knew particularly what I needed to do. I received some distortion and went to get the job done. David, thanks for obtaining me – to many much more things to appear.”