Nick Gardner of San Cisco has shot himself in the foot, literally.
This is no joke, the bassist of the West Australian indie-dance pop quartet was working at a friend’s farm in rural WA when the horrific incident occurred which will cause the muso to miss out on a large number of gigs the band have coming up.
Ironically, Gardner was spending time with his pal away from the city as form of relaxation before he, alongside San Cisco, embark on a world tour in support of their sophomore record Gracetown which is out Friday 6 March.
Gardner explains exactly what happened, “As we were driving through an exceptionally rough paddock, I reached down to stop the gun from bouncing around and before I knew it, it had gone off. The bolt had slid down and the jolting had triggered the gun. Somewhat of a freak accident.
“I realised I had been shot and ripped off my boot and sock to reveal a hole in my foot and blood everywhere. Isaac, my mate, quickly got his first aid kit and bandaged it up. He then started driving towards the nearest hospital, which was 100kms away. I passed out in shock and came to shaking and being yelled at.
“By the time we got to the hospital I was calm, but in excruciating pain. The doctors got morphine into me and put me in an ambulance headed for a bigger hospital. I eventually made it to the Perth hospital where a specialist has done a great job putting my foot back together.
“I am very sad to say I will be missing the upcoming USA/Mexico tour, especially our first festival in Mexico City, but will rejoin in Europe when I’m not completely knocked out by painkillers. However I know the band will do me proud and there will still be the same show, just without my embarrassing dancing!”
As he details, Garnder will sadly have to sit-out the Australian as well as Americas leg of the tour, however San Cisco will still go ahead with the all the assigned dates, the band working on finding a replacement touring bassist until Garnder is ready to perform once again. We wish Gardner the speediest of recoveries.
Continue scrolling if you want to see the gunshot wound – but be warned, it ain’t pretty…
SAN CISCO NATIONAL TOUR DATES
Tickets on sale 9am local time Thursday, 26th February
Thursday, 23rd April 2015
Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle (18+)
Friday, 24th April 2015
Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle (U/18’s)
Wednesday, 6th May 2015
The Crow Bar @ CSU, Wagga Wagga (18+)
Thursday, 7th May 2015
Charles Sturt University, Bathurst (18+)
Thursday, 14th May 2015
Solbar, Maroochydore (18+)
Friday, 15th May 2015
Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast (18+)
Saturday, 16th May 2015
The Triffid, Brisbane (18+)
Sunday, 17th May 2015
The Triffid, Brisbane (U/18’s)
Wednesday, 20th May 2015
Club 54, Launceston (18+)
Thursday, 21st May 2015
Hellenic Hall, Hobart (18+)
Friday, 22nd May 2015
170 Russell, Melbourne (18+)
Saturday, 23rd May 2015
The Hi-Fi, Malbourne (U/18’s)
Friday, 29th May 2015
UOW Unibar, Wollongong (18+)
Saturday, 30th May 2015
Enmore Theatre, Sydney (All Ages)
Also appearing at Groovin The Moo 2015
