Citizen Serve as a PSA for All Traveling Musicians

The American rock band Citizen had an ingenious methodology to discovering their stolen van and trailer: merely put a monitoring system, akin to an AirTag, in with the gear.

Over the previous few months, many bands have been the victims of robberies whereas on tour. Russian Circles, Gully Boys and Orla Gartland have all been robbed, dropping all the pieces from merch to priceless tools.

It appeared like Citizen was going to be the subsequent sufferer, however they had been fortunately capable of finding their tools the identical day that it was stolen. “We had a tracker in that shit,” they are saying.

AirTags are considered one of many pretty simple methods to trace your belongings and have been gaining reputation with musicians lately. You possibly can simply connect them to your keys or stash them along with your band’s tools. They hook up with Apple’s Discover My app, permitting you to trace down the system.

Due to Citizen’s monitoring system, the band had been in a position to resume their tour with Drug Church, Glitterer and Floating Room. Take a look at the place they will be subsequent beneath.

Residents 2021 Tour Dates

Nov. 26 Los Angeles, Calif. @ Lodge Room
Nov. 27 Los Angeles, Calif. @Lodge Room
Nov. 28 Phoenix, Ariz. @ Insurgent Lounge
Nov. 20 Austin, Texas @ Empire Storage
Dec. 01 Dallas, Texas @ Dada
Dec. 03 Springfield, Mo. @ Outland
Dec. 04 Chicago, Ailing. @ Backside Lounge
Dec. 05 Cleveland, Ohio @ Mahalls
Dec. 06 Columbus, Ohio @ Ace Of Cups
Dec. 08 Atlanta, Ga. @ Masquerade
Dec. 09 Orlando, Fla. @ The Abbey
Dec. 10 Tampa, Fla. @ Crowbar
Dec. 11 Durham, N.C. @ Motorco
Dec. 12 Washington, D.C. @ Union Stage
Dec. 13 Philadelphia, Pa. @ Foundry
Dec. 15 Asbury Park, N.J. @ H.O.I.
Dec. 16 Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Elsewhere
Dec. 17 Boston, Mass. @ The Paradise
Dec. 18 Toronto, Ont. @ Velvet Underground
Dec. 19 Detroit, Mich. @ Magic Stick