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Rock star appeals to fans for help after revealing heartbreaking robbery
Rock star appeals to fans for help after revealing heartbreaking robbery

Metro

time7 days ago

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  • Metro

Rock star appeals to fans for help after revealing heartbreaking robbery

James Bay has appealed for help after two of his vintage guitars with 'great sentimental value' were stolen from his car in London. The Let It Go hitmaker, 34, has just released a new album and was preparing for his 2025 tour when the robbery occurred. He appealed to fans to keep their eyes peeled for the 1960s Silvertone sunburst acoustic and cherry red, double P90 1969 Epiphone Al Caiola, taken on Tuesday, July 1. 'Hey everyone, this is my first experience of this (lucky to have avoided it until now),' he wrote on Instagram. 'Tuesday 1st July, I had 2 guitars stolen from my car in North London. 'These are two vintage instruments of great sentimental value.' He then asked if anyone 'sees or hears of them anywhere' to please message him or email his team at info@ 'I'd really love to get them back,' James added. 'Please ask any guitar players/collectors you know, or local or online stores. 'Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks x.' He also shared pictures of both guitars, hoping it will help fans identify them if they see them around. James lives around North London, where the robbery took place, but is set to be on tour around Europe and South Africa this year – with a stop in Hitchin this month. Hitchin is Give Me A Reason singer's hometown, where he met childhood sweetheart and wife Lucy Smith. The pair tied the knot in 2022, having been together since they were around 16 years old. In October 2021, they welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Ada Violet. More Trending Best known for the track Hold Back The River, James has two Brit Awards, an Ivor Novello and has been nominated for three Grammys. Last year, he released the album Changes All The Time, which had major collaborations from the likes of The Lumineers, Noah Kahan and Brandon Flowers (of The Killers). Noah, who just played BST Hyde Park, and James have worked together regularly over the years, with the Stick Season star inviting him on tour last year. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: The best and worst-paid UK cities revealed — how does yours compare? MORE: Prince William joins survivors and bereaved at emotional 7/7 memorial MORE: Teenage girls arrested after woman left with 'life-changing' stab wounds

Devastated rocker reveals horrifying robbery as he appeals to fans for help
Devastated rocker reveals horrifying robbery as he appeals to fans for help

The Irish Sun

time7 days ago

  • Entertainment
  • The Irish Sun

Devastated rocker reveals horrifying robbery as he appeals to fans for help

BRIT music star James Bay has been left devastated after two of his vintage guitars were stolen from his car. The singer-songwriter, 34, appealed to fans for help finding the 1960s Silvertone sunburst acoustic and cherry red, double P90 1969 Epiphone Al Caiola, which were taken on July 1. 5 James Bay is appealing for help after two of his guitars were stolen Credit: Getty 5 The instruments were taken from his car in North London Credit: Instagram He wrote on Instagram: "Hey everyone, this is my first experience of this (lucky to have avoided it until now). Tuesday 1st July, I had 2 guitars stolen from my car in North London. "These are two vintage instruments of great sentimental value. "If you see them or hear of them anywhere, please message me or email info@ as I'd really love to get them back. "Please ask any guitar players/collectors you know, or local or online stores. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks x." READ MORE ON JAMES BAY He then shared pictures of both instruments in the hope it will lead to their return. Bay, who lives in North London, is best known for his breakout hit Hold Back The River. He's won two Brit Awards, an Ivor Novello and been nominated for three Grammys. Most read in Celebrity The latter came to be through a mutual friend, and Bay found himself hanging out at a ski lodge in Utah that the band had turned into a studio. He told us: "It had this double height hallway where they put drums in that sort of James Bay is joined by The Killers' Brandon Flowers on single Easy Distraction 'When I first played the track, some people would say, 'I can hear a bit of Killers in it' meaning they hear Brandon's writing input. 'But as much as I wanted it to sound 'Killersy', because I'm a fan, I'm proud to say that the germ of the idea that started that song is the verse and melody that I took in. That was my homework. I took it in, and I said, 'What do you think of this?' 'And Brandon had a listen and went, 'Oh, yeah, let's give that a go. Let's see if we can put some lyrics to it.' And he jumps up on a microphone and gets his phone out and jotted down all his lyric ideas. It was very prolific and unbelievable.' Meanwhile, Kahan, who shares the same A&R person as Bay, hasn't forgotten days spent supporting the Let It Go star earlier in his career. Now a huge arena and stadium filling artist, he invited Bay out on his Stick Season tour last year including a date at Fenway Park (Boston's baseball stadium) . 5 He shared a picture of his vintage acoustic Credit: Instagram 5 He's trying to track down this 1969 Epiphone model Credit: Instagram 5 Bay has won two Brit Awards in his career to date Credit: Getty Images - Getty

Devastated rocker reveals horrifying robbery as he appeals to fans for help
Devastated rocker reveals horrifying robbery as he appeals to fans for help

Scottish Sun

time7 days ago

  • Entertainment
  • Scottish Sun

Devastated rocker reveals horrifying robbery as he appeals to fans for help

He revealed how he ended up working with The Killers' Brandon Flowers on his latest album SMASH & GRAB Devastated rocker reveals horrifying robbery as he appeals to fans for help Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) BRIT music star James Bay has been left devastated after two of his vintage guitars were stolen from his car. The singer-songwriter, 34, appealed to fans for help finding the 1960s Silvertone sunburst acoustic and cherry red, double P90 1969 Epiphone Al Caiola, which were taken on July 1. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 James Bay is appealing for help after two of his guitars were stolen Credit: Getty 5 The instruments were taken from his car in North London Credit: Instagram He wrote on Instagram: "Hey everyone, this is my first experience of this (lucky to have avoided it until now). Tuesday 1st July, I had 2 guitars stolen from my car in North London. "These are two vintage instruments of great sentimental value. "If you see them or hear of them anywhere, please message me or email info@ as I'd really love to get them back. "Please ask any guitar players/collectors you know, or local or online stores. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks x." He then shared pictures of both instruments in the hope it will lead to their return. Bay, who lives in North London, is best known for his breakout hit Hold Back The River. He's won two Brit Awards, an Ivor Novello and been nominated for three Grammys. His latest album, last year's Changes All The Time, featured collaborations with big names like Noah Kahan, The Lumineers and The Killers' Brandon Flowers. The latter came to be through a mutual friend, and Bay found himself hanging out at a ski lodge in Utah that the band had turned into a studio. He told us: "It had this double height hallway where they put drums in that sort of Led Zeppelin way — it's wonderful. It was very informal and we'd go for breakfast in the morning and Brandon would drive us there. James Bay is joined by The Killers' Brandon Flowers on single Easy Distraction 'When I first played the track, some people would say, 'I can hear a bit of Killers in it' meaning they hear Brandon's writing input. 'But as much as I wanted it to sound 'Killersy', because I'm a fan, I'm proud to say that the germ of the idea that started that song is the verse and melody that I took in. That was my homework. I took it in, and I said, 'What do you think of this?' 'And Brandon had a listen and went, 'Oh, yeah, let's give that a go. Let's see if we can put some lyrics to it.' And he jumps up on a microphone and gets his phone out and jotted down all his lyric ideas. It was very prolific and unbelievable.' Meanwhile, Kahan, who shares the same A&R person as Bay, hasn't forgotten days spent supporting the Let It Go star earlier in his career. Now a huge arena and stadium filling artist, he invited Bay out on his Stick Season tour last year including a date at Fenway Park (Boston's baseball stadium). 5 He shared a picture of his vintage acoustic Credit: Instagram 5 He's trying to track down this 1969 Epiphone model Credit: Instagram

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