Blackgold Bailed on Their Show with CKY Tonight, Blames Chad Ginsberg’s “Narcissism”
Hours before they were set to take the stage in Bristol, U.K., nu-metal act Blackgold announced they were not going to be performing as an opening act for CKY. Allegedly, some interpersonal issues cropped up between the band and CKY’s guitarist/vocalist Chad I Ginsburg. Word of the cancelation stems from a video posted by Blackgold (as trasncribed by ThePRP) explaining their side of why they were no longer appearing on stage.
“What’s happening people of Bristol? Unfortunately we will not make the show this evening. We can not do another gig next to the frontman of CKY. We can not support that type of narcissism. Our whole touring party just doesn’t want to be around it. We want to play for you guys and we do this for fun, but this has turned not fun. We can not be around that guy.
“So unfortunately, we are out. We will be back real soon to play another show. We thought this was gonna be fun, little bit of nostalgia to end the year for us, but it turned out to be absolutely horrendous. We can’t support it. But hey, at least we got to see a really bad vocal cover of [’96 Quite Bitter Beings]. Fuck Chad.”
In the post’s caption, the band gives a little more detail, making it sound like Ginsburg was just a massive dick to Blackgold and their people. Wouldn’t be surprising, really, since this isn’t the firist time Ginsburg has clashed with other acts. Last year, CKY was thrown off a U.K. tour with Alien Ant Farm when the CKY vocalist and Alien Ant Farm frontman Dryden Mitchell getting in an actual fight backstage.
As it stands, CKY still has a number of shows still on hte books. If you’d like to take your chance at possibly seeing this tour live, be shure to check out the dates below and get your tickets.
CKY Tour Dates
With False Reality:
11/06 Swansea, UK – Patti Pavilion
11/09 Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
11/10 Newcastle, UK – Digital
11/11 Birkenhead, UK – Future Yard
11/12 Manchester, UK – Club Academy
With Molly Vulpyne Band:
11/14 Belfast, IRE – Limelight 2
11/15 Dublin, IRE – Opium Rooms
With Jools:
11/17 Glasgow, UK – Garage
11/18 Leeds, UK – Key Club
11/19 Sheffield, UK – Corporation
11/20 Norwich, UK – Waterfront
11/21 London, UK – O2 Academy Islington
