Dance Gavin Dance are mourning the loss of their longtime bass player, Tim Feerick, who suddenly and unexpectedly died on Wednesday (April 13).
Feerick, who plays bass on Dance Gavin Dance’s latest album, last year’s Afterburner, had maintained membership in the group for the past decade after joining in 2009 but leaving the following year. He returned to the post-hardcore band in 2012.
In addition to Afterburner, he contributes to the Dance Gavin Dance efforts Artificial Selection (2018), Mothership (2016), Instant Gratification (2015) and Acceptance Speech (2013).
Dance Gavin Dance said on Thursday (April 14), “We are absolutely devastated to share the news that our friend and bass player, Tim Feerick, passed away last night.”
They added, “We ask that you respect our privacy and that of Tim’s family while we deal with this heartbreaking and untimely loss.”
Dance Gavin Dance did not offer Feerick’s cause of death on Thursday but, regarding their upcoming tour dates, said they would share updates “as soon as we have them.” They’re due to start a spring U.S. tour with Memphis May Fire and others on April 23. See the planned dates under the group’s statement below.
Dance Gavin Dance + Memphis May Fire Spring 2022 Tour Dates
April 23 — Sacramento, Calif. Heart Health Park
April 26 — Spokane, Wash. @ Knitting Factory
April 27 — Boise, Idaho @ Revolution
April 29 — Wichita, Kan. @ Cotillion
April 30 — Omaha, Neb. @ The Admiral
May 1 — Des Moines, Iowa @ Val Air
May 3 — Ft Wayne, Ind. @ Pierre’s
May 4 — Cleveland, Ohio @ Agora
May 6 — Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Intersection
May 7 — Milwaukee, Wis. @ Eagles Ballroom
May 9 — Rochester, N.Y. @ Main Street Armory
May 10 — Albany, N.Y. @ Empire Live
May 11 — Hartford, Ct. @ Webster Theater
May 13 — Richmond, Va. @ The National
May 14 — Raleigh, N.C. @ The Ritz
May 15 — Columbia, S.C. @ The Senate
May 17 — Ponte Vedra, Fla. @ Concert Hall
May 19 — Knoxville, Tenn. @ Knoxville Auditorium
May 20 — Birmingham, Ala. @ Sloss Furnaces
Dance Gavin Dance 2022 U.S. Tour
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