GENGHIS TRON was in a freak van accident yesterday and, although all passengers are OK, the band’s van and trailer are in need of serious repair forcing the band to cancel their shows in Butler, PA last night and Philadelphia, PA tonight.

Genghis Tron issued the following statement this morning regarding the accident: “"Deja vu. For the second time in Genghis Tron's career we got into a pretty harrowing car accident. Yesterday afternoon while driving on I-71 in Ohio, the rear right wheel of our van decided to jump ship. We spun out across three lanes of busy traffic and landed in a ditch in the median. Somehow we managed to avoid all other cars and luckily no one was injured, but our van and trailer have certainly seen better days.”

“We've set up a paypal donation button on our MySpace page to help us get back on the road in time for next week's tour with Converge. You can also send donations to gtmerch@gmail.com. Every little bit helps... thanks in advance and make sure your tires aren't dickwads like ours! “

Genghis Tron are currently touring in support of their new album Board Up The House. These cancelled dates were the last of the band’s headlining shows returning from SXSW. Genghis Tron will be joining CONVERGE and THE RED CHORD next week for a full US tour followed by a Genghis Tron headlining tour in Europe and the UK. A complete listing of Genghis Tron tour dates can be found below with more to be announced soon.

Genghis Tron tour dates:

March (with Converge, The Red Chord)

30 - Worcester, MA - Palladium (with Baroness)

April (with Converge, The Red Chord)

1 - New York, NY - Blender Theatre @ Gramercy with Baroness)
2 - Buffalo, NY - Showplace Theatre (with Baroness)
3 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody’s (with Baroness)
4 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick (with Baroness)
5 - Chicago, IL - Reggies (with Baroness)
6 - Chicago, IL - Reggies (with Baroness)
7 - Huburtus, WI - Richfield Chalet (with Baroness)
8 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock (with Baroness)
9 - Sioux Falls, SD - Nutty North (with Baroness)
10 - Iowa City, IA - The Picador (with Baroness)
11 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground (with Baroness)
12 - Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck (with Baroness)
13 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater (with Baroness)
15 - Boise, ID - The Venue (with Baroness)
16 - Portland, OR - Satyricon (with Baroness)
17 - Oakland, CA - The Metro (with Baroness)
18 - Los Angeles, CA - The Knitting Factory (with Baroness)
19 - Pomona, CA - The Glass House (with Baroness)
20 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse (with Baroness)
22 - Austin, TX - Red 7 (with Coliseum)
23 - Dallas, TX - The Door (with Coliseum)
24 - Houston, TX - The Red Room (with Coliseum)
25 - New Orleans, LA - High Ground (with Coliseum)
26 - St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre (with Coliseum)
27 - Orlando, FL - The Social (with Coliseum)
28 - Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds (with Coliseum)
29 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (with Coliseum)
30 - Virginia Beach, VA - Steppin’ Out (with Coliseum)

May (with Converge, The Red Chord)

1 - Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar (with Coliseum)
2 - Pittsburgh, PA - The School (with Coliseum)
3 - Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom (with Coliseum)

May (with Nachtmystium, Zoroaster)

9 - Brighton, U.K. - Engine Rooms
10 - Sheffield, U.K. - Corporation
11 - Leeds, U.K. - Josephs Well
12 - Newcastle, U.K. - Trillians
13 - Plymouth, U.K. - White Rabbit
14 - Bristol, U.K. - Croft
15 - London, U.K. - Islington Bar Academy
16 - Arnheim, NL - Willemeen
17 - Hasselt, Belgium - Muziekodroom
18 - Paris, France - La Maroquinerie (as part of Noise Festival)
19 - Koln, Germany - Underground
20 - Berlin, Germany - Cassiopeia
21 - Munich, Germany - Feierwerk
22 - Milan, Italy - Magnolia Club