Interpol have been snowed in on their tour bus in Buffalo for 50 hours

by Mark Teo

November 20, 2014

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While Canadians across the country have spent the last few days complaining about unseasonably low temperatures, we can take solace in one thing: At least we’re not Buffalo. Over the last two days, we’ve seen a staggering amount of snow pound the city, which, at its worst, saw more than five feet of snow blanket the city in less than 24 hours. It kept snowing yesterday, which brought the week’s snowfall levels close to the region’s yearly average. If you’ve been tracking the photos on Twitter, you saw unreal snaps like this one, by former Buffalo Sabre defenseman Jay McKee.

As expected, the sudden snowstorm stranded plenty of motorists. Among them was indie-rock act Interpol, who were travelling through the area to a Toronto show. Tour buses as less snow-equipped than, say, SUVs, so it’s expected that they would’ve been iced in. But no one expected the band to be eating dry goods and swilling vodka for 50 hours. You read that correctly: 50 hours.

Fortunately, the band’s been tweeting about being marooned in Buffalo. It all started when, after watching the fluffy stuff pile up outside their van, they realized they wouldn’t be able to make it to Toronto, which—were it not snowing—is less than a two-hour drive away.

Then, they noticed other cars, not just their unwieldy tour bus, getting marooned in snow.

The band even retweeted photos from others, who photographed Interpol’s sad, snowy bus stuck on the highway.

After spending a half-day aboard the bus, the band did the only thing they could do: Get drunk.

Boredom, it seems, set in next.

When the snow plows arrived to help out the stuck motorists, they, too got snowed in. Think Interpol treated ’em to an acoustic bonfire jam of “A Time to be Small”?

Next, after praising firemen for their help and cancelling their Montreal show, Interpol, according to Instagram, seem to have hiked to a nearby store, which was kept open for stranded motorists. And New York indie rock bands.

Then, the reality of the situation sunk in: They were gearing up for another night buried in lake-effect snow.

Thankfully, the bus still had power, which allowed the band to lay down a few danceable indie-rock jams.

They were keeping their chins up, though.

Then, they reported that the storm was picking up—and apparently, there was even lightning.

Then! Progress! After being stuck for more than 50 hours, enough snow had been cleared that the bus was moving again. They were—to borrow from an Interpol song—past Obstacle 1.

But hope only lasted briefly, before (ahem) Obstacle 2 hit.

And their last tweet, sent two hours ago, indicated they were still stuck.

So, we want to send our wished to Interpol. It’s my desire—yours too, we’re sure—that you’re freed soon.

Tags: Music, News, Interpol

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