The Damn Truth's tour bus fire inspires newly premiered 'Lonely' video – watch
The song was written during their 2016 tour
Last updated 31st May 2023
Less than two months before their UK tour kicks off, Montreal rockers The Damn Truth have premiered the music video for their new single ‘Lonely.’
Lifted from their latest studio album 'Now or Nowhere', The Damn Truth started writing ‘Lonely’ during their 2016 tour of their home country of Canada.
Just three days into the Canadian trek, The Damn Truth’s tour van caught fire as they were driving through Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario.
Fortunately, all six people on board escaped unharmed including singer Lee-La Baum’s two-year-old son, however The Damn Truth’s personal belongings and many of their instruments were destroyed.
Seven years on, the ‘Lonely’ video opens with archive footage of the burning wreckage before The Damn Truth make light of the fire by belting out the track in a smouldering vehicle.
Watch The Damn Truth’s ‘Lonely’ video:
Commenting on ‘Lonely’, Lee-La Baum said: “The song Lonely started taking shape in our touring van as we began a cross Canada tour.
“Three days into that journey, our van went up in flames with our acoustic instruments, personal belongings and our hopes to continue our long-awaited tour.”
Baum continues: “We put together a GoFundMe campaign so that we could rent wheels that would take us and our trailer of stage gear home. 24 hours later there was an incredible amount of money in our account. It was enough to buy a new van, clothes, and rent the gear to continue our tour. It was the beginning of our love affair with the incredible hearts and souls that make up our rock n roll community.
“After the tour, we started recording demos for the songs that would later become Now or Nowhere. ‘Lonely’ was one of the first songs we sent to Bob Rock, but it was originally called ‘Needs Help.’ It was just an acapella vocal line because, after the van fire, which was the way we were playing it on tour. It was an ode to our fans that saved us from being lonely and stranded on the highway.”
“Bob fell in love with the song right away and told us not worry; that Tom should just try to play a guitar lick along with the vocal melody and the rest would all fall into place in the studio. That’s exactly what happened. Bob walked into the live room and said, ‘The whole song is there, just play it.’ With his masterful, skilful ear and delicate direction, within two hours the song was recorded. Done.”
The Damn Truth UK tour dates:
The Damn Truth play seven headline UK shows for summer 2023. They will bring their rip-roaring sounds to London O2 Islington Academy (21st July), Shoreham Ropetackle (22nd July), Leicester Musician (25th July), Buckley Tivoli (27th July), Leek Foxlowe Arts (28th July), Sheffield Greystones (30th July), and Milton Keynes Stables (1st August).
The septet of shows bookend The Damn Truth’s eagerly awaited performance up the mountain at Steelhouse Festival on Saturday 29th July.
Tickets to the tour are on sale from Planet Rock Tickets now.
Following their summer shows, The Damn Truth return to Blighty in the autumn for Planet Rock’s Rocktober headlined by Glenn Hughes.
Glenn Hughes’ Rocktober shows celebrate the 50th anniversary of Deep Purple’s seminal album ‘Burn’ and will also feature other songs from the MKIII and MKIV era of Deep Purple when Glenn Hughes and David Coverdale were members of the legendary band.
You can still get tickets to Glenn Hughes’ tour RIGHT HERE.
The Damn Truth’s headline UK tour dates:
JULY 2023
London O2 Islington Academy – Fri 21st
Shoreham Ropetackle – Sat 22nd
Leicester The Musician – Tue 25th
Buckley The Tivoli – Thu 27th
Leek Foxlowe Arts – Fri 28th
Steelhouse Festival – Sat 29th
Sheffield The Greystones – Sun 30th
AUGUST 2023
Milton Keynes The Stables – Tue 1st
Planet Rock’s Rocktober with Glenn Hughes and The Damn Truth:
OCTOBER 2023
Holmfirth Picturedrome – Tue 10th
Southampton The 1865 – Thu 12th
Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion – Fri 13th
Nottingham Rock City – Sun 15th
Newcastle Boiler Shop – Tue 17th
Glasgow Queen Margaret Union – Fri 20th
Wolverhampton KK’s Steel Mill – Sat 21st
Bury St Edmunds The Apex – Mon 23rd
London Electric Ballroom – Wed 25th
Frome Cheese & Grain – Sat 28th
Manchester Academy – Sun 29th
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