Help Pom Pom Squad Replace Stolen Gear

On November 1st, on the tail end of our European tour with Pup, our van was broken into in the parking lot of an Airbnb in Rho, Italy, a few miles outside of Milan. We had gone into the Airbnb around 1:40 PM just to drop off our suitcases before the show and stayed inside for about 45 minutes. By the time we’d gotten out, our van’s driver-side window was smashed and all of our gear had been taken out of the trunk. Several personal items were also stolen, including Mia’s backpack and one of her suitcases, which contained almost all of her personal belongings, including her wallet, laptop, meds, a Nintendo Switch, and more.

With the help of two strategically placed AirTags, we were able to find a dumpster where Mia’s suitcase had been almost entirely emptied out. The other AirTag that was attached to her guitar case had been thrown into a drain. We’ve filed police reports, but the fact of the matter is we are likely not going to get our stuff back. It is a tremendous financial and emotional loss. These are items that we acquired over the course of years – some things even close to a decade – plus hundreds in actual cash from merch sales and venue payouts. There are several custom-made items gone like Mia’s stage costumes and in-ear monitors, Alex’s guitar, and priceless personal items like Mia’s and our tour manager Ryn’s journals. Journals, dude?

We have been called crazy for how meticulous we are with loading everything out of the van every night. We don’t care if it’s pouring rain, 4 A.M, everybody sick, whatever. We never wanted to make this type of post and were determined to never let it happen. We left the van unattended in a completely full, well-lit parking lot for an Airbnb in a gated apartment complex for 45 minutes. That was enough time for some people to do a smash-and-grab and leave us unable to finish the remaining shows with PUP and forced to scramble in order to prepare for our upcoming dates with Bartees Strange.

This GoFundMe is not only to cover the costs of replacing our stolen equipment and getting back on track to do our jobs for the rest of the year, but also pretty much all of Mia’s personal belongings, plus covering the funds/taxes that are taken out from GFM and the income we will have to lose from missing these tour dates.

Thank you sincerely for taking the time to read this and for donating if you choose.

Love,

Mia, Shelby, Alex, Lauren, Ryn, and the whole Pom Pom Squad team

Lauren:

Fender Mustang PJ Bass

Gator Bass Flight case with TSA latches

Radial JDI

TC Electronic Polytune 3 pedal

MXR Carbon Copy Analog delay

EHX Crayon Overdrive

Original Fuzz Prickly Pear Serape Guitar Strap

Ernie Ball 2” Polypro Strap - Black

1 Spot power supply and Daisy chain

quarter inch cables and patch cables

Samsonite UK & EU plug adaptors

Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky Roundwound bass strings

On-Stage MST1000 Combo Accessory Microphone Stand and Tray

Michael Kors leather jacket

Alex:

Lucky Pig #000 Custom Guitar - Pink Sparkle Telecaster Style Guitar w/

Gator TSA Hard Case

EHX triangle Big Muff

EQD Plumes

EHX Memory Toy

Walrus Audio Julia

Keeley Memphis Sun

Moer Tender Octaver

D’Addario Tuner

Pedaltrain Metro 20

Cables and patch cables

Couch Metalflake Guitar Strap

MXR mini iso brick

1-spot power supply and daisy chain

Dadarrio expandable pedal board

Wireless mic and receiver hard case

Mia:

Ultimate Ears Custom in-ear moniters

Sennheiser EW G4 IEM system (A-band)

Sennheiser EW G4 IEM body pack receiver (A-band)

Sennheiser EW 100 G4-835-S Wireless Microphone (A-band)

2x Sennheiser Directional Paddle Antenna

2x BNC cables

TC Helicon Voicetone X1 vocal pedal

Fender HH Jaguar

Fender Deluxe Molded Jaguar Guitar Case

D'Addario XPND Pedalboard w/ Case

EHX Flatiron Fuzz

Ibanez Mini Tube Screamer

Biyang Fuzz Star

Behringer Delay Pedal

Daddario Tuner

Perri's Red Seatbelt Guitar Strap

1-Spot power supply and daisy chain

Mic stand pick holder

Monster straight-to-right-angle coiled inst cable

Pro Co Low Profile XLR-XLR Microphone Cable - 1' (x2)

Cables and patch cables

Roland SPD XS

Analog Cases "Unison" SPD Case

Radial ProD2

Radial ProDI

Yamaha MG06X mixer

Gator Mixer Bag (15"x15")

Shure SE215 IEMs

RODE 3.5mm-TRS headphone adapters (4pk)

Pearstone Headphone Extender

Nintendo Switch Lite

Nintendo Switch: Animal Crossing New Horizons

Nintendo Switch: Mario Kart 8

Fujifilm Instax Wide 300

Fujifilm Instax Wide Instant Film (20ct)

Macbook Pro

USB-A to USB-C adapter

Doc Martens Audrick 20-Eye Leather Knee High Platform Boots

Custom Boot Chains (x2)

MyPurMist Cordless Vocal Steamer

MyPurMist Cordless Vocal Steamer Refill Packs

MyPurMist Steamer Accessories

MyPurMist Case

Aproca Hard Carry Travel Case for Fujifilm Instax Wide 300

Personal care items/makeup

Show Costumes and Jewelry

Ryn:

MacBook Air

Anker Power Bank

Cindy:

O'Neill jacket