Despite recently losing their drummer, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have denied split rumours and say that their estranged band member is welcome to rejoin at anytime. Drummer Nick Jago left the band following an argument with guitarist Peter Hayes in Edinburgh. The band subsequently cancelled a show in Paris and used a stand-in drummer at the Alaquas Festival in Spain.
Responding to those events, bassist Robert Turner has written on the band's official website http://www.blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com: "I wanted to tell everyone out there directly what's been going on with our band and the rumours of our splitting up... I think everybody knows by now that recently in Edinburgh Nick and Pete got in an argument. It was rough but that's rock 'n' roll bands on the road. It happens. We decided to cancel the last two gigs on the tour because of this. But of course at the last minute me and Peter had an attack of conscience and decided to play the shows. Unfortunately by the time we got word back to the French festival organisers they had already booked Melissa Auf Der Maur to play our slot. The show in Spain on the other hand went really well and we found a Spanish fan named Romero who knew all our songs by heart and played the drums that night. We missed Nick back behind the drums but there's too many beautiful girls in Spain to pass up playing there."
On Jago's future in the band, Turner continued: "Nick might take some time off and even play drums in other groups here and there, but the doors always open for him to play with BRMC. Touring bands can be really hard work and takes a toll on people in different ways, but it's also the best job in the world. Next week we're gonna be back in LA to finish recording our next album."