All has not been without hiccups however. Having completed a tour of the US with The Virgins and Anya Marina this May, Lissy Trullie kept on and crossed the Atlantic for what was looking to be a very fun and successful jaunt through Europe and the UK. Yet after a couple of shows prospects headed south in Hamburg as Ian Fenger (Bass) was diagnosed with the dreaded H1N1 virus (aka Swine Flu) on June 7th and was committed to hospital.
Seriously ill and hooked up to an IV, Ian and the band as well as their friends and family discovered that the infamous Flu was in fact no joke. They also found out the German government was not going to treat it as such either. Despite not showing signs of illness, precautionary measures were enforced, and the rest of the band and tour manager were quarantined in their hotel and prevented from leaving. There they were administered medicine and monitored for symptoms.
"We had to take tamiflu so we couldn't catch anything..." said Lissy of the experience, "not even a break!" The band were greatly concerned for Ian's health, and devastated at having to cancel many of their planned tour dates because of uncertainty surrounding their detention.
Three days later the outlook finally began to brighten. With Ian's condition improved and everyone else seemingly healthy, the rest of the band were allowed to leave for London (home of label Wichita Recordings) providing they remain quarantined upon arriving. Six days after being admitted to hospital, Ian was finally discharged, and returned to the United States to be with family. The rest of the band were also eventually deemed safe for the public, and were able to salvage the final two shows of their tour in Paris and Amsterdam.
Finally home and in good shape after a harrowing and frustrating experience, Lissy Trullie are looking forward to eventually making up the dates they missed due to an unfortunate attack of the H1N1 virus. Their tour this September with The Cribs and Adam Green will help them on their way to accomplishing that, as they play a few of the cities they had to miss on this latest run. In the mean time this summer they'll continue work on their full-length debut.
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