Straight edge hardcore outfit No Cure have been forced to cancel two of their immediate shows as a result of the band’s bassist Jake Murnane and vocalist Blaythe Steuer receiving stab wounds last night (September 25th.) The pair incurred those injuries while attempting to stop a fight after their show at The Cobra in Nashville, TN.
Blaythe took to social media to relay the following regarding the band’s condition:
“Last night after the Nashville show Jake and I (blaythe) tried to break up a fight and ended up both getting stabbed pretty bad.
We are both going to be okay, however Jake is in worse condition. I got discharged this morning after they stitched up my arterial bleed, but Jake is still in the hospital. He’s got 29 staples in his stomach, and 10 stitches in his shin. There is a good chance we will look in to some kind of merch drop or something to help with his medical expenses, but everything is still developing.
SADLY, due to getting a little bit stabbed we will be missing both of our Florida shows this weekend, but we will still be ripping the Merauder Furnace Fest Pre Show next week.
Nice try, but it ain’t that easy to stop the stainless steel
↔️✨”
A report newly issued by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department on the incident reads as follows:
“James Lucas Smith, 43, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault following a fight at Cobra Bar, 2511 Gallatin Avenue, during which he is accused of stabbing two men who were attempting to break it up. They were taken to area hospitals, one with serious injuries.
Smith fled and witnesses observed him attempting to throw a knife onto the roof of Walgreens at 2500 Gallatin Avenue. A knife was recovered in the parking lot close to where he was taken into custody. Smith is being held in lieu of $50,000.”
Smith‘s mugshot can be seen via nashville.gov.
