Madi Diaz has hit out at Delta Airways after “devastating” injury to her guitar of 20 years, asking: “How might this occur?”
The musician – who beforehand opened for Harry Types and joined his backing band throughout his Love On Tour run in 2023 – took to her official X/Twitter account to share video clips of her destroyed 20-year-old Martin D-28 guitar.
Diaz – who shall be serving as opening assist for Kacey Musgraves on her ‘Deeper Properly’ tour – wrote: “Beginning tour w @KaceyMusgraves tmmrw and opened my guitar case to follow and located this. The injury is past. How might this occur. PLEASE REPOST. delta must know they’ll’t deal with devices like this.”
Beginning tour w @KaceyMusgraves tmmrw and opened my guitar case to follow and located this. The injury is past. How might this occur. PLEASE REPOST. delta must know they’ll’t deal with devices like this. pic.twitter.com/nl5Wzhln4e
Actually devastated by the injury completed by @Delta to my 20 yr previous martin guitar. So many recollections simply gone. Completely past devastated. Please repost. @Delta must be held accountable. pic.twitter.com/GBrMg2RmZG
From my dorm room in school to levels with @Harry_Styles this guitar has been with me by means of ALL OF IT. @Delta I’m actually devastated by the remedy of my instrument. Insurmountable loss. Idk easy methods to start to interchange one thing like this. pic.twitter.com/aOR3lTIheE
I purchased probably the most heavy responsibility case I might discover. My concept for 20 years was that our devices are supposed to journey to assist inform our tales. Lesson discovered? I’m not within the place to financially deal with renting gear wherever I’m going-but I’m additionally not within the place to lose a lot.
Anyway. I can’t thank yall sufficient for getting offended with me. I really feel so supported through such a very shit second. Thanks for reposting and I’m hoping that one thing will come of this D28 vs @Delta baggage scenario. can’t wait to play for Dublin opening my ❤️ @KaceyMusgraves
She continued in a separate tweet: “From my dorm room in school to levels with @Harry_Styles this guitar has been with me by means of ALL OF IT. @Delta I’m actually devastated by the remedy of my instrument. Insurmountable loss. Idk easy methods to start to interchange one thing like this.
“I purchased probably the most heavy responsibility case I might discover. My concept for 20 years was that our devices are supposed to journey to assist inform our tales. Lesson discovered? I’m not within the place to financially deal with renting gear wherever I’m going-but I’m additionally not within the place to lose a lot.”
Diaz concluded her tweets with one thanking her followers for “getting offended” together with her over the scenario and hopes to get some form of decision with the airline.
NME has reached out to Delta Airways for a remark.
Followers got here to the singer’s assist with on tweeting: “It was even in a strong onerous shell case. Injury like this isn’t unintentional by any means.. it’s important to attempt to do this.”
Two-time Grammy Award nominee Jamie Floyd additionally responded to Diaz’s video tweeting: “@Delta it actually seems like somebody did this on objective to @madidiaz guitar…how does this occur? No respect or take care of folks’s belongings?? That is the best way she makes her dwelling..and somebody smashed it in..in your watch. Please make this proper.”
Musician Trevor McFedries additionally responded to the scenario saying: “What within the hell. Via a hardcase?! I’m sorry Madi.”
@Delta it actually seems like somebody did this on objective to @madidiaz guitar…how does this occur? No respect or take care of folks’s belongings?? That is the best way she makes her dwelling..and somebody smashed it in..in your watch. Please make this proper. 😳
In different information, Diaz shall be on tour with Kacey Musgraves through the UK and European leg of her world tour. Go to right here for tickets and take a look at the dates beneath.
Kacey Musgraves 2024 ‘Deeper Properly tour’ UK and European dates are:
MAY 1 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso + 3 – Brussels, BE@ Ancienne Belgique + 5 – Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria + 6 – Hamburg, DE @ DOCKS + 9 – Glasgow, UK @ 02 Academy Glasgow + 11 – Manchester, UK @ 02 Apollo Manchester + 13 – Wolverhampton, UK @ The Civic at The Halls + 14 – London, UK @ Roundhouse +
