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Popular Rock Band's Tour Bus Involved in Deadly Upstate Crash

All band members and touring crew were uninjured, and Buckcherry said its planned Fort Lauderdale show will continue after the fatal collision.

  • On Friday, August 21, 2026, a multi-vehicle accident on I-26 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, involved the tour bus of Anaheim-based band Buckcherry; all band members and crew walked away unharmed.
  • Authorities confirmed the collision that occurred ahead of the bus resulted in one fatality; the victim was a 36-year veteran driver with more than 5,000,000 miles on the road.
  • Despite the incident, Buckcherry confirmed their scheduled performance in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday, August 22, 2026, would proceed as planned, supporting their 11th album Roar Like Thunder.
  • The current tour concludes on September 6, 2026, in Orlando, Florida, with a final show on December 12, 2026, at the Dial Up Festival in Fort Worth, Texas, plus Las Vegas dates with the Scorpions.
  • Frontman Josh Todd is already developing new music with producer Marti Frederiksen, with the band aiming to record and release a new album sometime next year.
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Globo broke the news in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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