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Band's Impostor Tour Exposed as Counterfeit Merch Found

6/9/2026

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Sam Murdock said an impostor version performed in Russia, wearing the same costumes but a single-neck guitar.
Angine de Poitrine continue touring North America, Europe and the U.S. without Russian dates, promoting their April album “Vol. II”, while about 1,500 counterfeit T-shirts were listed online, with 700 removed from sites such as Tee Republic and Red Bubble.
Their KEXP performance has been viewed 15 million times since February, earning praise from Dave Grohl.

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Sam Murdock said an impostor version performed in Russia, wearing the same costumes but a single-neck guitar.
Angine de Poitrine continue touring North America, Europe and the U.S. without Russian dates, promoting their April album “Vol. II”, while about 1,500 counterfeit T-shirts were listed online, with 700 removed from sites such as Tee Republic and Red Bubble.
Their KEXP performance has been viewed 15 million times since February, earning praise from Dave Grohl.