“All I want is to tour, release music and find myself again”: Bex launches crowdfunder to replace van after crash

Bex has launched a crowdfunder to replace her van after it was written off in an accident.

The artist is looking to raise £3,000 to fund a new vehicle so she can make her planned shows after her previous van - nicknamed Bingaloo - was damaged beyond repair in a crash on Friday (May 29).

In a post on her Crowdfunder page, Bex writes that 2026 has been “beyond stressful and disappointing” so far especially after a “record deal gone wrong”.

“my mental + physical health took a massive toll. it has been hit after hit, i have reached lows i never thought imaginable and the thought of quitting music has been front and centre of my mind,” reads the post.

“it has felt impossible to get back on track, to release music, to be the BEX i have always been. i feel like i have only been letting u guys down.

“my family, the scum club and my wonderful friends and fans have been the ONLY thing keeping me going through this time and for that i am beyond grateful. the support i have recieved has been more than i deserve.”

On top of all this, she then got into an accident that meant her vehicle had to be written off just a week before she is scheduled to play at SXSW London.

“the shock has woken me up. all i want is to tour, release music and find myself again,” she continues.

“with the debts of this damned record deal, the never ending cost of releasing music and now the lack of vehicle, i feel like I’ve hit yet another crossroads. all the odds are against me.

“festival season has begun and i can no longer get to the festivals i have booked, i can no longer get to the shows i promised u and all my head is saying ‘now is not the time to quit, i can’t let u down’. all i want is to be the BEX u all fell in love with, the BEX i loved being.

“with SXSW (festival) approaching in less than a week, i am in panic. how can i get myself and the band there, how can i stop letting u guys down, how can i b BEX.

if u can spare anything to help me replace my beloved van and get me to SXSW, i will be 4ever grateful, i promise to never let u down.

“as an independent musician, touring is one of the biggest costs i have always struggled with. the only way i have made it feasible in the past is by travelling in my own vehicle, now i have lost this i am terrified of having to turn down gigs and tours and cancel shows because i can’t get there.

Bex also promises that there’s new music on the way.

“i have been spending the last year creating an absolute masterpiece of an EP that i just cannot wait to share with you when i have the funds ready! but for now i just need to get to these shows and b with u guys, u r everything to me and when that airbag hit me in the face it knocked some sense into me, it reminded me of what really matters, it was the wake up call i needed. when i told u this was 4ever, i meant it.”

Donate to Bex’s crowdfunder here.

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