Stolen Gold

In the words of the late, great Admiral James Stockdale; Who am I?  Why am I here?  Like a lot of bands, Stolen Gold was born from the ashes of other bands whose fate was settled when certain bandmates for one reason or another decided to go their separate ways. We wish them all the best! The most recent “predecessor” band was Swimming with the Nudes (don’t ask!). Our drummer decided he needed to spend more time with work and family. Time passed, we met George who just happened to be a drummer and Stolen Gold was born. The story doesn’t end there as SWTN evolved from a confluence of events, a touch of serendipity, and, as always, other bands. Working Man’s Blues Band ran into the usual “creative differences” losing its funk while becoming defunct. The bass guitar man of WMBB, we call him J.D., became a founding member of SWTN. Hundred Weight Band was the other direct predecessor of SWTN contributing a vocalist, John, and vocalist/guitar, Steve. Somewhere along the way we found Aaron, guitar, and he looks a lot like Steve (his father). 

Over the years, all of the bands that came before enjoyed much success in Las Vegas (Aaron in Albuqueque).  Some of the highlights include playing the Santa Run on Fremont Street several times and what an experience it was to play to thousands of crazy people, all dressed as Santa Claus.   Along with lots of other great bands, we played the Nevada Wild Fest at the Rio Hotel in the fall of 2012.  The band played a series of legendary gigs at Hammer’s in Henderson that we’ll never forget (Mr. Hammer’s ears are still ringing).  Anyway, enough with the nostalgia! As the Stolen Gold Band we’re looking forward to rocking your world!