Indie artist Madi Diaz discovered Delta Airlines ruined her guitar a day before kicking off tour with Kacey Musgraves. The internet rallied for a response. Musicians say it's a common issue.
Her guitar was smashed on a Delta flight a day before opening for Kacey Musgraves. The internet rallied around her.
Diaz, 37, is a singer-songwriter from Nashville who has been on the scene since the early aughts, touring with The Civil Wars. She grew up in Lancaster County, where she began her music career. Her songs were featured on shows like” by Paste Magazine. In early 2023, Diaz joined Harry Styles’ “Love On Tour” band as a guitar and backing vocalist for the show’s European leg.
In the aftermath, Diaz documented the damage on social media, tagging the airline and asking others to do the same. Musicians, including Musgraves — who sang on Diaz’s 2023 song, “Don’t Do Me Good” — shared it, too. Diaz’s“I bought the most heavy duty case I could find,” Diaz wrote. “My theory for 20 years was that our instruments are meant to travel to help tell our stories.
“It’s super stressful with trying to find the cheapest way to get your stuff from point A to B, and with trying to figure out what the airline’s policy is,” Hildebrand said. Catbite typically checks its gear in hard-shelled cases made for travel. “We just keep our fingers crossed that our gear isn’t in shreds or lost when we get to our final destination.”
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