And, perhaps more importantly, if you're the thieves, what the hell do you do with a stolen tour bus? Party in it for a while then leave it on the side of the road? Have a spare airplane hangar you can hide it in? You can't sell it for parts -- there are only a few tour bus manufacturers, and they'll know where the black-market items come from.

Canadian band The Dears are grappling with all of this right now, as their tour bus was stolen last night, on the eve of their tour with Great Northern and Eulogies. It was stolen from the parking lot of a Comfort Inn while the driver was asleep in the hotel. This is just speculation, but that guy is totally, totally fired. As you can see from the picture, this thing was deluxe -- a Prevost, which is the luxury bus maker. These things cost 600,000 - 800,000 bucks easy.

The Dears are continuing with their tour, resilient Canucks that they are. The Tour dates are available after the jump. -SB
THE DEARS HEADLINE TOUR WITH GREAT NORTHERN & EULOGIES

April 30 - Toronto, Ontario @ The Mod Club *
May 1 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Bell House
May 2 - Albany, N.Y. @ Valentines
May 4 - New York, N.Y. @ Bowery Ballroom
May 5 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Johnny Brenda's
May 7 - Washington, D.C. @ Black Cat
May 8 - Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Diesel
May 9 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Grog Shop
May 10 - Columbus, Ohio @ Skully's
May 11 - Detroit, Mich. @ Magic Stick
May 13 - Chicago, Ill. @ Lakeshore Theater
May 14 - Columbia, Mo. @ Mojo's
May 16 - Denton, Texas @ Hailey's
May 17 - Houston, Texas @ Warehouse
May 18 - Austin, Texas @ Parish
May 21 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ Rhythm Room
May 22 - San Diego, Calif. @ The Casbah
May 23 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Echoplex
May 24 - San Francisco, Calif. @ The Independent
May 26 - Portland, Ore. @ Doug Fir Lounge
May 27 - Seattle, Wash. @ Crocodile Lounge

THE DEARS HEADLINE TOUR WITH JETS OVERHEAD & BLACK DIAMOND BAY

May 29 - Victoria, British Columbia @ Sugar
May 30 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Richards on Richards
May 31 - Kelowna, British Columbia @ Habitat
June 2 - Calgary, Alberta @ Theatre Junction Grand
June 3 - Edmonton, Alberta @ Starlite Room
June 4 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan @ Amigos
June 5 - Regina, Saskatchewan @ Distrikt
June 6 - Winnipeg, Manitoba @ West End Cultural Center