FALL OUT BOY - FALL OUT BOY'S AFRICAN TERROR

Rockers FALL OUT BOY feared for their lives during a charity trip to Africa when local bandits held up their convoy and demanded money. The band visited Uganda in July (07) to raise awareness for the Invisible Children charity, which provides healthcare, education and employment for kids displaced by civil war in the country. Bandmember Pete Wentz says, "There was one moment when I really feared for our lives. We were riding motorcycles and these local guys used barricades to lock us in this little patch of ground. They saw that we were American and thought that we should give them money for being on their ground. When they locked us in, I actually thought, 'We're going to die, right now.' "Luckily we had our guide Kenny to bail us out and pay them off but that was really, really terrifying, living through something like that. It was a real Hotel Rwanda moment. "The whole experience brought our band closer together and that's a great thing."

15/08/2007 16:17