The first of their visits to the US was in 1986 in the wake of a slump in public interest in the band at home. On a later occasion Lovelock got caught up in an armed bank raid in the Netherlands while on a European tour.
Their first trip to the US occurred in 1986, prompted by a decline in fan interest back home. Later, Lovelock found himself involved in an armed bank heist in the Netherlands during a European tour.