 Akkerman disliked a song that the group had rehearsed about him soon after, which led to van Leer asking him to leave the next day.After Catherine agreed to step in, the group rehearsed for fifty hours without sleep; van Leer spent the evening prior the first gig mapping out the guitar parts on paper which Catherine followed on stage.Refunds were offered to concert goers as news of Akkerman's departure was not made public until after the tour had begun, which ended in March 1976.