ULI JON ROTH FORCED TO DROP OUT OF “GUITAR GODS” TOUR DUE TO VISA ISSUES
Yngwie Malmsteen’s Guitar Gods 2014 will begin June 12th Wilkes-Barre, PA without one it’s “Gods,” Uli Jon Roth will not be on the bill as planned.
Says the guitarist in a statement, “Unfortunately, we are forced to cancel my participation in this tour due to unforeseen circumstances which are beyond our control. We don’t know why, but work visas got mysteriously delayed for no apparent reason to the point where we were left with no other reasonable choice but to cancel at this late stage. In over 30 years of obtaining U.S. visas this has never happened to me, but I guess there’s always a first. I would have loved to play for the North American audience on this tour, like so many times before, but I’m sure my three guitar-playing friends will be just fine without me and will more than make up for it with their considerable skills. I’m wishing them best luck and lots of inspiration!”
The Guitar Gods tour also features tour organizer Yngwie Malmsteen, Gary Hoey and Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Guns N’ Roses).
Guitar Gods tour dates:
6/12/14 Wilkes-Barre, PA The F.M. Kirby Center For The Performing Arts
6/13/14 Huntington, NY Paramount Theatre
6/14/14 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
6/15/14 Akron, NY Brauns Concert Cove
6/17/14 Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Center
6/20/14 St. Charles, IL Arcada Theatre
6/21/14 Toronto, ON Canada Phoenix Theatre
6/22/14 Joliet, IL Mojoes Concert Hall
6/23/14 Minneapolis MN Skyway Theatre
6/26/14 Seattle, WA Showbox Theatre
6/27/14 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
6/28/14 Richmond, Canada BC River Rock Casino
7/2/14 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
7/3/14 Beverly Hills, CA Saban Theatre
7/5/14 Ramona, CA Ramona Rodeo And Fair Grounds
7/7/14 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
7/8/14 Tuscon, AZ Rialto Theatre
7/10/14 Dallas, TX House of Blues
7/12/14 Houston, TX House of Blues
A visa can be corrected in days. He probably couldn’t take the Malmsteen offer and used this as an excuse. At least it isn’t Jake stuff having his gal pal sell shirts with proof of work visa for the U.K.. Like I said months ago, Kiss is coming to Vegas at the Joint…but expect it to be huge in ’15 with a Kiss Week and the ’77 line-up at the MGM.
Yep. Teaser posters already out in Vegas for the residency.
They were all over the Hard Rock last weekend.
Isnt it the job of the artist’s manager to get the visas?
Put on a poncho and sneak in through our southwest border, Uli…like the rest of the planet does.
This stinks. That would have been really cool to see Uli live! Alas.
The visa problem for artists seems to be getting more and more common. My feeling is that the blame goes to the bureaucrats in Homeland Security/US State Department.