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
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That sucks. Uli is one of my favorite guitarists of all time and definitely my favorite Scorpions guitarist of all time and the guitarist on this tour I wanted to see the most. Maybe once this problem is fixed he can tour the US on his own. I’d go see him play live in a heartbeat. In the meantime, all of you that have never heard Uli play, listen to the Scorpions 1976 album Virgin Killer, particularly the song Polar Nights that Uli sings lead on, or their 1978 live album Tokyo Tapes just to start with.
It’s the PMRC behind the scenes on this one, still trying to get back at him for the ‘Virgin Killer’ album cover… 😉
Bumblefoot rules!
No Visa problem…or if there was it would have been corrected quick. Wage contract dispute and a reason to bail. He should tour on his own.