Boy George denied visa for tour, wrote Obama song
“I’m pretty devastated because I am so excited about this forthcoming tour and having my visa application denied seems unfair after I swept the streets of New York spotless. There are a number of public figures who are openly using drugs and they have no problem with immigration and I have seriously turned my life around and I feel great right now and this is just another reminder of how bad things were. I committed a crime and I happily paid the consequences and I should be allowed to move on and get on with what I do best and that is performing and making people people dance and cry!” [Boy George to Paper Magazine]
It’s unclear whether this means they’ve already cancelled the upcoming tour that includes a free show for NYC sanitation workers.
Paper also posted a song Boy George wrote for Obama. All tour dates below…
Boy George – 2008 Tour Dates???
07/10: Aspen, CO @ Belly Up
07/11: Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
07/12: San Diego, CA @ Concerts In The Park
07/13: Anaheim, CA @ The Grove Of Anaheim
07/15: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
7/16: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
07/17: Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra
07/18: San Francisco, CA @ Regency Center – Grand Ballroom
07/20: Seattle, WA @ Showbox
07/21: Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore Ballroom
07/22: Calgary, AB @ Flames Central
07/23: Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Events Centre
07/25: Miami, FL @ Club Cinema
07/26: Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Hotel Orlando
07/27: Tampa Bay, FL @ Jannus Landing
07/29: N. Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues SC
07/30: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
08/01: Philadelphia, PA @ Keswick Theatre
08/03: Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues
08/05: Long Island, NY@ Theatre at Westbury
08/07: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues – Chicago
08/10: Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
08/12: Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
08/13: Boston, MA @ Wilbur Theatre
08/14: New York, NY @ Terminal 5
08/19: Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
08/21: Austin, TX @ Stubb’s BBQ
08/22: Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theater
08/23: Dallas, TX @ House of Blues – Dallas
