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Posted in music | tour dates on July 1, 2008

Boy George's 2008 tour is cancelled

Boy George

Despite all attempts at an appeal, Boy George's US Visa has been denied and the singer's summer tour has been cancelled as a result. George was looking forward to his first North American tour as a solo artist in over a decade. Dates were to have kicked off with an appearance on the Today Show and included a special concert for the New York Department of Sanitation workers and families at the organization's Family Day this August.

In a statement, George said:

"I was really hoping that the issue would be resolved and that some kind soul at the US Visa Office would realize that if the police in the UK placed no restrictions on my movements, that should have been good enough for them. I am very sorry that I will not see all my American fans this year, but I wish them a happy and healthy Fourth of July. I include the Visa Office in those good wishes and realize they are doing a very difficult job and I just got unlucky."

George will soldier on, however, with a South American tour in September and a 25-date tour across the UK in October of this year. The singer's North American dates will be rescheduled for Winter 2009.

Tags: Boy George, cancellations, VISA issues
posted at 11:02 AM on July 1, 2008 in music | tour dates | Comments (17)

Comments (17)

WHAT THE FUCK AM I GOING TO DO WITH ALL THIS FUCKING GLITTER?

Posted by WEEMO FONTAINE, KING OF PLANTS AND DESTROYER OF DREAMS: THE RENAISSANCE CONTINUES. WHO TURNED OFF MY | July 1, 2008 11:13 AM

bend over, i'll show you.

Posted by Anonymous | July 1, 2008 11:19 AM

Let's hope they'll reschedule the NY show at a proper venue next time. Not much difference between playing at Terminal 5 and not playing at all.

Posted by Anonymous | July 1, 2008 11:59 AM

"Not much difference between playing at Terminal 5 and not playing at all."

Please explain.

Posted by Anonymous | July 1, 2008 12:07 PM

man, compare the tone of his press release to any one of Kanye's.

Posted by Anonymous | July 1, 2008 12:08 PM

^^^ ha yea. kanye would be like "FUCK all you haters! Kanye West will be coming...ect....macbook air..ect."

Posted by Anonymous | July 1, 2008 12:28 PM

Good to know some artists still respect their fans, Kanye deserves all the haters.

Posted by Anonymous | July 1, 2008 12:37 PM

fuck kayne.. enough with the fucking kayne shit


Posted by Anonymous | July 1, 2008 12:46 PM

good god -- of all the people to make a state department martyr, they chose fuggin' BOY GEORGE?

Posted by Anonymous | July 1, 2008 1:00 PM

I love how he was billed on flyers, not just as Boy George, but "Boy George playing all of his hits". Well one would fucking hope so. I guess now I have money for that Fixx/Flock of Seagulls tour.

Posted by Anonymous | July 1, 2008 1:18 PM

as a sanitation worker i am very upset by this. now my gay son will have to look at me as a role model on the family day picnic

Posted by schwarma chamillion | July 1, 2008 1:25 PM

"I am very sorry that I will not see all my American fans this year, but I wish them a happy and healthy Fourth of July. I include the Visa Office in those good wishes and realize they are doing a very difficult job and I just got unlucky."

Isn't it clear that he is still on drugs?

Posted by Anonymous | July 1, 2008 1:26 PM

QUIT BEING GAY HOMO FAGS LOSERS. IF YOU QUEERS DON'T SETTLE DOWN, IMMA GONNA TELL YOUR GRANDPARENTS ABOUT WHAT ENORMOUS HOMOS YOU ARE.

Posted by Up the butt, no rubber | July 1, 2008 2:36 PM

Unfortunate, would be kinda cool checking out the old school songs once again!

Posted by acne treatment | July 1, 2008 3:27 PM

terminal 5 is fine.

also, kanye, why did you make us wait up all night for you?

signed,
still waiting at the What Stage

Posted by grace6697 | July 1, 2008 4:47 PM

2:36--you fucking republican.

this is bullshit. boy george paid his debt, and poses no threat or hardship to the U.S. shores. total mickey mouse bullshit from the govt.


Posted by Anonymous | July 1, 2008 5:31 PM

Pay attention people! grace6697 is talking for all of us Bowery Presents employees and the deaf concertgoer community.

Posted by Anonymous | July 1, 2008 6:00 PM

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