VISA issues

The 2023 edition of the Pasadena, CA festival happens this Saturday at Brookside at the Rose Bowl with Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, M83, Caribou, Future Islands, Hot Chip, The Walkmen, and more.

”We are so disappointed and frustrated and so very sorry to let our US and Canadian fans down after waiting so patiently for us to come and play for you,” they write.

“We’ve done absolutely everything we can to try and salvage this bullshit and make this tour finally become reality, but we have to accept our fate at this point, that it will simply not happen.“

”To our loyal fans and followers; we had truly been looking forward to stand before you all again,” Watain write.

Earlier this year, guitarist Daniel Ash said that Bauhaus’ tour probably wouldn’t happen until 2022, and it looks like his prediction is coming true…

Visas for foreign artists looking to tour in the United States are notoriously riddled with red tape, and now they’re getting more expensive.

Swedish psych greats Dungen have had to cancel fall U.S. appearances due to “unforeseen visa delays.” Those included stops at the Desert Daze in California and Pitchfork’s Octfest in Brooklyn…

”According to our legal team they’ve seen an increasing amount of these extra info requests since the current administration took over and it’s becoming harder and harder (and more expensive) for touring artists to visit and work in the USA. In this case specifically they can find absolutely no reason why this info was requested of Chris…”

The fall tour is still on for now though.

UK artist Tirzah released her acclaimed, Mica Levi-produced debut album, ’Devotion’ last year, but sadly her scheduled US shows so far have been postponed or cancelled due to visa issues.