Velvet Revolver Denied Japanese Visas
Band Photo: Velvet Revolver (?)
VELVET REVOLVER has been forced to cancel its four scheduled concerts in Japan as immigration officials there have denied the band's request for visas. According to concert promoter Creativeman Productions Co., Ltd., "the members of VELVET REVOLVER were looking forward to their tour of Japan — a series of four concerts to promote their current album 'Libertad' between November 26 and November 30, encompassing the cities of Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Yokohama. For the band, the upcoming trek was an opportunity to reconnect with their fans in Japan, where the band tour has toured before — without incident — back in 2005. But now it's a different story as VELVET REVOLVER's request for visas has just been denied. The increasingly tough Japanese immigration officials are taking exception with the backgrounds of various band members, which have included arrests."
The affected dates are as follows:
Nov. 26 - Zepp - Osaka, Japan
Nov. 27 - Zepp - Nagoya, Japan
Nov. 29 - Blitz - Yokohama, Japan
Nov. 30 - Nihon - Budokan - Tokyo, Japan
VELVET REVOLVER recently completed a North American tour with ALICE IN CHAINS.
"The Last Fight" is the second single from VELVET REVOLVER's sophomore album, "Libertad", which has sold 250,000 copies in the United States since its early July release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The melodically transcendent and emotionally cathartic "The Last Fight" is one of the songs inspired by the recent passing of frontman Scott Weiland's brother Michael. In an August 3 interview with The Sun (UK newspaper), Scott explained, "'Libertad' is dedicated to Michael. It is a fitting album title as my brother was certainly searching for his own liberty and freedom up to the way he died. I was really angry at him at first, for my parents and our family but I was able to channel this anger and grief into songs as 'The Last Fight' and 'For A Brother'. It made me come to terms with how sad I was."
The first single from "Libertad" was "She Builds Quick Machines".
Source: Blabbermouth
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1. coldiem writes:
LOL, what a load of crap. I'm not a fan of Velvet Revolver, but still. This happens in a lot of countries and it's usually ridiculous. It's not like these guys were convicted murderers or rapists. So what if they were arrested at some point in their lives. They are touring the world as a very popular band. What, are they going to come in and immediately turn the country into a crime-infested dump? This is coming from a country that sells little girl's panties out of vending machines. Geez.