Canceled shows

So Chicago and New York have been canceled? There is no explanation! I have hotel and plane tickets that can not be refunded. I really want to know what the fuck is going on. I am out 300$ even with the tickets being refunded.

I am just a little mad.

Subject: Ticketmaster Alert -- Event Update BAD LIEUTENANT Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:46:26 -0600 From: Notification@Ticketmaster.com

Hello, this is Ticketmaster Customer Service with an important alert for your upcoming event. Bad Lieutenant, scheduled at Park West on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at 7:30 pm, has been cancelled. Your credit card will automatically be credited the ticket price and convenience charges, and should post to your account within 7 to 10 business days. Please note, the $5.60 per order processing fee, any ticketFast, or UPS delivery charges and in-store pick up charges are non-refundable. If you have any questions, please contact us online at: http://www.ticketmaster.com/h/asktm.html Thank you for using Ticketmaster. We appreciate your business!

I guess I would like to know if they are still opening for the pixies. I can stay another day if they are. Does anyone know?

I feel very bad for you, that is very unfair. I was really looking forward to the NYC show, I bought 6 tickets and now it is cancelled. I wish they would let us know the reason for this.

If you want any info try E-mailing this guy. He is in charge of BL in USA.

taa@tomatencio.com

Alot of negative reaction on the facebook page.

They should have rented a small place like the Bowery Ballroom in NYC

I talked to the manager of the aragon. (PIXIES venue).

He has had no word of BL cancel. He is going to call BL's manager and perhaps have a answer to me by 3:00.

from the BL website

It is with frustration and regret that Bad Lieutenant reluctantly announces the cancellation of the band’s four U.S. dates set to commence next week. The more stringent immigration laws and changing visa parameters resulted in an inability to process the necessary paperwork. “We were all so very excited about coming to the States to play our new music for our American fans,” said Bad Lieutenant’s Bernard Sumner, “and are extremely disappointed that on this occasion, we won’t have the opportunity to do so. We plan to reschedule the Chicago and New York shows along with some additional U.S. dates in Spring 2010. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused you.”

The four Bad Lieutenant dates that have been cancelled are: November 18 – Park West (headline), Chicago, IL November 19 – supporting the Pixies in Chicago, IL November 21 – Webster Hall (headline), New York, NY November 23 – supporting the Pixies in New York, NY

The concerts were in support of Never Cry Another Tear, Bad Lieutenant’s debut release which arrived in stories on Tuesday, November 10. The band features New Order/Joy Division’s Sumner, newcomer Jake Evans on vocals and guitars as well as guitarist Phil Cunningham and drummer Stephen Morris, musicians who helped make the legendary New Order a multi-Platinum-selling band and one of the most influential forces over the past three decades in the alt/rock/dance genres.

Bad Lieutenant’s Spring 2010 dates will be announced soon.