VELVET REVOLVER: Australian Tour Postponed

November 29, 2007

News.com.au reports that VELVET REVOLVER has postponed next week's Australian tour citing "health issues."

The band, formed by former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland with GUNS N' ROSES legends Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, had five Australian dates scheduled between December 4 and December 9.

They were forced to pull their dates in Japan when immigration officials refused their visa requests due to the criminal backgrounds of some of their members, particularly Weiland, who has a long history of battling drug addiction.

Neither the band’s record label SonyBMG nor Australian promoter KMW Productions were able to explain the last-minute change of heart by the band — with a spokeswoman telling News.com.au that VELVET REVOLVER management would not go into details about the mysterious health issues and which band members were afflicted.

Slash conducted interviews with Australian media on Thursday (November 29) and was excited about the band returning to Australia to perform.

The promoter is expected to release details about the rescheduling of the tour and refund of tickets tomorrow (November 30).

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