Echo and The Bunnymen Cancel US Tour Due to IRS

Echo and The Bunnymen have canceled their North American tour due to IRS restrictions.

The tour was set to kick off in Atlanta, but IRS rules state that foreign bands who tour the US more than once in 30 days have to pay a fee in order to perform. And because the UK band played a show in New York within 30 days of their scheduled November 15 tour kick-off, the IRS has demanded a large fee of the band in order to re-enter the country for their tour.

The band plans to reschedule the US leg of the tour for April 2010.  Unfortunately, the canceled tour was to coincide with their November 10 US release of their new album, The Fountain.

The canceled tour dates are as follows (call the venues for a refund):

Atlanta, GA, Masquerade (November 15)
Washington, WA Black Cat (17)
State College, PA The State Theatre (18)
Glenside, PA Kewsick Theatre (20)
Fairfield, CT Stage One (21)
New York, NY Hammerstien Ballroom (22)
Boston, MA House Of Blues (23)
Chicago, IL Metro (25)

Related posts:

1. Alice In Chains Unveil North American Tour Plans
2. The Editors US Tour with the Antlers Starts February 5
3. Killers Cancel Australian Tour Dates