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Yusuf Islam, better known as Cat Stevens, warned his fans in the United States that his tour planned for early October was in “serious danger”. The reason is massive delays in the visa.
Tour start unsafe
In a statement published on Instagram, it was said that there were “considerable delays in processing through US immigration”. Despite “exhaustive efforts”, the necessary appearance visa have so far been issued for Yusuf nor for his band.
“We prepared something really special for my American audience, but that’s not in our hands,” said the singer. Fans were asked to “hold back all travel plans for the time being until there is an official confirmation”. You work with the authorities with high pressure and will immediately notify news, it said.
The start on October 2 in Philadelphia, the tour ended on October 21st in Los Angeles. Officially, the concert series is still on the calendar.
Book presentation and intimate songs
The tour runs under the title “Cat on the Road to Findout – at Evening of Tales, Tunes, and other Mysteries” and should include both readings and reduced acoustic versions of his songs. The occasion is the publication of its new memoirs Cat on the road to Findout, which will be released in the USA on October 7th.
Already at the announcement in May Yusuf said: “After I have passed the tiringly complex labyrinth of material life – with all its heights of wealth, recognition and artistic success – I think that I have to tell a lot. Now I have written a book that I have learned what I have learned and what stories I have not experienced on the way. Looking for all sides of life.