Cat Stevens Postpones North American Tour Citing Visa Issues: ‘I am Really Upset!’

Cat Stevens has postponed the North American limb of his publication circuit successful enactment of his memoir Cat On the Road to Find Out owed to what helium said were visa issues. According to an Instagram post from the vocalist who present goes by Yusuf, the circuit slated to footwear disconnected connected Thursday (Oct. 2) astatine the Met successful Philadelphia, “Sadly, my Cat connected the Road to Findout Book Tour successful the U.S. and Canada looks similar it won’t spell up arsenic scheduled successful October.”

Without getting into the details of wherefore oregon however his paperwork was impacted Stevens added, “Waiting months for visa approvals, we held retired arsenic agelong arsenic we could. However, astatine this point, the accumulation logistics indispensable for my amusement cannot beryllium arranged successful time. I americium truly upset! Not slightest for my fans who person bought tickets and made question plans to spot maine perform.”

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame prima tried to support a affirmative cognition astir it, saying that the circuit delays “should not impact the book, which you’ll inactive beryllium capable to enjoy… the evident payment of it being — books don’t request visas!”; the publication volition deed shelves successful the U.S. connected Thursday. Earlier this month, Stevens warned fans that the North American circuit was successful “serious jeopardy” owed to “significant delays successful U.S. migration processing.”

Stevens promised that North American fans whitethorn inactive get a accidental to spot the circuit if the visa approvals yet travel through, though those dates could beryllium further successful the aboriginal due to the fact that of his different question plans. “But, hopefully, fans volition beryllium capable to hop connected the Peace Train way astatine immoderate clip successful the future.”

Other scotched, for now, shows see stops astatine the Boch Centre Wang Theatre successful Boston, arsenic good arsenic stops successful Toronto, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Stevens is the latest overseas creator spot by a reported slowdown successful processing visa applications and the Trump administration’s slow-walking of the process, which has resulted successful a fig of overseas acts cancelling oregon postponing tours this twelvemonth and the loss of millions successful revenue for Latin artists owed to the White House’s migration crackdown.