Cat Stevens, who additionally goes by Yusuf, has postponed the North American leg of his ebook tour resulting from unspecified visa points, the singer introduced on social media Monday.
The Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame member was set to tour in help of his ebook, “Cat on the Road to Findout,” which is able to launch within the U.S. on Oct. 7 and was made obtainable within the U.Ok. earlier this month. The ebook launch will not be impacted, Stevens wrote, noting that “books don’t need visas!”
Stevens is the most recent in a string of worldwide musicians and athletes impacted by visa points, as charges have elevated previously yr and processing occasions have slowed.
Stevens wrote that his staff waited months for visa approvals, however “at this point, the production logistics necessary for my show cannot be arranged in time.”
“I am really upset!” Stevens wrote on social media. “Not least for my fans who have bought tickets and made travel plans to see me perform.”
Representatives of Stevens didn’t instantly reply to The Related Press’ request for remark.
The singer’s tour was set to begin Oct. 2 in Philadelphia and had varied stops scheduled throughout the nation for the remainder of the month. His Oct. 8 tour cease in Toronto, Canada was additionally postponed.
The British singer-songwriter rose to fame within the Nineteen Sixties and put his profession on maintain for 20 years after changing to Islam within the late Seventies. He returned to secular music within the 2000s and had a six-city live performance tour in North America in 2014.
Stevens indicated the tour might be rescheduled if visas are accepted, however these dates “would be some time away because of other travel fans,” he wrote.
The tour, introduced in Could, was described as a “portal” into the singer’s universe, providing an in-depth dialog on the memoir and acoustic performances of choose songs, in line with the web site. Stevens started the tour visiting a number of cities within the U.Ok. all through September.
Stevens wrote “hopefully, fans will be able to hop on the Peace Train route at some time in the future.”
