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America bans Bez
(Thursday April 26, 2007 05:38 PM)

Bez has been barred entry to America and will not be allowed to play with Happy Mondays in California this weekend, it has been announced.

The famed dancer with the Madchester icons was scheduled to appear at the Coachella Festival on Sunday but has not been granted a visa.

The Mondays will now give their first live performance in America for 15 years without their talismanic member.

The band released a statement today, commenting: "Due to tightening immigration and working visa legislation, Bez was not, unfortunately, able to secure a visa to perform at Coachella this weekend.

"Happy Mondays apologies to all their US fans that they will not, on this occasion, be able to enjoy the spectacle of Bez shaking his stuff for them at Coachella."

Bez is expected to appear on the group's upcoming UK tour, which will be accompanied by their first new album since 1992's "Yes Please".

[ccarcher]

Bez is quality and probably causes fewer problems than a certain Miss N Campbell

[ujpest doza]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by ccarcher
Bez is quality and probably causes fewer problems than a certain Miss N Campbell
[/quote]

Yes but it is probably this that goes against him :

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:He is reputed to have a high tolerance for hallucinogenic drugs. When asked by a music journalist why he took so many drugs he replied simply, "because it's my job".[/quote]