U.S. tour cancelled

[zabird]

I love references to other sites, so here they are:

http://www.taxprophet.com/archives/news ... 610nl.html

Anyone else have any they have found?

They are sold out in the UK on many of their dates.

Sounds like they need to hire a good accountant before they plan their next U.S. tour.

[Dr Cheese]

"Obscure International Entertainers"

I bet Mac would love that one.

[Grumpy_Jimbo]

Seems a fairly major cock up between the management, US booking agent and the bands accountant, you really would have thought between the three of them they would have been aware of US tax laws.......

Mind you I can appreciate why the band have rescheduled the tour for the next tax year, neither Will or Mac are rolling in cash and no doubt touring makes up most of their income and they could ill afford to have the tour profits further hammered by taxes......

I see some folk had forked out for non refundable flight tickets to see some shows, I done that last year but I managed to sweet talk the Airlines into allowing me to change the dates on the tickets, maybe you can chance your arm and try this and hopefully use them for the rescheduled dates......

[kook]

Seems a fairly major cock up betewwn the management, US booking agent and the bands accountant, you really would have thought between the three of them they would have been aware of US tax laws.......
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That's not really true. Apparently, the democrats are at fault.

[Dave Smith]

Hard to believe.The band have decades of experience of touring the US.

[Voodoo Billy]

Hey, look on the bright side, Mac will have saved his voice a little for the December shows in Liverpool.

[In The Margins]

Here's the official statement, which actually makes sense. It's possible the CWA was rejected because they were here within the last 30 days. I'll need to do more research. Plus, it sounds like the "special" release(s) are available for all, not just U.S. residents.

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=172600870826

Echo & the Bunnymen are saddened and extremely disappointed to have to announce the cancellation of their upcoming US tour dates. The band planned the performances in conjunction with the US release of their new album The Fountain, out November 10th. The cancellation of the tour is due to the rejection of the band’s Central Withholding Agreement (CWA) by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The rejection was unexpected as the Echo & the Bunnymen team submitted the necessary paperwork in due time and in accordance with the process that had been followed on previous tours. Additionally, the IRS offered no reasoning for the rejection and was unresponsive to our inquiries. This CWA allows for foreign entertainers to be paid in full, otherwise promoters are legally obliged to withhold a minimum of 30% in lieu of tax which ultimately will not allow for a tour to happen at this time.

However, we have some very exciting news for the rest of 2009 and on into 2010! The hotly anticipated new album The Fountain will be available Tuesday, November 10. Exclusive bundles will be available through band’s website, www.bunnymen.com, and are currently available for pre-order. The bundles include exclusive Ocean Rain sheet music for the well-known track “Silver” as well as an exclusive t-shirt. We will also be rescheduling the cancelled tour dates and adding additional dates in early 2010.

[black francis]

Okay I will go to the L.A. show if they schedule one.

[black francis]

Cause I knew you guys were wondering.

[zabird]

Ya gotta love the IRS But that doesn't 'splain Dubai.

Black Francis, I'm holding you to that promise!

[black francis]

The words I promise almost NEVER escape my lips but I'm good for this one.

[tonywojo]

I smell a fish

only a gig

theyre not what they were

[black francis]

The cancellation sure brought a lot of disappointed US fans out of the woodwork. Okay Zabird where is the meetup gonna be? Let's get this fucker planned!

[zabird]

The cancellation sure brought a lot of disappointed US fans out of the woodwork. Okay Zabird where is the meetup gonna be? Let's get this fucker planned!

Tailgating party in the Fonda or Avalon parking lot [or that beer 'n' burger joint on Hollywood] ... the Denny's [or that fancy bar] down the street from the Wiltern ... Barney's Beanery if it's HOB ... somewhere near the El Rey ... somewhere near the Palladium ... somewhere near the Orpheum ... the fountain by the Mouse House at Downtown Disney ... I just hope it's not Club Nokia. Way too sterile, plus the sound there's almost as bad as the sound at the Nokia Theatre. Hah! Look at us, counting our chickens before they're hatched.

[withahip]

The official release is a bit toned down. Looking to avoid cavity searches at customs, I bet.