Veteran rockers Y&T; have issued the following update:

"As fans in Oregon, Washington, and Colorado witnessed at the recent Y&T; shows, the band has been kicking serious butt on this summer's Facemelter tour. Even though Phil (Kennemore / bass)was experiencing severe back pain ever since the June European tour, he soldiered on and played the shows anyway. Now, with much regret, Phil's doctors have ordered him off the tour to get the treatment he needs to move forward.

Extremely proud of the new Facemelter album, and the work that he, Dave, John, and Mike have done, Phil insisted the tour continue. So to honor his wish, we flew in a bass player to sub for Phil until he is able to return. As the band's manager, Jill Meniketti, posted on the website discussion forum about these recent events, Phil says: "On with the show."

The guys are so sorry that they had to cancel the show in Springfield, IL, but Phil was receiving local treatment and tests in St. Louis and the band was unable to continue until that important business was finished. With less than 24-hour's notice, Brad Lang (JET RED, WAR & PEACE, FOREIGNER) was gracious enough to step up to fill in on bass for the time being to help out the band and keep the tour continuing. He's extremely proud and excited to be playing with Y&T; and helping out for Phil. Brad's doing a great job of representing the Y&T; live experience. We want to thank you all for giving him the warm welcome he's received on the shows he's played so far.

For the record, Y&T; has only cancelled one show on this US tour -- Springfield, IL -- and that one cancellation was due to Phil's medical needs. Any other shows that have been cancelled or changed or moved in any way are the fault of the agent and/or local promoter for that particular original show.

We hope all of you fans who live near where Y&T; is playing the next few weeks will come out to support the band, as they play the classics, as well as songs from the new Facemelter CD."

In other news, fans should note that the band's August 11th show in Fort Worth, TX has been moved to Trees in Dallas. Their schedule is now as follows:

August

4 - Hard Rock Cafe - Pittsburgh, PA
5 - Sterling Rock Room - Allentown, PA
6 -The Chance Theater - Poughkeepsie, NY
7 - BB King Blues Club - New York, NY
8 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
11 - Trees - Dallas, TX
13 - Warehouse Live - Houston, TX
14 - Backstage Live - San Antonio, TX
15 - Zen-Meister Bar - El Paso, TX

19 - Music in the Park - San Jose, CA

20 - The New Oasis - Reno (Sparks), NV
21 - Crest Theatre - Sacramento, CA
26 - Key Club - Hollywood (Los Angeles), CA

27 - Club Red - Tempe, AZ

28 - Feelgoods - Las Vegas, NV

September

27 - Spring & Airbrake - Belfast, N Ireland
28 - The Village - Dublin, Ireland
30 - Millennium Music Hall - Cardiff, Wales

October

2 - Manchester University Students Union - Manchester, UK
3 - Town Centre - Bradford, UK
7 - O2 ABC Glasgow - Glasgow, Scotland
8 - O2 Academy Newcastle - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
9 - Rock City - Nottingham, UK
12 - Ipswich Corn Exchange - Ipswich, UK
14 - The Brook - Portswood, Southampton, UK
15 - O2 Academy 2 Birmingham - Birmingham, UK
16 - O2 Academy Islington - London, UK
20 - Le Trabendo - Paris, France
22 - Patronaat - Haarlem, Netherlands
23 - De Pul - Uden, Netherlands
25 - Spirit of 66 - Verviers, Belgium
26 - Fabrik - Bruchsal, Germany
28 - Exit Chmelnice Music Hall - Prague, Czech Republic
29 - Colos-Saal - Aschaffenburg, Germany
30 - Blues Garage - Isernhagen, Germany

November

2 - Ballroom Hamburg - Hamburg, Germany
5 - Sala Devizio - Zaragoza, Spain
6 - Durango Club - Valencia, Spain
7 - Sala Heineken - Madrid, Spain
19 - Mystic Theatre - Petaluma, CA
20 - Mystic Theatre - Petaluma, CA

January

14 - Shangri-La - Osaka, Japan
15 - Club Citta - Kawasaki, Japan
16 - Club Citta - Kawasaki, Japan

Y&T; released their first studio album in 13 years, Facemelter, on May 21st via Frontiers Records in Europe and Meanstreak Music in the North America. The band have unveiled their new video for the track 'I'm Coming Home' - check out the clip below: