UFO announced recently that the US Embassy in London had turned down bassist Pete Way's application for a working visa - even though the respective authorities in the US homeland had already approved it. At that time the band started to make arrangements for a bass player to stand in for Pete on their USA tour dates.

They have since posted the following update:

"With Pete having been denied a working visa to the USA the bass player who will be standing in for Pete on the April/May tourdates will be ROB De LUCA. More details to follow soon."

UFO's North American tour schedule as follows:

April

9 - Baltimore, MD - The Thunderdome
10 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
11 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
12 - New York, NY - B.B. King's Blues Club
13 - Akron, OH - Tangiers
15 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre
16 - Nashville, TN - Wildhorse Saloon
17 - Milwaukee, WI - Potawatomi Bingo Casino
18 - Medina, MN - Medina Entertainment Center
19 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
21 - Sauget, IL - Pops
22 - Oklahoma City, OK - tba
23 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
24 - San Antonio, TX - Hemisfair Park
26 - Las Vegas, NV - Boulder Station Casino
27 - Ventura, CA - Majestic Ventura Theater
28 - Phoenix, AZ - The Clubhouse
30 - San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick

May

1 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre
2 - West Hollywood, CA - Key Club
3 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
4 - San Francisco - CA - tba
6 - Northern California - tba
7 - Seattle, WA - El Curazon
8 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theater
9 - Coeur Dàlene, ID - The Grail