As you may know from one of those Facebook quizzes, The Damned was the first British punk band to tour the States.
Thirty-some years later, though, it's not happening.
The band announced yesterday that its U.S. Halloween tour is canceled, including Friday's show at Diesel, due to their visas not being approved.
The Damned wrote on its Web site, "We are devastated to be disappointing our fans in the U.S. who wished to see us on this tour, and sympathize with all those who have made travel arrangements and other commitments."
The gothic punk band is still led by the vampiric Dave Vanian, with founding member Captain Sensible on guitar, plus bassist Stu West, keyboardist Monty Oxymoron and drummer Pinch.
Along with touring, The Damned still records, last year releasing its 10th album, "So, Who's Paranoid?," less a punk record than a platform for the band to explore Britpop, piano ballads and psych-pop.
Posted
Oct 21 2009, 11:12 AM
by
Scott Mervis