Coachella: Unhappy Mondays To Go Bezless In America

Coachella

Unhappy Mondays To Go Bezless In America

Those of you pumped up to see the Happy Mondays at Coachella on Sunday night are about to have your melons twisted—Bez, the band's maraca-wielding mascot, has been barred from entering the U.S.:

A statement released by the band said: "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 apologise 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."

Terrible news, innit? Let's hope this doesn't result in Shaun Ryder becoming so despondent that he decides to only play songs from later-period Black Grape.

Bez refused entry to US for historic gig [Digital Spy]

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11:34 AM on Fri Apr 27 2007
By mjohnston
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by Jude at 10:48 AM on 04/27/07
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLAKJiHQcTo

I'm sure it's been seen before by many, but I really just couldn't resist.
by Dan Gibson at 10:54 AM on 04/27/07
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That's it. I'm not going.
by NickEddy at 11:07 AM on 04/27/07
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Maybe they can get Cressa?
by nonce at 11:28 AM on 04/27/07
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@Jude: That's the best anti-drug PSA I've ever seen. The US should reconsider and bring him in solo for a college campus tour: 90 minutes of Bez, alone on stage, no script.
by MConnor at 11:51 AM on 04/27/07
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Couldn't they just use that dude from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones? I'm sure he's got a lot of time on his hands.
by Pop Cesspool at 11:56 AM on 04/27/07
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I always thought that ODB should've done a cover of "Kinky Afro."
by Chris Molanphy at 12:51 PM on 04/27/07
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@MConnor: Or the guy from the Prodigy.

Come to think of it, why couldn't we mount a tour with all three guys - Bez, Bosstones dude and Prodigy dude - and call it the You Sing, We Dance tour?
by Dan Gibson at 01:14 PM on 04/27/07
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@dennisobell: But did the Bosstone or the Prodigy dude win Celebrity Big Brother 3? No, they did not.
by Pop Cesspool at 02:22 PM on 04/27/07
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Would Professor Griff fit the criteria?
by MConnor at 02:35 PM on 04/27/07
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@Pop Cesspool: I think any of the S1Ws would.
by Pop Cesspool at 02:49 PM on 04/27/07
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@MConnor: Do they still wear those militaristic Hammer pants? Or have they updated their gear for the post-9/11 era?
by MConnor at 04:13 PM on 04/27/07
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@Pop Cesspool: Much like the Brown Shirts in the Night of the Long Knives, I'm not sure if the S1Ws survived the initial purging of Professor Griff. The First World has probably since been left insecure.

This article didn't mention anything about any new uniforms during a recall to duty.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/53796