A ruptured water pipe has forced the postponment of the Morrissey shows scheduled for tonight and Thursday at the Hollywood Palladium. Tickets for the Oct. 2 and Oct. 4 shows will be honored at the door at either the Oct. 8 or Oct. 9 performances. Refunds are available at point of purchase. The Palladium shows resume Friday.
Add one more thing to that list of renovations.

Delayed visa paperwork has forced the Pipettes to delay their U.S. concert tour by three weeks. Tour will now kick off Oct. 25 at the Echoplex in L.A. and continue until Thanksgiving. Band's debut "We Are The Pipettes" will be released Tuesday by Cherrytree Records/Interscope.

The Cure has moved its September and October North American concert dates to April and May.
In an email, the Cure explained:
The schedule as it stands only gives us a couple of weeks to finish our new double album before we hit the road again, and we know this just isn't enough time to complete the project to our genuine satisfaction.
We also want to create a new live show for North America, and incorporate new songs... and we need time and focus to do this.
So although we can agree it is a great shame to move these dates - believe us we have been looking forward to them more than anyone!
we honestly feel that in the bigger picture we are making the right decision.
All tickets held for all 2007 North American Cure shows will be valid for the re-scheduled 2008 shows, and of course anyone who seeks a refund will be able to get one.
All refund/rescheduling details will be announced very soon.
Once again, our genuine apologies to anyone who is upset by this announcement - please be encouraged by our promise:
The spring 2008 Cure shows will be even better than the fall 2007 ones would have been!!!

See you all soon...

Love

Robert, Simon, Jason and Porl - The Cure 23/8/07