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Demonic Resurrection cancels much awaited U.K. tour

Demonic ResurrectionIndian metal band Demonic Resurrection has cancelled their first UK tour including their performance at the Sonisphere Festival which was held over the weekend at Knebworth. The band was not issued Visas to the UK in time and were therefore unable to make it for the festival and subsequently the rest of the tour leaving them no option but to cancel. As they’ve said, it all feels like a “bad dream” not only for the band, but also for the rest of the fans in India and abroad.
“We are extremely gutted about this and it feels like a very bad dream at this moment. We want to apologise to our fans who came to Sonisphere to see us or who booked tickets for the other shows, unforunately it was out of our hands. We spent a small fortune to pay for our visas, tour merch and other documents but more than the money it kills us that we couldn’t play for our fans in the UK. ” said the band in an official statement released via their Facebook page.

Read the complete statement here.

Demonic Resurrection was scheduled to play on the 10th at Sonisphere on the Jagermeister Stage and follow that with dates at The Well (Leeds), The Underworld (London), Riverside (Selby) and Waterfront (Norwich). The tour was booked by Northern Music and Mixtape.

Demonic Resurrection confirmed for Sonisphere Festival, UK

Demonic ResurrectionMumbai metal band Demonic Resurrection will make their first UK appearance at the Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth, England, on July 10, 2011. This will be the first time that an Indian band has played the festival. Demonic Resurrection will be joining a high-profile lineup of bands that includes Slipknot, Motorhead, Opeth, Gojira, Arch Enemy, In Flames and Mastodon besides the headliners — the Big Four of metal — Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax.

“We (Demonic Resurrection) are at a loss for words to describe how we feel on being confirmed to play Sonisphere. Just the thought of watching the Big 4, let alone be playing the same festival as them, is enough to give us goosebumps, not to mention the insane lineup of bands like Opeth (who we’ve opened for in India), Arch Enemy, Periphery and many others who we can’t wait to see. DR fans can expect a blistering performance from us, it is our first gig in the UK and we intend to make it a memorable one,” said the band in a statement released to the press. This will be the band’s third international concert appearance after playing the Inferno Festival in Norway and Brutal Assault in the Czech Republic last year. The band also said that they would be adding more UK dates to their tour.

Sonisphere is a touring music festival that takes place over several venues across Europe through June and July. The festival is in its third year and has quickly earned top billing on account of the big names on its lineup. This year the festival will travel to 12 cities in Europe.