For the second time in as many weeks, a U.K. band has been forced to cancel an upcoming U.S. tour over paperwork issues. Bad Lieutenant, the recently formed collective featuring Joy Division/New Order members Bernard Sumners and Phil Cunningham and Jake Evans, has scrapped its four-date trip to Chicago and New York, which included an opening slot for the Pixies, because of “more stringent immigration laws and changing visa parameters resulted in an inability to process the necessary paperwork.”

“We were all so very excited about coming to the States to play our new music for our American fans,” said Bad Lieutenant’s Bernard Sumner, “and are extremely disappointed that on this occasion, we won’t have the opportunity to do so.  We plan to reschedule the Chicago and New York shows along with some additional U.S. dates in Spring 2010.”

Those new tour dates will be announced soon. In the meantime, your only upcoming chances to catch the band will be in December when they embark on a U.K. tour with the Pet Shop Boys.

Bad Lieutenant 2009 Tour Dates:
11/18 – Chicago, IL @ Park West
11/19 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom ^
11/21 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
11/23 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom ^
12/17 – Glasgow, UK @ SECC *
12/18 – Birmingham, UK @ NIA *
12/20 – Manchester, UK @ MEN *
12/21 – London, UK @ O2 Arena *

^ = w/ Pixies
* = w/ Pet Shop Boys