May 31 (UPI) – The widespread Mexican band named Grupo Firme was scheduled to play La Onda Fest on Sunday, however was cancelled because of work visa processing points.
The competition is being held in Napa Valley, California, however the Tijuana-based band mentioned its working visa lies in a “administration course of” that doesn’t permit members to take part within the competition, Billboard reported Saturday.
“The Grupo Forme visa and music VIP workforce are in a administration course of by the US Embassy. This is a state of affairs that makes it inconceivable for Grupo Firme to carry out at La Onda Fest as deliberate,” the music group posted on social media.
“I remorse the inconvenience this might trigger,” the band mentioned. “We respect your understanding and, above all, the love of our American followers.”
The band is planning to play once more within the US, however the visa processing concern has now stopped it.
A spokesman for the US embassy in Mexico informed Billboard that visa information are confidential and workers can not and won’t focus on particular person circumstances.
The band is not only about Mexican musicians encountering visa points.
Singer Julion Alvarez has postponed a sold-out present scheduled for May twenty fourth at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA.
His band, Julion Alvarez Y Su Norteno Banda, bought virtually the entire 50,000 tickets for the live performance.
Alvarez, 42, learns that his visa has been cancelled and will be unable to carry out the subsequent day.
Promoters CMN and Copar Music Record Company mentioned they are going to reschedule the live performance.
Ticketholders has the choice to obtain a refund or use a ticket if the occasion is rescheduled.