So what's the deal on any UK dates for 50th??

[SMiLE Brian]

Aha, my sense of humour appears to have gone the way of Mike Love's hair 

You, shady, and me are like the three amigos.

[hypehat]

In that case, shotgun being Steve Martin

[Shady]

"You dirt-eating piece of slime! You scum-sucking pig! You son of a motherless goat!"

  Love that film

[Jon Stebbins]

How's it feel to be at the lowest end of the food chain again, Brits?

Ach, we'll just buy the new album, proclaim it a masterpiece, and the Yanks can catch on in about 46 years time…   

Right...all it took was "Barbara Ann" to finally get them into the UK top 5 and with that incredibly tasteful choice you were solidly on board.

Err Pet Sounds - BWPS, LOS to name a few that the UK got and the US didn't

Lucky Old Sun? Hmmm... U.S. #21, U.K. # 37...explain how you got it and we didn't.

Aside from that...my books (all three) repeatedly point out that the UK fans have been great to the BB's.

[Micha]

Does anybody know if it has to do with paying UK taxes? Surely they have a huge fan base there so this does seem quite odd...

It allegedly has something to do with them not being able to get into the country due to the Olympics.

More likely have been denied visas due to their mafia ties....

Maybe they could at least book Sicily?

That's funny.

aren't countries in Europe as small as states are in America?

Is that a real question?

[Mooger Fooger]

aren't countries in Europe as small as states are in America?

possibly, but there are also private ranches in Australia which are larger than some European countries.

[hypehat]

As the comedian Steven Wright once said, "Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time".