Just days ago it was announced that Swedish based melodic rockers TALISMAN would take to the road across Europe for one last time to give the many fans who bought their 7 album (Frontiers Records) the opportunity to hear the band live.

Touted as being "most likely the last opportunity for fans to see a live Talisman show before the final curtain descends", the tour had originally been slated for October 2006, but was postponed due to Jeff Scott Soto being drafted in to cover for Steve Augeri on JOURNEY's recent US tour.

In the last update it was announced that the dates would take place in April, 2007 with the band planning to "hit eight countries on a whirlwind tour comprising 14 dates plus a couple of 'warm-up' gigs in Sweden."

Since then the story has changed, with this latest update from Jeff Scott Soto having been posted at the band's website:

"Hello everyone, I speak for myself and the rest of Talisman regarding the recent tour dates announced.

I regret to inform you that the planned Farewell Tour for Talisman has had to be postponed. The team had done everything they could to ensure that the whole band be 100% available and, having waited for the various announcements we pressed the send button.

However some of the dates were awaiting full confirmation and there were still one or two pending questions whether the timing worked alongside myself and one other band member. If we're to do this tour, it is imperative to us and you the fans to get the lineup you're expecting on a farewell tour, it wouldn't make sense to bring in a former member or even new player in closing this chapter of one of the most important entities of my career and life.

I hope you do realize it's nothing further than simple timing preventing us moving forward with the existing dates, I do hope and plan to readdress this whole thing, possibly adding more dates than were posted, later this year when some of us are freed up of prior commitments.

My apologies to all our fans and friends alike, we are all disappointed now but know this is for the better so we can do it properly later... and potentially longer!"

Stay tuned for further updates on this situation.

Source BW&BK