According to the band's MySpace page, Therion mainman Christofer Johnsson has vowed to carry on with the group's North American tour even if vocalist Snowy Shaw is forced to sit out a few dates due to his passport being stolen in San Francisco, CA.

In a statement sent earlier today, Johnsson said, "Just want to correct what was just posted by Snowy. There is no risk at all that we will be canceling shows. He may lose a few shows, but we will carry on those without him with Thomas doing his vocal parts. Promoters and fans that travel far can be sure the shows will take place and the only reliable source for possible cancellations of shows is the official Therion web page."

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UPDATED on 24 October:

Therion have checked in with the following update from mainman Christofer Johnsson regarding the stolen passport situation of bassist Snowy Shaw:

"Snowy got his passport stolen in San Franciso (as some of you already know). He traveled to Japan with a temporary pass and managed to get a new Visa for Japan. While there he has now managed to sort out a new American Visa and has arrived safely to Denver airport and will be making it to the show in Engelwood in good time."

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Therion

The following was posted on Catamenia's official forum (but it's not an official statement) either:

"It is the hardest time after a long work and long discussions. And I am really sad to inform that we have recently had to cancel our USA tour after we spent months on it. The band and I, myself, are really disappointed now, since it is more than a dream to come true for both of us.

What we have been trying is to make the best for Catamenia fans. The tour was totally not financial one and what we wanted to make a long tour and visit every single town for the fans. But as I said I have failed to make it happen.
We had started working on time and found a promoter, it went all well and we got the confirmation about the dates. then it started to go worse, we have changed the line-up and promoter and dates for a few times. We thought it was best to post the tour in 2008. But some problems occured and we aren't left any choice except cancelling.

As I said before it was totally my failure. And I want to say sorry firstly Cata-guys, promoters, the bands we have involved for tour, club owners and last you, the fans...

Currently we are looking forward to see what our next step would be... You will be informed as always...

By the way I would like clear the things about "Rock The Nation". They are a great company in Europe, and we have decided to transfer European bookings to them. So Catamenia European booking will be held by Rock The Nation. You can still send me your questions about the tours and gigs.

And last, I would like to thank again Catamenia for still believing in me...

All The Best, Tunci / management@catamenia.net"

The band supporting Catamenia on the tour have issued the following statement:

"The Secrets She Kept US tour with Catamenia has been postponed until Jan./Feb. of 2008. However, now that the tour has been moved (unintelligently), it is not decided if SSK will be able to take part. More info on this later. Also, due to the cancellation, SSK will be booking a few shows to make up. If your in the area come out!! Keep checking back for dates. Lastly, the SSK Myspace page still has the cancelled tour dates up. We cant seem to get rid of them, so just know that that tour is NOT happening"

Source:	catamenia.net
Band profile:	Catamenia
Event:	Catamenia: North America Tour [POSTPONED]