The Vines May Never Tour Again

The Vines may never tour in the traditional manner again the manager of the band Andy Kelly has revealed.

The news was posted on Vines fan site Dream In The Insane, with Walker saying that Craig Nichols isn’t up to the usual touring and press commitments bands go through after the release of a new album.

Kelly said: “After everything they have been through I hope that people will be understanding enough to recognize that Craig just can't operate in the traditional record/press/tour cycle expected of bands now.”

“He's an artist and the most talented one I have ever met, so the rules have to change a little to fit him, because it didn't work out in his best interests when we tried it the other way around - him fitting the rules!”

He went on to say that the band have been discussing different ways to produce live shows for fans: “What we have been talking about is filming some studio shows at home and doing stuff with that. It's very early days, and honestly, the only focus we have is for the band to make a great album and be happy with it.”

Kelly also revealed that the band now has 13 songs for their next album and it will be released sometime in the middle of 2006.

He added on the situation regarding bass player Patrick Matthews: “Given that the band probably aren't going to play live in the foreseeable future there is no plan to get another bass player at the moment.”