The newly reformed Culture Club, without Boy George, have cancelled their forthcoming UK tour.

In a statement the band blamed the postponement of the dates on a �heavy recording schedule� which includes ten new songs.

They will now tour in conjunction with the release of their new single which is due in 2007.

The band added: �We want to start our tour with the release of a hit comparable to our world wide hits Karma Chameleon and Do You Really Want To Hurt Me�.

�Culture Club sold over 45 million albums, the high standard has been set for our new material, so it is taking longer than we planned, but we feel it�s the right decision.�

No doubt Boy George will be over the moon about the news.