Elton John says visa-free touring is “not on the cards” after meeting with Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden
Elton John has met with Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden over the ongoing visa-free travel row in Europe.The singer said he had “very positive” talks with Mr Dowden about EU travel for UK musicians, but said visa-free touring is not currently “on the cards”.“It’s much more difficult for young artists to get this together because of all the red tape,” John told BBC arts editor Will Gompertz. “Every country has these different rules, there’s so much procedure to go through.“People like myself are not really affected by it, we have a foundation of people who can look after it, it still has to be done but it’s much easier.“[But] we find ourselves in the situation because of Brexit, this has arisen.