Why was Italy excluded on the BIA tour?

[MK_live]

I read / heard somewhere that Italy was excluded during the BIA tour for specific reasons. Does anyone know the reason behind that decision?

[the visitor]

In my head it was something to do with promoters : maybe they fell out with someone on previous tours

[dmg]

In my head it was something to do with promoters : maybe they fell out with someone on previous tours

Yes, it was something along these lines.  The Italian promoters taking too much money or a falling out from the previous tour.  Can't remember the exact details.

[MK_live]

Thank you very much for the replies. With that, I searched into this forum and found out that the same question was asked in June 2011. Answer to that was; Cause an Italian promoter run away with cash of LOG tour in 1983.... so they don't want risk same thing again in 1985.....

And then added;
yes about LOG tour 
and for the same reason they were paid in advance for the OES tour 

Interesting I think. Would love to find a source/article where that is mentioned.

[vancip]

They were cheated by promoters about ticket sales: old Turin football stadium full (terraces and field) but official attendance was about 2/3 of terraces capacity. Bicknell  said in an interview in 1990-91 that he was once intimidated with a gun, got threats about band safety and vehicles got damaged.
OES Italian dates contract was personally signed by MK because of past bad experiences

[quizzaciously]

Makes me think about how many meatheads and fools Mark had ever met in his lifetime trying to steal his money, etc.