Last week he revealed plans to bring the latest incarnation of the band to the UK in 2015. Now he says the prospective run of shows might not include London, because he wants to avoid insulting the rest of Britain.

Fripp tells TeamRock: "We're looking actively at possible venues in the UK and maybe just a few in Europe - but very limited.

"What we're not looking at doing is one or two shows in London, which is the conventional approach. It's always struck me that to do a tour of England that only takes place in London is an insult. It's an insult to the country, if you like. So my idea of an English tour would be to actually avoid London."