The Prodigy have one less reason to rush home to England from their mini-tour of The States and Canada come July -- the giant Phoenix music festival they were scheduled to headline in mid-July has been canceled. But The Prodigy bounced back immediately with the announcement that they'd be switching their performance to an even larger Brit outing, the giant Reading festival. The band has been added to the bill for Saturday, August 28. Phoenix co-headliners New Order have also made the transition--they headline Reading the following day.

It's unlikely Prodigy vocalist Keith Flint is too bent out of shape about any extra time off this summer. Britain's "New Musical Express" reports that he's been spending as much time as possible working with a motorcycl racing team and that he'll be making his racing debut on the track this summer. For the time being, however, he's practicing and working as a junior crew member, fetching wheels and parts, changing tyres and helping out the mechanics.

The band's handlers are making a point of shoring up Flint's insurance policies in case of any mishaps, which are common to the sport.

Meanwhile the chances are good that Flint will at least survive long enough to play the dates on their two week tour beginning June 16 in Washington, DC.