Iggy Pop
Punk icon cancels planned appearance in Moscow
Iggy Pop also stays away from Russia.
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Iggy Pop has canceled his participation in Park Live Festival in Moscow due to the war in Ukraine.
As a consequence of the Russian attack on Ukraine, a concert by punk icon Iggy Pop (74) at the Park Live Festival in Moscow is cancelled. “Iggy Pop’s festival performance in Moscow on July 10, 2022 has been cancelled,” a statement said Tuesday (March 1). on his official Twitter account.
The current situation does not allow any other decision, it is said. “Our thoughts are with the Ukrainians and all the courageous people who are opposing this violence and are looking for peace,” explains the musician.
Not the first cancellation
At the event, which will take place from June 17 to July 16 in the Russian capital, occur according to the website well-known bands from the festival – including Five Finger Death Punch, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit and Gorillaz.
The US band The Killers had previously announced that they no longer wanted to take part in the festival. A spokesman for the musicians confirmed the “People” magazinethat the group is canceling their performance in response to the invasion. It is considered very likely that other bands will take this step.
Green Day pulls the ripcord
The band Green Day also doesn’t want to play in Russia anymore. The band already announced on Sunday (February 27) that they will not play their May 29 concert at Moscow’s Spartak Stadium.
“We are aware that this moment is not about stadium rock shows, it is about much more than that. But we also know that rock ‘n’ roll is forever and we are confident that it will be one for us there will be a time and a place to return to in the future,” the band wrote in an Instagram story, as reported, among other things, by “The Rolling Stone”.. The concert was already out of the tour schedule on your website painted.