A concert corridor in Krakow, Poland, has canceled two upcoming concerts by former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters following the singer-songwriter’s comments about the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Live Nation Polska and Tauron Arena Kraków announced the resolution Saturday on Twitter, and Waters then called the media that it was he who got rid of the dates, which were set for April 2023 as part of the European leg of his “This Is Not A. “”. Visit “drilling”. This tour is expected to arrive at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles this Tuesday and Wednesday.
Correction Roger Waters cancelled the Krakow concerts.
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– Roger Waters (@rogerwaters) September 25, 2022
On Facebook, Waters said a Krakow city official suggested in a local newspaper boycotting Waters’ broadcasts and “threatened to hold an assembly to ask the council to declare me ‘persona non grata’ because of my public efforts to inspire everyone involved in the disastrous war. “In Ukraine, especially the governments of the United States and Russia, to move towards a negotiated peace, which escalate things towards a bitter end that could simply be a nuclear war and the end of all life on this planet.
He added: “If Mr. Łukasz Wantuch achieves his purpose and my upcoming concerts in Krakow are cancelled, it will be a regrettable loss for me as I was looking to share my message of love with the Polish people, which I have. “He made many tours a career that has lasted more than fifty years.
Waters took to Facebook on Sept. 5 with an “open letter” to Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Titled “Did You Industries a March in a War Component for a Leadership Role in a Cage?”in reference to the classic Pink Floyd song “Wish You Were Here”, urges the West to avoid supplying weapons to Ukraine, otherwise jeopardizing a long battle, saying “Throwing fuel, in the form of weapons, at a shooting, has never painted to shorten a war in the past, and probably would not paint now.