Green Day Pulls Russia Show Over Ukraine Conflict

Punk rockers Inexperienced Day are cancelling an upcoming Moscow present due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Posting to their Instagram story Sunday (Feb. 27) Inexperienced Day writes: ““With heavy hearts, in gentle of present occasions we really feel it’s essential to cancel our upcoming present in Moscow at Spartak Stadium” in a press release shared on their Instagram story. “We’re conscious that this second isn’t about stadium rock exhibits, it’s a lot larger than that. However we additionally know that rock and roll is eternally and we really feel assured there will probably be a time and a spot for us to return sooner or later. Refunds obtainable on the level of buy. Keep protected.”

Selection is reporting that the live performance was a part of Inexperienced Day’s Hella Mega Tour with Weezer and Fallout Boy.  Neither Weezer nor Fallout Boy have commented on the cancellation on the time of this writing.

Pop/alt act AJR additionally cancelled a present in Russia set for October, accusing the nation of “felony conduct” and asking individuals to share “correct” data in regards to the battle.

Different rock and steel acts scheduled to play Moscow within the coming months:  Convey Me the Horizon is scheduled for April and Judas Priest has one in Might.  Different concert events scheduled embrace Disclosure, Khalid, OneRepublic, Yungblud, Lady in Purple, Denzel Curry and OneRepublic.

However trying previous the spring, Selection says there’s a “very busy” Russian live performance season with the “alt-rock-leaning Bol pageant and two Park Reside festivals (the latter that includes the Killers, Gorillaz, My Chemical Romance, Iggy Pop and lots of others) together with summer time dates by Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Think about Dragons, Bjork, Eric Clapton and others.”

Russian musicians and former state censorship targets Pussy Riot are promoting NFTs to boost funds for Ukrainian civilian teams caught within the invasion.