In Russia, canceled the concerts of the singer Valery Meladze in Novosibirsk, Barnaul and Kemerovo, which were scheduled in April. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to concert organizations.
In Novosibirsk, Meladze’s concerts were scheduled for April 26 and 30. “The concerts have been canceled for both days, tickets can be returned,” said Novosibirsk City Spectacular Ticket Office, which sold tickets for the event.
Two more concerts, which were scheduled for April 27 and 29, were canceled in Kemerovo and Barnaul. “What concert is Meladze? He is a banned artist, no concert is planned. You probably saw some old posters, ”the agency quoted Titov Arena in Barnaul as saying.
Prior to this, Meladze’s concerts were canceled in a number of other Russian cities, including Rostov-on-Don and Krasnoyarsk, as well as in Barvikha near Moscow.
Valery Meladze was one of the first Russian artists to call for an end to the fighting in Ukraine. Senator Elena Afanasyeva called for the singer to be deprived of citizenship, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture Elena Drapeko proposed to recognize the singer as a foreign agent and “ban him from entering Russia.” Meladze himself, in response to this, stated that he dreams of ending the “antagonism” between “close peoples.”
Source: Rosbalt
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