Lead singer of the rock band The Killers, Brandon Flowers, issued a statement after a disrupted concert in Tbilisi. He made the comment in an interview with The Sunday Times.
According to him, he is saddened by the reaction of the audience to a musician from the Russian Federation, and his team is disappointed that the group was booed at a concert in Georgia because of an invitation to the stage of a musician from Russia.
“We want our concerts to be held in an atmosphere of unity,” said the vocalist. “We are saddened that this happened,” Flowers added, noting that he did not expect fans to regard his words that “all men are brothers” as support for a Russian special operation in Ukraine.
Flowers added that he is “in a crisis” and even plans to give up stadium gigs, as well as continue recording his new album, which is almost ready.
Recall that at the concert of The Killers in Batumi on the evening of August 15, the leader of the group invited one of the spectators to the stage and asked where he was from. He replied that his name was Andrey and that he was a drummer from Russia. After The Killers agreed to play one song with him. However, some of the audience began to whistle and express dissatisfaction, in response, the lead singer of the group said that the music “unites”, and all lovers of their music are “brothers and sisters”. Some of the group’s fans left the hall.
Source: Rosbalt
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