Pink Floyd founder cancels Poland concerts after war remarks

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has canceled live shows deliberate in Poland amid outrage over his stance on Russia’s conflict towards Ukraine, Polish media reported Saturday.

An official with the Tauron Area in Krakow, the place Waters was scheduled to carry out two live shows in April, stated they'd now not happen.

“Roger Waters’ supervisor determined to withdraw … with out giving any motive,” Lukasz Pytko from Tauron Area Krakow stated Saturday in feedback carried by Polish media retailers.

The web site for Waters’ “This Is Not a Drill” live performance tour didn't listing the Krakow live shows beforehand scheduled for April 21-22.

Metropolis councilors in Krakow had been anticipated to vote subsequent week on a proposal to call Waters as a persona non grata, expressing “indignation” over the musician’s stance on the conflict in Ukraine.

Roger Waters on stage.
Roger Waters cancels Poland present on account of feedback he made in regards to the conflict in Ukraine.
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Roger Waters.
There have been no bulletins if the live performance can be rescheduled.
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Waters wrote an open letter to Ukrainian first woman Olena Zelenska early this month by which he blamed “excessive nationalists” in Ukraine for having “set your nation on the trail to this disastrous conflict.” He additionally criticized the West for supplying Ukraine with weapons, blaming Washington particularly.

Waters has additionally criticized NATO, accusing it of scary Russia.

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