The cancellation comes after Roger Waters, 79, published a controversial open letter on his website in early September to Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska.
Brirtish rock legend and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters' planned concerts in Poland in April have been canceled amid a backlash to the musician's stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Live Nation Poland, the concert's promoter, confirmed the cancellation Saturday but did not specify a reason.The cancellation comes after Waters, 79, published a controversial open letter on his website in early September to Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska. In the letter, Waters wrote that he opposed the West sending weapons to Ukraine to aid the embattled country in its war against invading Russia.
Waters went on to accuse these"extreme nationalists" of setting Ukraine on a path to war with Russia by crossing a"number of red lines" set out by the Kremlin.ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH Michael Smerconish's full interview with Roger Waters 07:28 On Sunday, Waters denied he had canceled the shows himself. The shows were planned to take place in Krakow as part of the his international tour. In a Facebook statement addressed to the UK's The Guardian and Poland's Gazeta Krakowska newspapers, Waters denied he or his management had canceled the Poland shows.
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