Neil Younger mentioned a few weeks in the past that he would play a free live performance in Ukraine, with a date and venue TBA. However now that present has been known as off.
“Our live performance in Ukraine is canceled,” Younger mentioned in an announcement on his archives web site. “We had venue, near a shelter, however the altering state of affairs on the bottom was an excessive amount of. I couldn’t in good conscience take my crew and devices into that space. My apologies to all. Ukraine is a superb nation with chief. Slava Ukraini.”
The information got here as a fragile restricted ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia was in place. Nevertheless it was damaged Friday morning, a day after Younger’s announcement. The nations have been at warfare since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
The Ukraine present was deliberate because the opener of Younger’s Love Earth tour, which as a substitute will open on June 18 in Rättvik, Sweden, as initially introduced. The 24-show trek along with his band The Chrome Hearts, supporting their new album Talkin’ to the Timber, will roll via Europe earlier than hitting North America. The final present is about for September 15 on the Hollywood Bowl.
Famously vociferous and politically energetic throughout his practically 60-year profession, Canada native Younger lately has sparred with Donald Trump a number of instances over using his songs at rallies, boycotted Spotify over the streaming service’s ties to Joe Rogan and initially refused to carry out at Glastonbury over what he known as the BBC’s “company management” over the favored UK music pageant. However Younger modified his thoughts early this 12 months, citing “an error within the data acquired,” and can play the pageant with The Chrome Hearts in June.
