Is it also Yandex’s fault? The cult rock band has canceled its concerts in Kazakhstan and Georgia — EADaily, September 3, 2024 — Society, Europe

British cult rock band Placebo has cancelled its concerts in Kazakhstan and Georgia, the band announced in a post on its social media account.

In Kazakhstan, the group was scheduled to participate in the Park Live Festival, which will be held in Almaty from September 6 to 8.

“There are good indirect reasons for this, unrelated to the professionalism of the organizers, which we have not been able to resolve,” the musicians explain at length.

The concert in Tbilisi was scheduled for September 12.

The cancellation of the show in Kazakhstan “logically made a performance in Tbilisi impossible.”

“We sincerely apologize to all our fans in Kazakhstan and Georgia for the cancellation at such a late stage. We also sincerely apologize to those of you who had planned to come from far away,” the musicians emphasize.

Placebo expressed hope that he could return to both countries in the future, “whenever possible.”

As EADaily According to information, in early July, the British rock band Editors announced their refusal to participate in the Park Live festival. The musicians directly explained that they had actively discussed their participation in the festival in Kazakhstan, but decided to abandon the performance after receiving information about the sponsor of the event. The sponsor of the festival is the Russian company Yandex.