Concert organisation and promotion company Live Nation Polska and Tauron Arena Krakow have called off concerts by Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters after a backlash over comments made by the artist about the war in Ukraine.
Waters was scheduled to appear in the venue in the southern Polish city in April 2023, to the displeasure of some Krakow city councillors who drafted a resolution of the city council branding the Pink Floyd frontman persona non grata in the southern Polish city.
According to media reports, Waters wrote an open letter to Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, earlier this month, urging her to convince her husband to take a different route in order to stop the slaughter in their country.
He also criticised the West for providing Ukraine with weapons and argued that the United States is interested in the prolongation of the war.
In response, Zelenska wrote that Russia launched aggression against Ukraine. Ukrainians are protecting their country and the future of their children. If the Russian Federation surrenders, the war will end. Krakow councillors of the country's ruling Law and Justice party proposed a resolution to be put to a vote on September 28, which is part of Russia's criminal attack against Ukraine and the successive war crimes committed by Russian soldiers that come to light, and expressed their indignation about statements by Mr Roger Waters on the Russian invasion. On Saturday, a Tauron Arena representative said the dates had been called off by Waters manager with no reason being given, but a statement on Sunday said Live Nation Polska, the concert organiser, and Tauron Arena had cancelled the dates.