The concert of the Shortparis group in St. Petersburg was postponed indefinitely. This situation was reported in the team group. “In contact”.
“We apologize, we will announce the new date later, stay tuned. If you have any questions, write to us via email,” Shortparis’ representatives wrote.
Version “Fontanka” appealed Contact the Culture Committee for comment. The ministry told reporters that organizers decided to postpone the concert when they learned that they had missed the deadline to host the event.
On November 11, 2023, the musicians of the Shortparis group were requested to be recognized as foreign agents and checked for allegedly discrediting the RF Armed Forces. Activists from the organization “People’s Call” appealed with their demands to the FSB, the Investigative Committee, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. They point out that Shortparis’ frontman Nikolai Komyagin allegedly spoke out against Russia’s special operation in Ukraine.
After the start of the special operation, Komyagin was transferred to St. Petersburg on February 26, 2022. It is known that he went to an unauthorized rally in St. Petersburg. He was fined for participating in the protest.
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