Russia Music Tours Starting To See Cancellations, But Film, TV And Streaming Distribution Continuing For Now

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The Ukraine invasion is costing Russia on the home front as well as in combat.While Russian banking, sports, and news media have already been hit by sanctions, refusals on participation, and cyber warfare that’s taken down numerous sites, the entertainment business there is also starting to feel the effects.The Russians have already been banned from the Eurovision competition.

Today, Green Day canceled a planned Moscow stadium show set for May 29 in Spartak Stadium. They join pop act AJR, which has cut its planned October show in Mosow.Many Western artists have shows slated for Russia this year.

They include Tricky, Bring Me the Horizon, Khalid, OneRepublic, Yungblud, Judas Priest, and OneRepublic, among others.Leonid & Friends, a Russian band specializing in horn-driven covers of the group Chicago and others, has toured the US in clubs and theaters several times.

It posted on Facebook its disappointment Friday on the Ukraine situation.The conflict in Europe is also expected to impact film and television production in Eastern Europe and Russia in the coming months.