The Killers apologise after being booed for bringing Russian fan onstage in Georgia

nme.com:

The Killers have apologised after being booed for inviting a Russian fan onstage during a concert in Georgia last night (August 15)The band, who were performing at the Black Sea Arena in Batumi, invited a man to play drums with them during their rendition of ‘For Reasons Unknown’.There is a long history of tension between Georgia and Russia after the latter invaded the country in 2008, with Russia still to occupying 20 per cent of Georgia.

Since the start of Russia’s war on Ukraine last year, there has been an influx of Russians to Georgia, with some Russians facing a backlash, reports The Guardian.Introducing the fan, frontman Brandon Flowers told the crowd: “We don’t know the etiquette of this land but this guy’s a Russian.

You OK with a Russian coming up here?” before he was greeted with boos from the audience.Part of the audience left concert of @thekillers at the Black Sea Arena in Georgia in protest after amid booing the group’s frontman who invited a Russian drummer to the stage and said everyone are “brothers and sisters” pic.twitter.com/mhtklWIOKf— Formula NEWS | English (@FormulaGe) August 15, 2023The people of Georgia once again voiced their honest opinion.

Russians will never be comfortable in this country, because we are their enemies, not their brothers and sisters.F off @thekillers.