Brandon Flowers has addressed the backlash he obtained for bringing a Russian fan onstage.
Whereas chatting with The Sunday Instances for an interview revealed on 27 August, The Killers’ frontman mirrored on a latest live performance within the nation of Georgia the place he introduced a Russian fan onto the stage.
“I needed to calm an not possible state of affairs,” Brandon informed the outlet. “We would like our concert events to be communal and I had no thought phrases I used to be taught my whole life to signify a unity of the human household may very well be taken as being pro-Russian occupation.”
Georgia borders Russia and stress between the 2 nations has reportedly risen following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine final 12 months, which prompted plenty of Russians to to migrate to Georgia. When the singer invited a Russian fan to play the drums with The Killers at their Georgia present and recommended the group had been “brothers and sisters”, concertgoers booed the band and a few walked out in protest.
Brandon added in his interview, “We’re unhappy how this performed out.”
