Green Day cancel Moscow show citing Russian invasion of Ukraine
The concert was scheduled for May 29 at Moscow’s Spartak Stadium.
Green Day have cancelled a performance in Moscow, citing Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine as the cause. The band announced on Sunday that they would not play a concert they had previously scheduled for May 29 at Spartak Stadium, a 45,000-capacity venue northwest of the Russian capital city.
“We are aware that this moment is not about stadium rock shows, it’s so much bigger than that,” the band wrote in an Instagram story. “But we also know that rock and roll is forever and we feel confident there will be a time and a place for us to return in the future.”
The Moscow show was set to be the next stop on the group's Hella Mega Tour with Weezer and Fall Out Boy and the start of its European leg. The date has now been removed from the tour's website.
The FADER has reached out to representatives of Green Day for further comment.