US: American rock band The Killers had to call Russian drummer on stage, created ruckus in live show; apologized

In fact, The Killers brought a Russian drummer onstage during a show in Georgia to introduce them to the fans as brothers and sisters.

After this act, the audience also created a lot of ruckus. For information, let us tell you that Georgia has been under tension with its northern neighbor for a long time, and due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the subsequent flight of Russian migrants from their country, the tension between the two countries increased further. Is.

Rock band The Killers performed a show at the Black Sea resort of Batumi on 15 August during their European tour. The band, which has been nominated for seven Grammy Awards, said in a statement on its Facebook page, "Good people of Georgia, it was never our intention to offend anyone!" But they have an old tradition of inviting. The band stated that 'we believe that a comment, which was intended to suggest that all Killers viewers and fans are 'brother and sister', has been misunderstood.'

A video of this comment made by band member Brandon Flowers is also going viral on social media, in which people can be seen leaving the live show. The overwhelming majority of the Georgian population is pro-Ukrainian. The band has sold millions of albums since forming in the city of Las Vegas in the early 2000s.