Aloha !
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Originally Posted by Falco
It actually is astonishing to think they haven't played somewhere in 30 years. Is it seriously that hard to arrange concerts in Russia?
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No. Although Russia does things "Differenty" they're very much like South America when it comes to concerts; Eventually you'll get in but expect it to be a bit chaotic. All compared to European and American standards, obviously.
This isn't the issue though. Jon didn't want to go back. Although the Moscow Peace Fest got a lot of positive coverage Jon didn't enjoy Russia at all. Mind you, this was back when there was still a lot of spionage going on. Promoters have tried very hard to get a deal arranged but Jon's personal opinion got in the way.
There was also no need to travel that far when there were so many options to do shows in western Europe. These options are gone now and thus the band needs to venture into different markets. I've no idea why the band isn't playing 2 or 3 cities in Russia as the market is there but alas, that's not the case.
Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan