truth and beauty Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Robert has cancelled two dates later this year in Moscow and St Petersburg. As far as I can see, no reason stated. But the Russian oligarch/dissident/former political prisoner Mikhail Khordokovsky has tweeted his own interpretation. On the face of it - surrounding dates not cancelled - it's hard to disagree. Khodorkovsky Center @mbk_center 1h Former #LedZeppelin singer Robert Plant cancels concert dates in #Russia. Maybe he heard about #Ukraine? http://ow.ly/uLmaY Quote
Walter Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Not a surprise, why would he want to get anywhere near that mess? Quote
Cecil. Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Maybe Robert will mention why at some stage. Quote
truth and beauty Posted March 19, 2014 Author Posted March 19, 2014 Maybe he won't. As it's not - so far - explained on his twitter/facebook feeds, it LOOKS like a political gesture, but one he wants to make (relatively) quietly, Action but no fanfare. Quote
SuperDave Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 May be because of the turmoil in that country. If so, would be a wise move! I'm sure we'll here why at some point. Quote
IpMan Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Due to the fact the Ukraine has just announced it will be conducting joint military exercises with the US & UK this is probably a good idea. This is turning into a powder keg and one idiot soldier may ignite a conflagration. May you live in interesting times...the old Chinese curse. Quote
SteveAJones Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Perhaps an explanation will come at a later time. Quote
henrybonzo Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 imagine how brave it was for Zep to play Northern Ireland in the early 70s, anything could have happened! Quote
JTM Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 According to a post on RP's facebook page. . "Robert Plant has postponed his two Russian shows in St. Petersburg on the 18th June and Moscow on the 20th June 2014 due to logistical reasons" Quote
jabe Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 Well the Ukraine girls really knock him out... Quote
SuperDave Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 Well the Ukraine girls really knock him out... I'm sure they do. But Robert won't be back in the USSR (not this former name) until a later time! Quote
Cofa Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 Could well be something like a visa issue for one of the band. I travel to Russia on business regularly and the Russian visa applications are a pain in the arse to complete and they are well known for denying or restricting them for no obvious reason. I may be wrong but I can't see Robert canceling gigs and denying genuine fans the opportunity of seeing him just because of the foriegn policy actions of that country's government. Quote
clw Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 Robert has cancelled two dates later this year in Moscow and St Petersburg. As far as I can see, no reason stated. But the Russian oligarch/dissident/former political prisoner Mikhail Khordokovsky has tweeted his own interpretation. On the face of it - surrounding dates not cancelled - it's hard to disagree. Khodorkovsky Center @mbk_center 1h Former #LedZeppelin singer Robert Plant cancels concert dates in #Russia. Maybe he heard about #Ukraine? http://ow.ly/uLmaY I am glad he is not going there,to scary of a place Quote
Anjin-san Posted March 21, 2014 Posted March 21, 2014 I am glad he is not going there,to scary of a place Then why go there in the first place? Quote
Cofa Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 I am glad he is not going there,to scary of a place It really isn't a scary place. I am there regularly and both are fascinating cosmopolitan cities. F*****g cold in the winter yes! Scary no! Quote
Pagefan55 Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 I spent a few months traveling/backpacking through Russia back in the 90's, and I thought it was a pretty scary place--perhaps (and hopefully) it's changed for the better since then. The biggest problem I had was simply trying to move around the country--the airlines had the world's worst safety record, the trains often felt (and were) unsafe, travel on the roads was dangerous, etc.--and I had a few close-calls. With that said, Moscow and St. Petersburg generally felt safe, and the vast majority of Russians I met were lovely. Quote
Daniel Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 I am glad he is not going there,to scary of a place I used to think so too but then I learned that Russia is only a regional power and now it's not so scary to me anymore. Quote
saltypete Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 Let us hope that Poo-tin is a big Zep fan. "No Zep FOR YOU"!!! Quote
Pagefan55 Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 I spent a little time in Kiev. It was mostly a positive experience. The police there had kind of a racket going-on though (this was back in the 90's). Some of the bars didn't have toilets, (or had "malfunctioning" toilets) and customers would be forced to step-out back to urinate. The police would be waiting to arrest them for indecent exposure when they did so, but paying a small bribe to the police would get the customer of the hook. I never fell for this ruse, but I knew people that did. Quote
SuperDave Posted March 28, 2014 Posted March 28, 2014 I spent a little time in Kiev. It was mostly a positive experience. The police there had kind of a racket going-on though (this was back in the 90's). Some of the bars didn't have toilets, (or had "malfunctioning" toilets) and customers would be forced to step-out back to urinate. The police would be waiting to arrest them for indecent exposure when they did so, but paying a small bribe to the police would get the customer of the hook. I never fell for this ruse, but I knew people that did. That's something else. You talk about entrapment....! Quote
clw Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 I spent a little time in Kiev. It was mostly a positive experience. The police there had kind of a racket going-on though (this was back in the 90's). Some of the bars didn't have toilets, (or had "malfunctioning" toilets) and customers would be forced to step-out back to urinate. The police would be waiting to arrest them for indecent exposure when they did so, but paying a small bribe to the police would get the customer of the hook. I never fell for this ruse, but I knew people that did. I have seen a lot of pictures,its beautiful and I expected it to look a lot more run down thatn it does Quote
Pagefan55 Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 It is beautiful. I was particularly impressed by some of the museums and old churches. And the history there is phenomenal: The Mongol invasion, the Cossacks, WW2, the break up with the USSR, etc. Quote
Charles J. White Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 Russia has the most dangerous drivers around. They really are terrible Quote
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