The director of Leps reacted to the cancellation of the concert in Kazakhstan with the phrase “To hell with them”

The organizers refused to cooperate with the artist because of his support for the Russian army

In the Kazakh city of Konaev, a concert by singer Grigory Leps was canceled after his statement about rewarding Russian servicemen for disabling foreign equipment in a special operation zone in Ukraine. About this on Monday, June 19, in an interview with “Newspaper.Ru“said the director of the musician Vladimir Uryupin.

Formerly MK informedthat Nikolai Baskov, Grigory Leps and other artists announced rewards to the Russian military for destroyed Western equipment in the Special Military Operation Zone (SVO) in Ukraine. In particular, the stars will pay one million rubles to the fighters for each Leopard tank. There are not so many “Leopards”: only 60 pieces,” Nikolai Baskov said on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2023). “So we need to raise 60 million.” It is assumed that the Ministry of Defense will open an account where every “creative person” who wants to support Russian soldiers in this way will transfer money.

According to Uryupin, Leps himself was not upset about the cancellation of the concert and will continue to support the Russian army. The director of the singer emphasized that Kazakhstan has become a Russophobic corner, but this will not affect the decisions previously made by the star. “We support our country, no matter what happens in different countries, no matter what they say,” the director of the musician emphasized. – Canceled and canceled, to hell with them. It’s okay, we can do without Kazakhstan. We both supported our country, and we will continue to support, and do what will be in our power so that the victory is ours.”

According to Uryupin, people in Kazakhstan simply went “crazy”, but in general, nothing terrible happened: just another statement. The team of the musician Leps was not upset by the fact that “they (in Kazakhstan. — Note. ed.) is now so. According to Uryupin, the singer will continue to support the Russian army. He explained that Leps does not plan to perform and work in Kazakhstan, as he does not travel to “unfriendly countries.” “It’s the same as the US and things like that,” he explained. “We need to deal with enemies – as they are with us, so we are with them.”

The concert of Grigory Leps in the city of Konaev, which is the administrative center of the Alma-Ata region within its new borders, was scheduled for July 8. However, on Monday, June 19, the company Makao Luxury Village Resort, which provided its concert venue for the performance of the Russian star, notified of the termination of the contract for organizing the concert. The reason for the cancellation of the speech of Grigory Leps in Kazakhstan could be his recent statement during the SPIEF-2023. Kazakhs called for the cancellation of the performances of the Russian star after the musician, along with his colleague singer Nikolai Baskov, offered to pay a million rubles to everyone who disables a foreign-made APU tank at this venue.