In June 2021, Mylène Farmer reassured her fans: her previous tour at Paris La Défense Arena was not that of her farewell. Indeed, the singer thus announced a new singing tour, entitled Nevermore 2023, in stadiums in France and abroad. The war in Ukraine seems to have had an impact on her visit to Russia, a country where she has immense popularity.
Basically, Mylène Farmer had announced 12 dates, in 8 cities, in France, Switzerland and Belgium. But the 60-year-old singer was also planning to perform in Russia in the summer of 2023. A rare opportunity for the hit singer’s foreign fans. Libertine, mom is wrong, XXL, Disenchanted or Provided they are soft to see her on stage, she who allows several years to pass between each tour. On social media, many fans noted a disappearance on the official website of the star of shows in Russia as the country declared war on Ukraine in late February and the boycott hits at all levels.
“Unsurprisingly, the concerts announced by Mylène Farmer in Russia in August/September 2023 at the end of her next show Nevermore 2023 should not be held. Mentions have been removed from the official tour website“, wrote in particular on Twitter Jonathan Hamard, ex-journalist with our colleagues from Pure charts. “Well, the concerts in Russia are no longer on the Nevermore 2023 website”, for his part reacted the founder of the podcast Stories of… Mylène Farmer“, calling out producer Pascal Nègre … without success. Is it out of solidarity with Ukraine or as a security measure that these shows have been canceled? For the time being, mystery …
The boycott against Russia is not only economic since the artists drink against their will in this conflict which has united the European Union. Thus, the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko was fired from the Metropolitan Opera for her refusal to condemn the actions of Vladimir Putin and Russia, for example, was excluded from the next Eurovision Song Contest. To date, 3.5 million Ukrainians have fled their country, reports the UN…