Elton’s Shows To Go On In Russia
I never had any doubt. Elton John‘s shows in Russia will go ahead as planned, the Russian promoters have confirmed. There had been rumors that President Vladimir Putin’s anti-gay “propaganda†policies would stop the event from being staged. The promoters, SAV Entertainment, have told fans that the two shows, tonight in Moscow and Kazan on Saturday, would go ahead. I will reserve making a complete judgment on Elton’s concerts — he may make a protest statement from the stage in song. But let us not forget that this is a performer who, in spite of his longtime work for HIV/AIDS, performed with the then unapologetically homophobic Eminem and who sang at Rush Limbaugh’s wedding. He gave Rush’s fee to charity, but it was still blood money.
