Fans booed frontman Brandon Flowers for asking them to welcome a fan from neighbouring Russia.
The Killers played Glastonbury in 2019 , and Brandon Flowers joined Sir Elton John on stage as a special guest at this year's festivalThe Killers have apologised after frontman Brandon Flowers invited a Russian fan on stage during a concert in Georgia to play drums on a song.
He told the crowd to treat the Russian fan as their "brother", drawing boos and walk-outs from parts of the arena. Georgia, which gained independence from Russia in 1991, has a long history of tension with its neighbour.Tensions have been exacerbated afterIn a statement posted on social media after the concert, the Killers said: "Good people of Georgia, it was never our intention to offend anyone!
"We have a longstanding tradition of inviting people to play drums and it seemed from the stage that the initial response from the crowd indicated that they were okay with tonight's audience participation member coming onstage with us. "We recognise that a comment, meant to suggest that all of the Killers' audience and fans are 'brothers and sisters,' could be misconstrued.This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.
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