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Fraser Lewry

Frankfurt court overturns ruling barring Roger Waters from playing live in the city

Roger Waters onstage

Former Pink Floyd man Roger Waters has won his legal with authorities in the German city of Frankfurt, after local authorities overturned the city council decision to cancel his upcoming show at the Festhalle concert hall.

The council had originally moved to deny Waters the right to perform at the venue – which is 60% owned by the city – amid accusations of antisemitism, saying Waters "repeatedly called for a cultural boycott of Israel and drew comparisons to the apartheid regime in South Africa" and referencing Waters' use of a pig-shaped balloon emblazoned with a Star of David alongside corporate logos on previous tours.

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