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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

Massive Attack pull out of gig in Georgia in solidarity with protesters

Two men on stage dressed in black under bright lights
Massive Attack said in a statement that ‘laws smearing civil society and denying LGBTI rights go against everything we stand for’. Photograph: Everynight Images/Alamy

British band Massive Attack have pulled out of a concert in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, in protest against the government’s “attack on basic human rights”.

The decision to cancel the performance at the Black Sea Arena was first announced by organisers, who claimed that it had been made due to “unforeseen circumstances”.

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