INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
In the opening video footage, he was shown arriving at the stadium by helicopter
which the artist was backed by a group of dancers in khaki costumes and balaclavas.The energy in the stadium was tepid at the start of the
been heavily promoted for months, with banners placed in St
Local media reported that a number of St
Petersburg's municipalities bought up large amounts of tickets and gave them out for free in order to help fill the 80,000-seat
of The X Factor and The Voice in 2013 and 2014, Shaman remained relatively little known in Russia until last year, when he released the
The song, dedicated to the Russian soldiers who fought and died in World War II, quickly gained attention due to the invasion of Ukraine one
who oppose the war, meanwhile, face being blacklisted or prosecuted amid the country's crackdown on dissent
Many have been forced into exile.Shaman has not publicly explained the reason for moving toward patriotic themes, only saying that when he
regularly invited to perform at high-profile state-sponsored events
forces have nearly completely destroyed Ukrainian cities like Mariupol and Bakhmut, and have carried out deadly strikes on civilian areas in
were attending the concert
