Swedish hard rock legend Yngwie Malmsteen is reportedly set to give a concert in Moscow, according to reports from Göteborgs-Posten. The performance is scheduled to take place at VK Stadium, which has a capacity for 7,000 people, on March 14. According to the organizer, the concert is sold out.
Many bands and artists have chosen not to perform in Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. How Malmsteen views his performance there is unclear, as he has not been reached for comment. He is also scheduled to play at Sweden Rock in June.
if they had known about the Moscow concert when booking, they might have reasoned differently, but there is nothing in their contracts that prohibits it
The festival's press officer stated that if they had known about the Moscow concert when booking, they might have reasoned differently, but there is nothing in their contracts that prohibits it.