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Roger Waters defends freedom of speech and takes legal action against proposed concert cancellations in Frankfurt and Munich

London. In February 2023, the Hessian State Government and then the Magistrate of the City of Frankfurt announced their extraordinary and prejudicial intention to cancel a concert scheduled to be performed by Roger Waters at the Festhalle in Frankfurt on 28 May. On 28 February 2023, a motion was introduced in the Munich City Council to cancel the concert scheduled for 21 May 2023, in the Munich Olympiahalle. These actions are unconstitutional, without justification, and based upon the false accusation that Roger Waters is antisemitic, which he is not.

As a result of this unilateral, politically motivated action, Mr Waters has instructed his lawyers to immediately take all necessary steps to overturn this unjustifiable decision to ensure that his fundamental human right of freedom of speech is protected and that all of those who wish to see him perform, are free to do so in Frankfurt, Munich and in any other city in any other country.

Mr Waters believes that if this blatant attempt to silence him is left unchallenged it could have serious, far-reaching consequences for artists and activists all over the world.

Contacts

Mark Fenwick Management – London
on behalf of Mr George Roger Waters


HÖCKER Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Rechtsanwalt Prof. Dr. Ralf Höcker
Rechtsanwalt Michael Fengler
Friesenplatz 1
50672 Köln
Germany
E-Mail: contact@hoecker.eu
Tel: +49(0)221-93319-10
Fax: +49(0)221-93319-110

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A statement from Roger Waters on the controversy over his Berlin Concert30.5.2023 09:03:41 CEST | Press release

Frankfurt. “My recent performance in Berlin has attracted bad faith attacks from those who want to smear and silence me because they disagree with my political views and moral principles. The elements of my performance that have been questioned are quite clearly a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice, and bigotry in all its forms. Attempts to portray those elements as something else are disingenuous and politically motivated.The depiction of an unhinged fascist demagogue has been a feature of my shows since Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” in 1980. I have spent my entire life speaking out against authoritarianism and oppression wherever I see it. When I was a child after the war, the name of Anne Frank was often spoken in our house, she became a permanent reminder of what happens when fascism is left unchecked. My parents fought the Nazis in World War II, with my father paying the ultimate price. Regardless of the consequences of the attacks against me, I will continue to condemn injus

Roger Waters will perform in the Frankfurt Festhalle24.4.2023 14:29:24 CEST | Press release

London. At the request of our client Roger Waters, the Frankfurt Administrative Court today issued an interim injunction against the City of Frankfurt and the State of Hesse. According to this order, they must ensure, by interfering with the Frankfurt Fair, that Waters is granted access to the Frankfurt Festhalle on the evening of 28 May 2023 in order to be able to play a concert there as part of his European tour "This is not a drill". The defendants had made the unfounded accusation that our client was an anti-Semite. They wanted to prevent his concert on this basis. The Frankfurt Administrative Court has now rejected this attempt. Roger Waters is looking forward to his performance in Frankfurt.

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