Wednesday, February 3, 2021

πŸ’’πŸ”Έππ‹π€π‚π„ππŽ 𝐈𝐍 π‹π„ππ€ππŽπ (𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐈𝐈.)πŸ”ΈπŸ’’

Dear friends, last week we visited Lebanon with the band Placebo for the first time.
The wonderful performance in Byblos must have stuck in the guys' memory.
You can read everything about it here:

PLACEBO IN LEBANON (PART 1)


Today we will focus on their second visit to the Middle East in 2010, and I dare say that this experience was also unforgettable.

Photo credit: Screenshots from the tour, edit by Marti

The concerts were scheduled for June 5 in Tel Aviv, Israel, and June 9 in Beirut, Lebanon. So, what happened?
The situation between the countries in the Middle East has been tense for a long time, and the performance in Tel Aviv followed an event that was condemned by the whole world.

πŸ’₯πŸ”Έβœ¨βœ¨βœ¨πŸ”ΈπŸ’₯
On May 31, 2010, a fleet of 6 ships with humanitarian aid set out for the shores in the occupied territories of the Gaza Strip.
They wanted to deliver aid to Gaza, breaking an Israeli and Egyptian blockade on the territory. The ships were carrying 10,000 tonnes of goods, including school supplies, building materials and two large electricity generators. The activists also said they wanted to make the point that, in their view, the blockade was illegal under international law.
The blockade has been imposed on the coastal territory by Israel and Egypt since the Islamist militant group, Hamas, seized control in 2007.
The Israelis say it is intended to stop militants from obtaining rockets to attack them.
The restrictions have been widely described as a collective punishment of the population of Gaza.

But back to the whole event:
Israel wanted to control the situation and called on the fleet to either return or land in the port of Israel, where the cargo would be checked for concealed weapons and then transported to its destination by land.
However, activists rejected this method, and in the end there was a bloody clash, when 9 Turkish activists were killed and many people were injured.
Israel has been condemned by the world for this attack, and the whole incident has been under investigation for several years.
Many personalities joined the cultural boycott of Israel at the time, canceling their performances as a result. For all of them, let's name Gorillaz, who were supposed to be the opening act for Placebo in Tel Aviv and the Pixies.
πŸ’₯πŸ”Έβœ¨βœ¨βœ¨πŸ”ΈπŸ’₯

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But Placebo's attitude toward the whole event was neutral. The guys wanted to play their Israeli concert because of all the fans who had been waiting for them there for many years.
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𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒐, 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒏 π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’†π’˜ π’ˆπ’Šπ’—π’†π’ π’Šπ’ 𝑰𝒔𝒓𝒂𝒆𝒍, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’ƒπ’†π’„π’‚π’Žπ’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’•π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’†π’• 𝒐𝒇 π’‚π’„π’•π’Šπ’—π’Šπ’”π’•π’” π’…π’†π’Žπ’‚π’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’„π’‚π’π’„π’†π’π’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒐𝒇 π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 π’‘π’†π’“π’‡π’π’“π’Žπ’‚π’π’„π’† π’Šπ’ π‘©π’†π’Šπ’“π’–π’•, 𝑳𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π‘©π’“π’Šπ’‚π’'𝒔 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’†π’π’• π’„π’Šπ’“π’Œπ’π’†π’… 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’π’“π’π’….

π‘·π’π’‚π’š 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’†π’π’•π’Šπ’π’π’†π’… π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’†π’˜ 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆.
𝒀𝒐𝒖 π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒔𝒆𝒆 π‘©π’“π’Šπ’‚π’'𝒔 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒆 π’”π’‚π’“π’„π’‚π’”π’Ž, π’˜π’‰π’Šπ’„π’‰ π’Šπ’” π’Žπ’†π’“π’†π’π’š 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’π’…π’†π’“π’‚π’•π’π’“'𝒔 π’„π’π’Žπ’‘π’π’†π’•π’†π’π’š 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 π’’π’–π’†π’”π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂 π’‘π’π’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’„π’‚π’π’π’š π’‚π’ˆπ’ˆπ’“π’‚π’—π’‚π’•π’†π’… π’”π’Šπ’•π’–π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’.
πŸ”Šhttps://bit.ly/3tkNEW8
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I don't want to influence any of you with my opinion. Make your own conclusions and write me in the comments how you perceive Brian's reaction.
In any case, Brian can irritate a wasps' nest with his intellect, and he can't be suspected of not being ready to respond to similar questions.
We have to realize that it was a very fresh event: there were only 5 days between it and the concert.
Brian may have known that their gigs in the Middle East would not go smoothly, especially when Israel and Lebanon were at war together and many other artists cancelied their performances.
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π΄π‘›π‘¦π‘€π‘Žπ‘¦, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 πΌπ‘ π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘’π‘™ π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘Žπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘§π‘–π‘›π‘”, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘Žπ‘›π‘  π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘“π‘–π‘’π‘‘. 𝐼'π‘š π‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Žπ‘›π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑓𝑒𝑛 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘–π‘’π‘€ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘£π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘œπ‘  π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘.
πŸ”Έhttps://bit.ly/39GF7Ff

π‘‡π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘”π‘”π‘’π‘Ÿ π»π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘¦ π»π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ πΌπ‘›π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘Ž 𝑅𝑒𝑑
πŸ”Έhttps://bit.ly/3ja29r7

π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ-𝐸𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Šβ„Žπ‘¦
πŸ”Έhttps://bit.ly/3tmDKDi

π‘‡π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑒𝑛 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘“π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘“π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘€π‘’π‘™π‘™
πŸ”Έhttps://bit.ly/2MLgjTB

𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ž π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘‘ 𝐴𝐿𝑆 π‘“π‘Žπ‘› π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘π‘œ
πŸ”Έhttps://bit.ly/3cyS7yl

However, as I wrote above, the situation surrounding Placebo's statement on the military action in Israel led Lebanese activists to demand the cancellation of their concert in Beirut.
πŸ”Έβ­β­β­πŸ”Έ

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πŸ“Œ π‘†β„Žπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘‘ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘Žπ‘› π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘π‘™π‘’ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΏπ‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘’π‘ π‘’ π·π‘Žπ‘–π‘™π‘¦π‘†π‘‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿ 𝑛𝑒𝑀𝑠:

β€œYou are not welcome in Lebanon,” Lebanese writer and editor Samah Idriss said at a news conference jointly held by five non-governmental organizations on the eve of the concert in Beirut.

β€œThe band must choose either to play in Lebanon or to play in a state that continuously violates rights,” Idriss said on behalf of the groups, which include the Campaign to Boycott Israeli Supporters in Lebanon and the Campaign for the Lebanese Boycott of Zionism.

Placebo have already arrived in Lebanon for their June 9 concert, days after a gig in neighboring Israel where lead singer Brian Molko announced his β€œendorsement” of Israel in an interview.

The interviewer then asked if it was important to have Israel’s endorsement these days, to which Molko quipped: β€œYeah, if you want to go sailing.”

Molko’s comment showed Placebo β€œignored the massacre last week against the Freedom Flotilla and went even further, announcing their support for Israel,” Rana al-Masri, one of the activists spearheading the boycott campaign, told AFP.

Idriss said activists would not resort to violence but demanded Molko apologize and urged concert-goers in Lebanon to boycott the gig.

The call comes just days after US alternative rock group The Pixies cancelled their first-ever gig in Israel and two British bands pulled out of the same music festival in Tel Aviv in a move believed to be linked to the aid flotilla storming.
Idriss said the Lebanese activists were also demanding concert organizer and radio mogul Jihad al-Murr cancel Placebo gig and reimburse all those with tickets.

But Murr pointed out that most bands performing in Lebanon, which remains technically in a state of war with its southern neighbor, had also performed in Israel.

β€œPlacebo have entered Lebanese territory legally and with the knowledge and consent of General Security,” Murr told AFP.

β€œThis is music, a concert, and has nothing to do with politics,” he added. β€œShall we boycott every minister, official or artist that has ever visited Israel? That’s ridiculous.”

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π»π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘Žπ‘› π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘π‘™π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘  𝑖𝑛 π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘™ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘‘π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘π‘  π‘π‘œπ‘¦π‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘π‘œ'𝑠 π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑛 πΏπ‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘œπ‘›.
πŸ“Œ http://bit.ly/3ay4nwK

𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘π‘™π‘’ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑑𝑒 π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑖𝑑𝑠 π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘”π‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘§π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘”π‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘§π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘π‘œπ‘¦π‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’ π‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘¦π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’.
πŸ“Œ http://bit.ly/3atu2Xi

π‘―π’π’˜π’†π’—π’†π’“, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’‚π’” 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ˆπ’Šπ’ˆ π’Šπ’ 𝑳𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆, 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 π’•π’‰π’†π’š π’•π’‰π’†π’Žπ’”π’†π’π’—π’†π’” π’”π’‚π’˜ 𝒏𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒍 π’Šπ’•.
π‘»π’‰π’Šπ’” π’Šπ’” 𝒂 π’—π’†π’“π’š π’Šπ’Žπ’‘π’π’“π’•π’‚π’π’• 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒕 π’‡π’“π’π’Ž 𝒂 𝑳𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’†π’˜ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’˜π’‚π’” π’‘π’“π’π’ƒπ’‚π’ƒπ’π’š 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 π’‡π’“π’π’Ž 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’†π’π’•π’Šπ’“π’† π’π’‡π’‡π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’‚π’ π’—π’Šπ’…π’†π’ 𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’ƒπ’†π’π’π’˜:

𝑃𝐿𝐴𝐢𝐸𝐡𝑂 "𝐡𝑅𝐼𝐴𝑁 π‘€π‘œπ‘™π‘˜π‘œ'𝑠 π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ 𝑔𝑖𝑔 𝑖𝑛 πΌπ‘ π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘’π‘™"
πŸ”Š https://bit.ly/2NVvolT

π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘π‘œ π΅π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘Žπ‘› π‘€π‘œπ‘™π‘˜π‘œ 𝑁𝑅𝐽 πΏπ‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘œπ‘› π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘–π‘’π‘€ 8π‘‘β„Ž 𝐽𝑒𝑛𝑒 2010 - π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ 1
πŸ’—I definitely love this interview and Brian's slightly affected answer to the reporter's question, find out for yourself what I mean ... and I won't mention the number of Brian's "you know" in his answer😁😁😁:
πŸ”Š https://bit.ly/36xt9eT

… π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ 2:
πŸ”Š https://bit.ly/3reScLN

The videos directly from the gig are all of a very poor quality, but you can still enjoy the overall atmosphere and enthusiasm of the fans, who hoped that their beloved band would not cancel the concert.

𝐷𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙 𝑖𝑛 π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π·π‘’π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘™π‘ 
πŸ”Έhttps://bit.ly/2YFcvpm
π‘†π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝐷𝑖𝑒
πŸ”Έhttps://bit.ly/2YzZvl4

Dear soulmates, we will end this explosive theme about the two concerts, which, fortunately for all Placebo lovers, finally took placeπŸ’—.

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