Laibach announce ‘Eurovision’ gig in Kyiv

Controversial masters of bombastic pop take Eurovision ‘back where it belongs’

LAIBACH have vowed to take Eurovision back where it belongs, with a special concert in the Ukranian capital Kyiv.

The band will play the Bel Etage Music Hall on March 31, making them the the first foreign band to perform a full show in the capital since the beginning of the war in February 2022.

A statement from the band, who notably played in North Korea in 2020, said: “While the rest of Europe prepares to celebrate its idea of freedom and solidarity on May 9 In Liverpool, Laibach will be taking Eurovision back to Ukraine – where it belongs and where the only true and real vision of Europe is taking place right now.”

Ukraine won the right to stage this year’s Eurovision Song Contest but security concerns saw organisers move it to Liverpool instead.

‘Eurovision’ is the name of the special concert programme by the renowned Slovenian band, and they will present some of their most anthemic songs alongside ‘The Engine of Survival’, a brand new track set for release in 2023. With anthems and marches at the core of many of their compositions, Laibach have long compared themselves to military marching bands created to maintain high morale on the battlefield. “With this concert in Kyiv, Laibach supports Ukraine and Ukrainians in their fight against Russian, and any other, aggression,” they say.

All proceeds raised from the Kyiv concert will be donated to charity and animal aid working in Ukraine, full details to follow.