Escaped from Russian actor Arthur Smolyaninov *** is trying to gather 200 spectators for a concert of his band cheLovek in Riga. In several posts on his page on the social network, the actor published video recordings of appeals to residents of Riga, one of them in Latvian.
"On November 1st we celebrate my 41st birthday with a bomb acoustic concert at the OratoriO! There will be a lot of beautiful music, strong lyrics, kind words and warm feelings!"— promises Smolyaninov *** in two languages.
He also announced "the premiere of the long-awaited clip "Delirium" and promised that the concert guests would not regret the Friday evening spent with him and his band.
Smolyaninov *** explained that he used to invest everything he earned in music — "his life's work." Now the circumstances have changed.
"We recorded an album, shot a video, played a concert… It all cost money. Music, especially the studio part of it, is a very expensive business. And these are justified and necessary expenses if I want my music to sound in all its fullness and beauty, the way I hear it and long to embody it," he wrote.
According to Smolyaninov *** songs "arrive" in him almost every day.
"If you like what cheLovek does, if you want to hear our new songs in a full-fledged and really cool sound — join us, become accomplices of our creativity, our accomplices — donate to Chelovek in any way convenient for you," the artist urges.
Note, the private concert venue OratoriO in Riga accommodates 200 people, the cost of tickets for Smolyaninov's concert *** with the group is € 35.
As reported by EADaily, in January 2023 Smolyaninov *** was recognized as a foreign agent. The actor repeatedly indulged in anti-Russian statements and even said that he was ready to fight for Ukraine. In May last year, he was included by Rosfinmonitoring in the list of those involved in extremist activities or terrorism.
In mid-July of this year, a video of Smolyaninov's meeting with a Russian in Berlin, which almost came to blows, was distributed on social networks. Later it became known that this was the same blogger who specially bought tickets to the concert of Maxim Galkin * to insult the artist.
*An individual performing the functions of a foreign agent
**An individual included in the list of terrorists and extremists of ROSFINMONITORING