Pink Floyd's Waters slams Venezuela border aid concert

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 19, 2019 / 11:30 AM / UPDATED 20 MINUTES AGO

Pink Floyd's Waters slams Venezuela border aid concert

CARACAS (Reuters) - Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters slammed an upcoming “Live Aid”-style concert to raise funds for humanitarian aid for Venezuela, calling the event a U.S.-backed effort to tarnish the socialist government in a video circulating on Tuesday.

Billionaire Richard Branson is backing the Friday show in the Colombian border city of Cucuta with a fundraising target of $100 million to provide food and medicine for Venezuelans suffering widespread shortages.

Latin singers Alejandro Sanz, Nacho, Luis Fonsi and Maluma have so far confirmed they will perform in the concert, which has evoked comparisons to Irish rock star Bob Geldof’s 1985 global “Live Aid” concert to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.

“It has nothing to do with humanitarian aid at all,” the 75-year old Waters said. “It has to do with Richard Branson ... having bought the US saying, ‘We have decided to take over Venezuela, for whatever our reasons may be.’”

“Venezuela Aid Live” is part of a broader western relief effort organized by Venezuela’s opposition, that blames the ruling Socialists for the economy’s hyperinflationary downwards spiral that has sparked the exodus of millions.

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[GatoGordo]

1. Maybe Roger can join the esteemed Nick Maduro on stage in Urena?

That would re-jump start his career, I am sure. Nothing like a photo op with a detached and delusional dictator to fire up the old fan base!