With a criminal investigation ongoing, Waters’ next scheduled show in Frankfurt slated for tomorrow (28 May) is uncertain.
Roger Waters is being investigated for “suspected incitement” by German authorities after donning a costume resembling a Nazi uniform on stage in Berlin.
Last Wednesday (17 May), Waters’ This Is Not A Drill tour hit Berlin and he wore the outfit that Bob Geldof was wearing in the 1982 Pink Floyd-related movie, The Wall. That outfit has landed Waters in a criminal investigation. You can view footage of Waters performing in the costume below.
“The State Security Department at the Berlin State Criminal Police Office has initiated a criminal investigation procedure regarding the suspicion of incitement of the people (140 Paragraph 4 of the German Criminal Code),” Berlin police Chief Inspector Martin Halweg said, per The Jewish News.
The statement continued, “The context of the clothing worn is deemed capable of approving, glorifying, or justifying the violent and arbitrary rule of the Nazi regime in a manner that violates the dignity of the victims and thereby disrupts public peace. After the conclusion of the investigation, the case will be forwarded to the Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office for legal assessment.”
With a criminal investigation ongoing, Waters’ next scheduled show in Frankfurt slated for tomorrow (28 May) is uncertain. Members of the Jewish community are planning a protest outside the venue he’s due to perform in, Frankfurt’s Festhalle.
Read the article by Mary Varvaris in The Music.