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Court Orders Roger Waters Concerts in Germany to Proceed Despite Antisemitism Controversy

  • Frankfurt and Hesse did not have the right to cancel Roger Waters' concert at the Frankfurt Festhalle.
  • Roger Waters allowed to perform concert in Frankfurt on May 28.
  • Court ruled in Waters' favor, stating the performances can be viewed as a work of art.
  • Waters concert will take place at Festhalle, a site where Jewish men were rounded up during the pogroms of November 1938.
  • Waters is also scheduled to perform in Hamburg, Cologne, Berlin, and Munich, with the latter city's council planning to set up displays promoting tolerance and informing citizens about antisemitism.
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