Elton John Tribute to Ai Weiwei Sparks Fear of Concert Crackdown

Chinese bloggers predict fewer concert licenses will go to foreign artists after British singer dedicates his Beijing concert to the dissident artist.

Chinese bloggers have expressed fears of a slowdown in official approval for live performances in the country after Elton John’s onstage “dedication” of his Beijing concert to dissident artist Ai Weiwei on Nov. 25

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In my personal opinion: I think this shows Westerners& Musicians don’t always understand the situation in China and the impact they have. Professionally its annoying because it will be harder to bring in foreign music acts so we miss out on awesome music. [Oliver Blokland]