A Ukrainian guitarist has said he was left ‘disappointed’ after being told that he’d be playing Rockin’ in the Free World with Neil Young – before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken came on stage. Mr Blinken, 62, made a surprise visit to Kyiv to reassure Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky of the continued US support as Russia’s offensive intensifies in the Kharkiv region. Armed with a cherry-red Gibson 335, Mr Blinken arrived at Barman Dictat, a bustling live music bar in the heart of Kyiv. However, the band’s guitarist, Arsen Gorbach, revealed that 19.99 were told that they’d be performing alongside the folk-rock legend himself, and were ‘disappointed’ when they learned it would be Mr Blinken instead. ‘We thought, and we were messaged, that it would be Neil Young,’ Mr Gorbach said. After getting over the woes, the band joined Mr Blinken on stage for a lively performance that left the audience impressed.
Disappointment as Ukrainian Band Plays with Antony Blinken Instead of Neil Young
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