St. Petersburg, 18 Jul. The leader of the Just Russia — For Truth party, the head of the party faction in the State Duma, Sergei Mironov, called the idea of inviting the Bi-2 group to play at the match for the Russian Super Cup on football to be wrecking. On July 9, Zenit players defeated Spartak at the home stadium in St. Petersburg with a score of 4:0. After the match, the soloist of the Bi-2 group Leva sang a song with a «red-white» scarf around his neck, for which he was booed by the «blue-white-blue» fans. After the performance, the lead singer of the group said that he had earned nothing but nerves. He noted that the group came to St. Petersburg to support Spartak, they played for free. The decision to call the «Bi-2» group earlier caused discontent in social networks because of their position on the special operation. At the end of April, the group canceled a concert in Omsk a few minutes before it began due to a patriotic banner that was hung in the Krasnaya Zvezda sports complex. The cancellation of the concert led to criticism of the musicians. According to their explanation, they adhere to the concept of «without politics.» «My colleagues — deputies of almost all factions — asked me to ask this question: why did the Bi-2 group perform at the Super Cup at the Zenit Arena? And they wanted to clarify this question «whose, in fact, I won't even say carelessness, but simply sabotage. Just a disregard for those who shed blood today. Who is this? .. Who even steers?» — said Mironov before meeting with refugees from the DNR. — added Mironov. The rock group «Bi-2» was founded in 1988. The group has ten albums to its credit, the last of which became one of the most successful releases. The band's songs have been awarded many music awards, including World Music Awards, Golden Gramophone, Chart Dozen.
