Love saves the world, say Ukraine’s Go_A after ‘dream’ Glastonbury performance

Ukrainian Eurovision stars Go_A said “love saves the world” equally they called for unity in the face of Russian federation’s invasion subsequently their get-go operation at Glastonbury Festival.

Lead singer Kateryna Pavlenko told the PA news agency the effect at Worthy Farm is a “place for free people”, adding: “People need to understand that freedom is a very rare gift, then nosotros need to save information technology.”

The crowd which gathered for the electro-folk group’s operation at the John Skin Stage on Saturday showed rapturous support for the band and Ukraine.

Dozens of yellow and blue Ukrainian flags flew above the hundreds who had gathered and the crowd flare-up into rapturous applause every bit Pavlenko opened the set by proverb: “We are Go_A and we’re from Ukraine.”

After finishing 5th at Eurovision for their home nation in 2021, this was Go_A’s first operation at Glastonbury, which the band said is “a dream come true”.

“Many, many years, I dream about Glastonbury, and I don’t believe that some day I (would play on this) stage… it’s like magic,” Pavlenko told PA.

“The main bulletin of our music is people need to unite.

“Honey saves the world.”

Tars Shevchenko, who plays keyboard and percussion for the band, said: “I could just scream, information technology’s 1 of the high points of our band, a dream come true.”

Asked about the situation in his habitation land, Shevchenko said: “We call our friends every twenty-four hour period just to know if they’re however alive.

“Our bulletin for them is but stay prophylactic and for our guys in the military machine – proficient hunting.”

The musical quartet, which also includes multi-instrumentalist Ihor Didenchuk and guitarist Ivan Hryhoriak, were repeatedly met with roars of encouragement from the audience as they referenced resistance to Russian forces and the plight of their people.

Pavlenko said one song was “nearly the stiff and brave Ukrainian people” and introduced another by stating: “You know that the state of war is going on in our country, and this song is nigh our pain.”

Asked for the message they were sharing with their music, Shevchenko said: “To create is always harder and more difficult than to destroy… you shouldn’t destroy when you can create.”

The ring’s performance comes afterward Kalush Orchestra, who won Eurovision 2022 for Ukraine, played at the Truth Phase in the early hours of Saturday morning and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed Glastonbury on Fri.

Mr Zelensky called for the globe to “spread the truth” about Russian federation’s invasion and Go_A thanked the festival organisers for organising the argument.

“Right now we have the best president in Ukraine and we are grateful for all he does to help our country,” said Pavlenko.

“Considering this war is so long and this is the beginning president who tried to share what nosotros feel – I promise some day we volition win and our president volition do everything to make this day happen sooner.

“Thank you Glastonbury for the opportunity because right now nosotros need to speak about it and Glastonbury is a place of complimentary people.”