Damon Albarn wears 'Students are winning' t-shirt at Gorillaz concert in Slovakia
Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- British musician Damon Albarn showed support for Serbian student protests during a Gorillaz concert in Slovakia.
- Albarn wore a t-shirt with the slogan "Studenti pobeฤuju" (Students are winning) at the Pohoda festival.
- This follows previous instances of Albarn displaying solidarity, including a badge at a Porto festival and comments about his visit to Serbia.
Damon Albarn, the frontman of the British band Gorillaz, has once again demonstrated his support for the Serbian student movement. During a performance at the Pohoda festival in Trenฤรญn, Slovakia, Albarn was seen wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the Serbian phrase "Studenti pobeฤuju," which translates to "Students are winning."
This latest display of solidarity comes after Albarn wore a "Studenti pobeฤuju" badge at the Primavera Sound festival in Porto. He later addressed the audience in Zagreb, referencing his visit to Serbia and noting that "a lot is happening there right now," explaining the presence of the badge on his lapel.
Albarn's engagement with the Serbian protests has sparked curiosity among fans. It has been revealed that he visited Belgrade earlier this year, a fact he confirmed in Zagreb. During his time in Serbia, Albarn even had the Serbian words for "left" and "right" tattooed on his hands in Cyrillic script.
Further connections between Albarn and Serbia include the filming of the Gorillaz music video for "Silent Running" at the Nikola Tesla Electrotechnical School in Belgrade. Additionally, the song "Russian Strings" from Blur's latest album, "The Ballad of Darren," mentions Belgrade. The Serbian ballet artist Dejan Kolarov played a monster in the "Silent Running" video.
Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.