Editors pull out of Park Live in Kazakhstan over Russian tech company sponsor

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Editors have pulled out of Park Life festival in Almaty, Kazakhstan, due to concerns over its Russian sponsor.READ MORE: Editors – ‘EBM’ review: brooding bangers show flashes of their very bestThe Birmingham six-piece were due to play the festival in Kazakhstan’s largest city, but announced on Instagram earlier today (July 9) that they are no longer involved.“As some people are aware,” they wrote, “We have been in talks to play Park Live festival in Almaty, Kazakhstan.Editors, who recently played a show at the newly reopened O2 Academy Brixton, continued: “However, having now been informed who the sponsor of the event is, we have decided to withdraw our involvement.

We dearly hope to come to Kazakhstan in the future, under different circumstances.”A post shared by EDITORS (@editorsofficial)Yandex, a Russian technology company based in Moscow, is sponsoring the festival, which is calling itself Yandex Park Live.

One of its biggest products is Yandex Search, one of the biggest search engines in the world and a rival to the likes of Google and Bing.The festival takes place from September 6 to 8, and the headliners are Die Antwoord, Tyga and Placebo.

Other acts set to appear include Dizzee Rascal, Oliver Tree, and Brennan Savage, with more scheduled to be announced.In February, Yandex announced it was going to pull out of Russia, with its Dutch-based parent company selling it for 475billion roubles (£4.2b, $5.2b).