Anger over Roger Waters gig at AO Arena as MP and Jewish council condemn 'anti-Jewish hatred'

Calls are growing for the AO Arena to reconsider allowing Roger Waters to perform next month over antisemitism concerns. The former Pink Floyd bassist is due to perform in Manchester on June 10, as part of his global tour, This is not a Drill.

His tour has sparked controversy in Germany, where the Frankfurt local authority had tried to block Waters from performing, while in Berlin the 79-year-old appeared to wear an SS (Nazi military) uniform on stage. The show also included the name of Anne Frank - the young Jewish girl that kept a diary of life under Nazi persecution, who later died at a concentration camp - shown on a screen above the stage.

An inflatable pig with a Star of David on it has also previously been seen at one of Waters' gigs. Following concerns raised by Labour MP Christian Wakeford, whose Bury South constituency includes a large Jewish community, it was confirmed that the matter would be raised with the Home Office.

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Speaking in the House of Commons today (May 25), Mr Wakeford told Leader of the House Penny Mordaunt: "The city of Manchester has a rich and vibrant history in which those of different faiths and backgrounds have lived together as well as stood together through difficult times and times of division. So I'm concerned to note that Roger Waters is due to play at the AO Arena in Manchester next month.

"Mr Waters performed in Berlin this week and used the name of Anne Frank to stoke division, performed whilst dressed as an SS soldier and used the Star of David on a giant pig to insinuate that Jewish people run the world, forcing the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester (JRCGM) to issue a statement condemning