Despite the warnings from Ukrainian authorities, German electronic band Scooter, most known for their 1998 hit “How Much is the Fish”, came to the Russian-occupied city Sevastopol in Crimea and took part in the music festival ZBest held in the nearby town Balaklava on August 4, 2017.
The Kyiv-based Crimean Department of the Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine opened a criminal investigation against all three members of the band for illegal border crossing and entering the Russian-occupied Crimea without Ukrainian authorities’ permission. They now face up to 8 years in prison.
Read more:
1) https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/german-techno-band-scooter-faces-charges-ukraine-crimean-show.html
2) http://qha.com.ua/en/society/scooter-concert-in-crimea-was-criticized-in-europe/141048/