(by Cinzia Conti) (ANSA) - ROME, JAN 21 - There are Sting, Elton John, EdSheeran, Liam Gallagher, Radiohead, Bob Geldof, Brian May of Queen, Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Peter Gabriel and Kim Wilde.
But also songwriters like Judith Weir, conductor Simon Rattle and cellist Nicola Benedetti.
They are over 110 artists.
They are very angry and disappointed by the British government, protesting how music - the big stars but especially the traveling bands - were "shamefully" abandoned after Brexit.
They do so in a letter published by the Times in which they declare how the agreements "made Europe a no-gozone for musicians".
After the end of free movement between the mainland and the UK, individual visas must be obtained before heading to any country in the European Union, resulting in additional costs (including permits of £ 350 for musical instruments and other equipment) and bureaucratic disputes that will make "many tours unsustainable. ".
London and Brussels blame each other for this situation but - the signatories say - it will be the musicians, especially the young and emerging "who are already struggling to keep their heads out of the water".
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