The protests follow the earlier this year cancellation of East Asian concerts due to LGBTQ+-related concerns. Photo Courtesy AP
According to Coldplay’s help of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood, more than 200 fundamentalist Muslims staged a protest on Wednesday in the Indonesian capital and demanded that the show be canceled.
As they marched about one kilometer ( half a hour ) away from the Jakarta music location where the band was scheduled to perform, the protesters carried large banners that read,” Accept, withdraw, and dissolve Coldplay concerts.” It referred to the group as “propagandists for the LGBTQ+ community” and asserted that their beliefs undermine “faith and values.”
Despite having a long history of religious tolerance in Indonesia, the country is enlightenment, but in recent years, some extremists have come to the fore.
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Coldplay has a reputation for incorporating spiritual values into their shows, with the singer’s support for environmental sustainability serving as one example. Direct musician Chris Martin has been known to flood queer pride flags and wear rainbow-colored clothing while performing.
The protests follow the earlier this year cancellation of South Asian music due to LGBTQ+-related concerns. In response to the lead vocalist of the American pop rock band The 1975 criticizing the country’s anti-gay laws and kissing a female bandmate while performing, the Indonesian government immediately shut down the music festival, forcing the group to reschedule its July times in Jakarta and Taipei.
The music songwriter had to prolong her sold-out performance due to security concerns after Muslim radicals threatened to use force if Lady Gaga went through with her” Born This Way Ball” music in Indonesia in 2012.
The Coldplay performance on Wednesday in the Gelora Bung Karno facility in Jakarta is a stop on the singer’s” Music Of The Spheres World Tour” in Asia. Over 70,000 tickets were sold in less than two days when ticket revenue started in May.
One of the band’s most popular streaming locations is Jakarta, which has 1.6 million fans.
( With input from the agency )
