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Conservative Muslims in Indonesia protest Coldplay concert over the band's LGBTQ support
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The protesters, marching about 1 kilometer (half a mile) away from the concert venue in Jakarta where the band was set to perform, held a large banner that read: “Reject, cancel and disband Coldplay concerts.” It described the band as an LGBTQ “propagandist,” saying its stance damages “faith and morals.”
Indonesia is secular and has a long history of religious tolerance, but a small extremist fringe has become more vocal in recent years.
Lead singer Chris Martin has been known to wear rainbow colors and wave gay pride flags during performances.
British pop rock band The 1975 canceled its shows in Jakarta and Taipei in July after the Malaysian government cut short a music festival in the wake of the band’s lead singer slamming the country’s anti-gay laws and kissing a male bandmate during their performance.
Lady Gaga canceled her sold-out show in Indonesia in 2012 over security concerns after Muslim hard-liners threatened violence if the pop star went ahead with her “Born This Way Ball” concert.
The Asian leg of Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres World Tour” includes Wednesday’s concert at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta.
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