{"id":143399,"date":"2023-11-16T15:55:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/?p=143399"},"modified":"2023-11-16T15:55:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:55:02","slug":"riot-cops-clash-with-furious-crowd-demanding-coldplay-gig-is-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity-hub.com\/world-news\/riot-cops-clash-with-furious-crowd-demanding-coldplay-gig-is-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"Riot cops clash with furious crowd demanding Coldplay gig is cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Riot cops clash with furious crowd demanding a Coldplay gig is cancelled: Muslims in Indonesia call for the show to be axed over their support for the LGBT community<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Indonesia has one of Coldplay&#8217;s biggest fan bases and tickets quickly sold out<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The band&#8217;s support of gay rights has seen backlash from conservative Muslims\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hundreds of furious Muslims have been been marching in Indonesia calling for the cancellation of Coldplay&#8217;s first concert in the country over the band&#8217;s support for the LGBT\u00a0community.<\/p>\n<p>The Asian leg of Coldplay&#8217;s Music Of The Spheres World Tour is seeing the British group perform at Jakarta&#8217;s Gelora Bung Karno stadium tonight. More than 70,000 tickets were scooped up in less than two hours when sales opened in May.<\/p>\n<p>The band, world famous for songs like Trouble and Yellow, is fronted by Chris Martin, who has previously worn rainbow colours and waved gay pride flags during performances.<\/p>\n<p>Outside the stadium ahead of the concert, at least 300 conservative Muslims gathered to chant and hold banners opposing the show, with thousands of police officers present to protect concertgoers.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the protesters were part of a group that calls itself the &#8216;anti-LGBT movement&#8217;, and when confronted by riot police a number clashed with the officers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/13\/77827467-12752351-image-a-9_1700054904912.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Indonesian policemen try to disperse conservative Muslim activists protesting against LGBT support near the stadium<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/13\/wire-77830267-1700053438-28_634x422.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Many demonstrators were part of a group that calls itself the &#8216;anti-LGBT movement&#8217; and when confronted by police, protesters started to push and clash with officers<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/13\/77827495-12752351-image-a-8_1700054875057.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A Muslim woman shouts\u00a0slogans during a rally against British band Coldplay ahead of its concert in Jakarta, Indonesia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/13\/77831805-12752351-image-a-23_1700056030777.jpg\" height=\"899\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The band is fronted by Chris Martin, who has previously worn rainbow colours and waved gay pride flags during performances<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators booed at concertgoers arriving at the stadium and shouted that they were LGBT supporters, according to local media reports.<\/p>\n<p>Some carried banners accusing Coldplay of &#8216;LGBT propaganda&#8217; and damaging the country&#8217;s &#8216;faith and morals&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Homosexuality is not outlawed in Indonesia except in conservative Aceh province, which adheres to strict Islamic laws.<\/p>\n<p>But gay couples often face persecution and discrimination in the world&#8217;s most populous Muslim-majority country, where homosexuality remains taboo.<\/p>\n<p>Anwar Abbas, deputy chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council, Indonesia&#8217;s most powerful Islamic regulatory body, criticised the decision to go on with the show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We know that Coldplay supports LGBT, but now the question is, is the LGBT behaviour in line with&#8230; our constitution?&#8217; he said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There are six religions recognised in this country, and not one of them allows and tolerates LGBT practice.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Following Friday prayers last week, around 100 demonstrators, many holding banners and signs,\u00a0chanted &#8216;God is Great&#8217; and &#8216;We reject Coldplay&#8217; as they marched to the heavily guarded British Embassy in Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/13\/77831307-12752351-image-a-10_1700055008742.jpg\" height=\"489\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Coldplay&#8217;s Chris Martin\u00a0with band manager Phil Harvey on a pedestrian bridge in Jakarta<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/13\/77831305-12752351-image-a-11_1700055025724.jpg\" height=\"486\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chris Martin has said he is an &#8216;Alltheist,&#8217; a term describing broad spiritual beliefs that don&#8217;t ascribe to any specific religion. Pictured in Jakarta ahead of the concert<\/p>\n<p>Protesters have flocked to the centre of the capital again today, blocking traffic on a major thoroughfare ahead of the concert.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia is home to one of Coldplay&#8217;s biggest fan bases, with 1.6 million fans in Jakarta making the city one of the band&#8217;s most important streaming hubs.<\/p>\n<p>But conservative Muslims have riled against the group visiting Indonesia, which is the world&#8217;s most populous Muslim-majority country.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters were organized last week by Islamist group the 212 Brotherhood Alumni &#8211; whose name refers to the December 2, 2016 mass protests against the polarizing Christian politician Basuki Tjahaja Purnama.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are here for the sake of guarding our young generation in this country from efforts that could corrupt youth,&#8217; said Hery Susanto, a protester from West Java&#8217;s city of Bandung.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As Indonesian Muslims, we have to reject the Coldplay concert.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Novel Bamukmin, a protest coordinator, gave a speech on Friday condemning the government for allowing the band to play in Indonesia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/13\/77827499-12752351-image-a-13_1700055118379.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Muslim women hold posters during a rally against British band Coldplay<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/13\/77827491-12752351-image-a-14_1700055132449.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A Muslim protester stands against shields of anti-riot police officers as they demand the cancellation of the Coldplay concert<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/15\/13\/77827447-12752351-image-a-15_1700055160900.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Police in Jakarta deployed nearly 4,000 personnel to secure the sold-out concert<\/p>\n<p>He warned that if the concert was not cancelled, thousands of protesters would confront the band on its way from the airport.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Coldplay has long been a strong supporter of LGBT and its lead singer is an atheist,&#8217; Bamukmin said, standing on the top of a truck, &#8216;We must reject their campaign, their concert here.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Chris Martin has previously described himself as an &#8216;Alltheist,&#8217; a term which suggests broad spiritual beliefs that do not ascribe to any specific religion.<\/p>\n<p>Jakarta police spokesman Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko told reporters today that the protesters did not have a permit to stage a rally.<\/p>\n<p>The police deployed nearly 4,000 personnel to secure the sold-out concert.<\/p>\n<p>The band has not commented on the protests but it posted an image of lead singer Chris Martin walking barefoot through central Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Home to 229 million Muslims, Indonesia is the world&#8217;s biggest Muslim country in terms of population.<\/p>\n<p>Coldplay is known for interlacing its values with its shows, such as the band&#8217;s push for environmental sustainability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12752351\/Riot-cops-crowd-Coldplay-gig-cancelled-Muslims-Indonesia-LGBT-community.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riot cops clash with furious crowd demanding a Coldplay gig is cancelled: Muslims in Indonesia call for the show to be axed over their support for the LGBT community Indonesia has one of Coldplay&#8217;s biggest fan bases and tickets quickly sold out The band&#8217;s support of gay rights has seen backlash from conservative Muslims\u00a0 Hundreds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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