Coldplay concert in Indonesia protested by hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ Muslims

Coldplay concert in Indonesia protested by hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ Muslims

Conservative Muslims turned out in the hundreds to protest a Coldplay concert in Indonesia on Wednesday over the band’s support for the LGBTQ+ community. Agence France-Presse reports that several Muslim groups had called to cancel the sold-out show at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta, the band’s only stop in Indonesia on its “Music of the Spheres World Tour.” Related: Malaysia cancels music festival after Matty Healy from The 1975 kisses …

Hundreds of Muslims Protest Coldplay Concert in Indonesia, Claim They are LGBTQ 'Propagandists'

Hundreds of Muslims protested the Coldplay concert in Indonesia, claiming that the band are LGBTQ “propagandists.” An estimated 300-500 people participated in the protest at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta on Wednesday after calls for the concert to be cancelled failed.