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    27 May 2012| last updated at 12:34PM

    Lady Gaga's Indonesia concert cancelled



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    JAKARTA: Pop diva Lady Gaga’s show in Indonesia has been cancelled, her promoters said today after Islamic hardliners threatened “chaos” if she entered the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation.

     

    “Lady Gaga’s management has considered the situation minute to minute, and  with threats if the concert goes ahead, Lady Gaga’s side is calling off the  concert,” Minola Sebayang, lawyer for promoters Big Daddy, told reporters.
       
    “This is not only about Lady Gaga’s security, but extends to those who will  be watching her,” he added.
     
    Earlier this month Jakarta police refused approval for the show after the  hardline Islamic Defenders Front threatened violence if Lady Gaga performed,  calling her a “devil’s messenger” who wears only a “bra and panties” on stage.
     
    The promoters had indicated that a deal was being hammered out to tone down  the star’s racy show, but her own management vowed no compromise to appease  religious conservatives or censors.
     
    Big Daddy president director Michael Rusli said it was “unfortunate” that  the show had to be called off.
     
    “For the past few days we have communicated with the government and Lady  Gaga’s side. The government has given support, but this is not about the  permit,” he said. “The cancellation is really due to concerns over security.”  -- AFP
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