Categories: News

Lady Gaga Cancels Indonesian Concert After Threats, Apologizes To Fans

Lady Gaga, 26, who kicked off her international tour early this month, canceled her scheduled June 3 "Born This Way Ball" concert in Jakarta, Indonesia after Islamic extremists in the country threatened violence against her if she chose to proceed with the show.

The Lady Gaga concert had completely sold out of its 52,000 tickets, and purchasers will now be issued refunds, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The extremists called Lady Gaga "a messenger of the devil," and revealed that some of its members had purchased tickets to the concert with the intention of stopping it. This led Jakarta authorities to recommend that Gaga's permit be declined, for safety reasons. But then Gaga put on the brakes herself, reports E! Online.

"I am so very sorry for the fans & just as devastated as you if not more," Lady Gaga tweeted to her fans. "You are everything to me …. I will try to put together something special for you. My love for Indonesia has only grown. #GagaSendsLoveToJakarta and all its people."

Musicians Katy Perry, Kylie Minogue and even Justin Bieber have all performed in Indonesia in the past without incident, despite also being issued threats.

"There is nothing Holy about hatred," Lady Gaga also tweeted.

Gaga's tour will resume on June 7 for her New Zealand show and continue into October.

For more on Lady Gaga:

Lady Gaga Discusses Bullying At White House

Lady Gaga Leads MTV Video Award Nominations

Lady Gaga's Former Assistant Sues For Unpaid Overtime

VIDEO: Lady Gaga Performs NYE Medley In Times Square

TEASER: Lady Gaga On 'The Simpsons' Season Finale

VIDEO: 'Weird Al' Yankovic Parodies Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way'

Grammys: What Was Lady Gaga Wearing?

WATCH: Lady Gaga Debuts New Song At Paris Fashion Show

uInterview

Recent Posts

Rapper Young Thug Released From Jail With Plea Deal Ending Georgia’s Longest-Running Criminal Trial

He was sentenced on Thursday to time served and 15 years on probation. He was…

12 hours ago

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Sarah Drew Shares The Inside Story Of Her New Series, ‘Mistletoe Murders’

The first six episodes of Mistletoe Murders can be watched on Hallmark+ as of October…

12 hours ago

After Becoming ‘Disillusioned’ With Life In The U.S., Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Buy $4.7 Million Estate In Portugal

Harry and Markle are rumored to have spent a whopping $4.7 million on a soon-to-be-constructed…

13 hours ago

VIDEO: Aerial View Shows Tens Of Thousands Of Fans Packing Downtown L.A. For Dodgers’ Victory Parade

https://youtu.be/aUlQPRw-9O8 Tens of thousands of Dodgers fans flocked to downtown Los Angeles on Friday to…

14 hours ago

VIDEO: Police Horses Undergo ‘Creepy’ Training To Prepare For Halloween

https://youtu.be/2LjQAFXAvdc A Colorado sheriff’s office put its horses through some “creepy” Halloween training to help…

15 hours ago

Heidi Klum Dresses Up As E.T. For Halloween, Taking Tradition To The Next Level

As Halloween is widely known to be one of the more scantily clad holidays, those…

17 hours ago