COLDPLAY encourages the culture of hedonism despite the British rock band supporting the plight of the Palestinians, PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said.

Fadhli believes the concert scheduled on Wednesday has to be called off. 

“As mentioned by the Prime Minister earlier regarding the issue of the Coldplay concert, where he mentioned that the group is pro-Palestinian.

“However, this is not about whether they purely support the Palestinian cause or not but the issue of the hedonistic culture that they bring to our community.

“I believe that during the current Palestinian situation, if we bring an international group into the country, it is not suitable,” he said while debating the 2024 Supply Bill at the committee stage for the Sports Ministry.

Earlier, Anwar said that he would hold talks with the Federal Territories mufti to discuss issues involving the Coldplay concert slated for Wednesday 

Anwar had lauded the group due to their support for the Palestinian cause.

“Coldplay is among the bands that supports Palestine. Even the previous government had approved the concert. I will discuss this with the mufti.

“There are lobbyists from the Palestinian movement who support and have given their views to the foreign minister. My office has stated, why should we stop a group that supports the Palestinian cause from performing?” Anwar said.

Last week, Federal Territories mufti Dr Luqman Abdullah called the government to cancel the Coldplay concert.

Dr Luqman appealed to the public not to support the concert, adding that it would not benefit society.

“Because other issues were raised, we agreed to discuss the matter again,” said Anwar.

Coldplay is scheduled to perform in Kuala Lumpur as part of their Music of the Spheres World Tour.

Coldplay has been an outspoken supporter of Palestine over the past decade.

The band posted the song Freedom For Palestine on its official Facebook page in 2011. –  November 21, 2023.