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NEWS : STORIES
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06.15.2005 8:00 AM EDT
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Good Charlotte Cancel Indonesian Show, Citing Terrorism Concerns
Pop punkers were expected to perform in Jakarta on July 14.
by
Chris Harris
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Good Charlotte's Joel Madden (file)
(Photo:
Getty Images/Scott Gries
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As reports warn of possible terrorist bombings in Indonesia, Good Charlotte are not about to leave anything to chance.
The Maryland-bred pop-punk quintet was expected to perform at Jakarta, Indonesia's Istora Senayan on July 14, but canceled
the gig Tuesday, citing terrorism worries, the concert's promoters told The Associated Press.
Several countries — including the United States — have been issuing travel warnings in recent weeks, claiming a stream of credible reports suggested that terrorists were in the advanced stages of planning bombing attacks in the world's most densely inhabited Muslim nation.
While more and more international rock and pop acts are choosing to play in Indonesia, where the economy is booming after years of dormancy, eleventh-hour cancellations sparked by terrorism concerns have become commonplace, the AP reports.
Militants linked to al Qaida have launched three attacks aimed at Western targets in Indonesia over the course of the last three years — the deadliest recorded on October 12, 2002, when more than 200 people, many of them foreign tourists, were killed in bombings on the resort island of Bali.
The news comes one month after Good Charlotte drummer Chris Wilson left the group, due to undisclosed "personal health problems" (see "Good Charlotte Drummer Leaves Band Over 'Health Problems' "). Dean Butterworth — who recently played with Morrissey — was brought into the fold to help the band continue on with its tour.
This report is provided by MTV News
 
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