‘Heartbroken’ Dua Lipa cancels Indonesia show over unsafe staging
The pop star said ‘it truly pains me that we cannot perform for you all, especially after such a long time since my last performance in Jakarta’
UK pop star Dua Lipa has cancelled her Radical Optimism tour date in Jakarta after “unforeseen safety and logistical issues” with the stage were found, organisers said.
The singer, 29, said she is “heartbroken” that she will not be able to perform as scheduled at the Indonesia Arena on Saturday evening.
“I am here in your amazing country and ready to perform, but I am gutted to share that it has been determined that it is not safe for the performance to carry on due to safety issues with the staging,” Lipa wrote on social media.
“I was so looking forward to this night, and it truly pains me that we cannot perform for you all, especially after such a long time since my last performance in Jakarta.
“I love you all and truly can’t wait to be back together in the same room with you singing and dancing our hearts out as soon as possible.”
She had just performed in Singapore but her tour will now skip past Southeast Asia’s biggest economy and home to about 280 million people, moving on to the Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand.
