Canadian pop-rocker Avril Lavigne is coming to Kuala Lumpur for a live concert on August 29th at Merdeka Stadium as part of her Best Damn Tour.
Avril’s Malaysia concert promotional poster
I used to like Avril a lot; if she was to have a concert here a couple of years ago I won’t hesitate to get a VIP ticket for the show… but now, I am not sure. Hmmm got to think fast, considering her popularity here (and some neighbouring countries), the nice seats could be sold out pretty soon.
Avril’s world tour will kick start on August 1st in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; the KL concert will be her first stop in Asia. Other Asian countries that are part of the tour include Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and China [check schedule]
There are 11 concerts in Japan, more than USA and Canada combined (10)… never knew that she is that popular in the land of the rising sun.
Fonak… axcess.com.my
is avril’s concert going to be banned?i really wanna know!!
Lisa… not sure; we never know what the authorities will do, not until the last day. My own guess… it will be carry on as scheduled.
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I’ve bought the tickets but couldnt make it for the concert. Please email me asap at linayip@gmail.com before 19 August.
I am located in KL.
Thanks.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Islamic opposition party has urged the government to cancel a concert by Avril Lavigne, saying the Canadian singer’s on-stage moves are “too sexy,” an official said Monday.
The youth wing of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party said Lavigne’s concert would promote wrong values ahead of Malaysia’s Aug. 31 independence day.
“It is considered too sexy for us. … It’s not good for viewers in Malaysia,” said Kamarulzaman Mohamed, a party official. “We don’t want our people, our teenagers, influenced by their performance. We want clean artists, artists that are good role models.”
Kamarulzaman said he sent a protest letter to the Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry and the Kuala Lumpur mayor last week, calling for the concert to be canceled.
An official from the Culture Ministry’s department that vets all foreign artists said the government has not given permission for the concert yet. The department is to meet Tuesday to decide on the organizer’s application, which was received last week.
I won’t express a definte opinion about the effects of entertainers on youth except to say that westerners have their way of doing things and easterners have theirs. I figure Malaysia is entitled to decide their own affairs among themselves in these sorts of matters.
Some say yes, entertainers like Avril, Madonna, Britney and others send the wrong message to young viewers and that’s what’s wrong with the sexual morality in places like America these days. Others say freedom of expression and speech should not be hindered as long as there’s no violence incurred and people hurt, and that people should decide for themselves what they watch as well as parents should monitor their kids viewing (easier said than done on that one, lol). Then again, sometimes people are not aware of how things can actually affect them even when they think they are in control of their minds. That is just a fact.
Ofcourse, trying to control these things is a never ending and sometimes losing battle. Societies evolve, for good or bad. For every one group that is satisfied, another group is not. Solving one problem inevitable another problem pops up. That’s life. It’s never perfect harmony as far as humans are concerned. :/
There will never be a definite right or wrong for having these concerts… different people will share different point of view in the end. I just hope that people are allowed to make our choices… it’s the basic freedom.
Hi, I”m selling 2 Avril Lavigne concert tickets. They are of purple zone, RM170 each (original RM188). Picture of tickets available upon request.
Location: KL/ Cyberjaya
Email me at keatchew@gmail.com
No soliciting allowed, lol. ;p
Well, I don’t mind people selling their tickets here… trade at your own risk though.
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They want to cancel, cancel la. Let other country have the fun. 10 years from now all the teenagers in Malaysia grown up already, together they will leave Malaysia. Cuz it so darn boring. Stupid government neva let us have fun. What do they expect? Avril Lavigne wearing a baju kurung??!!! I neva think that Avril is sexy. Duh, so lame. I wish I can move to other countries.
they are not cancelled the concert..they postpone the concert…duh!!!!…thank god!!!
wait!!!..they also sell the VIP ticket concert!!! RM600 each oh…damn its far to expensive..i can`t afford..ticket like that cuz im still a student…plzzz…help me..i wanna go to that concert.plzzz….i wanna free tickets….plzz…im begging u…u all can afford cuz..u all are working…im just a form 1 gurl….
wat do u mean if a kid is 12 years old…????
Haylee… the ministry is asking the concert promoter to postpone it; but considering how pact Avril’s schedule is, it’s likely to be cancelled instead of postponed. The promoter is making an appeal, we’ll see how it goes.
RM600 for a VIP ticket? Hmmm I wonder if anyone is buying it.
kyon probably won’t revisit this post again to answer your ‘12 years old’ question… we were just chatting about age restrictions in concert, which we think doesn’t really exist in most cases.
yeah..i know…they gunna postpone….yup…its RM600 each for V.I.P ticket…i already called the galaxy group.they said…its RM600…no discount…i hear that some bought the v.i.p ticket…if u wanna win free V.I.P tickets…u have to spot the hitz.fm crew car…the will locate at any college….idk whether its on another country besides KL…-.-”…
err my frren gt 10 ticket for free.. vip i mean.. is like so hard we get the tic.. den the islamic cb one called for canceled !! sorry i use vulgar words..juz cant stand it! they damn idot.. like stupid pig onli… wait.. they are 0.0 why cant dey juz make a rules .. onli chinese n indian and other races go? they can ban the muslim ppl wert… they r the future nt us.. zzzz… lame shit man! malaysia damn lebih la.. even mtv asia awards.. the pussy cat even say.. tonight we’re wearing like that is to respect the dress code.. malaysia damn sia sui la.. even in the daily 10. .. they r also reporting that malaysia wants avril concert canceled! wth! damn sia sui !! aiks.. malaysia no hope d one la.. siennnnnnn stupid PAS!
Jolyn… getting lucky and unlucky at the same time… I can imagine the frustration.
10 VIP tickets… hmmm, how keeping one ticket for me if the concert is still on lol?
10 V.I.P tickets?….can i have 1…plzzz….im begging u…..they are not cancelled the concert…they wanna ban or postpone the concert…cuz…if they cancelled the concert…all the ppl who buy the tickets…they(the Galaxy Group) would not gunna return ur money….