Fan’s stage invasion is kiss of death for concert
Posted on October 20th, 2008 by armineh
Guardian
October 20, 2008
A Kuwaiti official said authorities abruptly ended a concert by an Egyptian singer when a young female fan jumped on stage, hugged the male singer and gave him a kiss. Qanas al-Adwani, who heads the government department that monitors public entertainment, said the girl’s behaviour at Friday’s concert “defied the conservative traditions” of Kuwait. Adwani added that the fan’s behaviour broke controls on public entertainment, imposed by Muslim fundamentalists. Concerts have to be licensed by the government and monitors watch the crowd to make sure no one stands up to dance.
AP Kuwait City
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