Buble cancels show due to terror scare

JAKARTA: Due to its perception of a renewed terror threat in the country, the management of Canadian pop crooner Michael Buble has decided to call off the singer's one-date concert in Jakarta, originally slated for Oct. 16.

The show's local promoter Nepathya said in a statement made available to The Jakarta Post on Monday that Buble's management was concerned at worsening security conditions in the country after the Oct. 1 Bali bombings that killed 23 people and injured dozens of others.

Nepathya said it failed to convince the artist and his management about the possibility of going ahead with the concert here despite the terror scare.

"We have done our best to persuade Michael Buble and his management to do a concert here to the point where we asked a favor from the Canadian Embassy here, but to no avail," Juanita Rustandi of Nepathya said.

Nepathya said that fans who had purchased tickets for the show could obtain a refund at designated spots.

In his early 20s, Buble has sung songs that have a semblance to tunes from Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin and Motown legend Stevie Wonder.

His strong live performance was highlighted in his debut Come Fly With Me while his sophomore album It's Time has been a chart- topper in Canada and shot to No. 1 in the U.S. Jazz chart. -- JP