Concert canceled due to Bali bombs

Concert canceled due to Bali bombs

LONDON: Former Beatle Paul McCartney has canceled a concert in Australia out of respect for those killed in the Bali nightclub bombing, he said on Sunday.

McCartney, now touring the U.S., had planned to play at the Docklands Stadium in Melbourne on Nov. 23, but said it was "not the appropriate time for a rock show."

The Oct. 12 blast on the Indonesian resort island killed more than 190 people, including about 90 Australians, and injured 300 others.

"Like many who have a deep fondness for Australia, I have been shocked and saddened by the recent terrible events in Bali and my heart goes out to all who have been affected by this tragedy," McCartney said in a statement.

"As a mark of respect to both the families who have lost loved ones and to the families of the injured, I have decided to postpone my planned concert in Melbourne as this is not the appropriate time for a rock show," he continued.

"In time, that show will hopefully come to be," he said. "But for now my sympathies and those of all of us on this tour are with you all in your grief."--AP