Turkish fans had urged the rock band to cancel the show as thousands of citizens protest the recent arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu

UK singer Robbie Williams has also faced calls to cancel his show after the Turkish promoter went on social media to condemn a fight that broke out in a coffee shop boycotted by protesters. "Plain and simple, this is hostility towards the capital. Act of treason," Abdulkadir Ozkan said on X.

British rock band Muse said Wednesday that it had cancelled a coming gig in Istanbul, after a backlash from fans at the concert promoter who criticised recent anti-government protests. Muse had come under pressure from fans to cancel the gig in support of protesters who have taken to the streets against the March 19 arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.