Madonna refused to cancel any of the shows on her Rebel Heart Tour after terror attacks in Paris. Photo / Getty
Madonna refused to cancel any of the shows on her Rebel Heart Tour after terror attacks in Paris. Photo / Getty
Madonna has ignored calls from friends urging her to cancel her concert in Belgium after the Paris attacks.
The veteran pop star instead took to the stage at the Sportpaleis on Saturday because she refuses to give in to terrorists.
Madonna decided against cancelling any performances on her Rebel HeartTour in the aftermath of the November 13 attacks in the French capital, which claimed the lives of more than 130 people.
She continued her trek through Sweden, Denmark, Spain and Italy, but she was warned against keeping her date in Antwerp, Belgium as it is closer to Paris and the gig followed a lockdown in the country's capital Brussels.
However, she took to the stage at the Sportpaleis and called out Islamic State militants, who claimed responsibility for the atrocity, branding them "motherf***ers" and saying she will not be stopped from performing.
"Many friends told me not to come to Belgium," she told the crowd. "I have not listened. I want to continue to do what I want! And do not ever tell me to stop! ...
"There are many tragic things happening in the world. It seems there is a lot of darkness. We do not bow to fear, but to love," she said.
