Neon Trees strikes back at Indonesia tobacco sponsor

"We did not feel it was appropriate to boycott a culture because of beliefs, norms or social customs, and we respect all of our fans’ individual choices for their own lives," the band wrote on its website. "We hope our message of donating our cut from playing the festival is a clear indicator to any doubter that we did not play the event to gain funds off of a tobacco sponsor."

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Neon Trees in dispute over cigarette ads at Indonesia event

The tobacco issue is particularly thorny for Neon Trees, whose members also belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (you know, the Mormons), and have spoken out publicly about their refusal to support alcohol or tobacco advertising.

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