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Calvin Harris criticised by gay rights campaigners after performing at World Cup in Qatar

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Calvin Harris took to the stage in Qatar last night despite concerns raised by gay rights campaigners. The Scots megastar DJ had been urged to pull out of playing a lucrative set during the World Cup because of the country’s human rights record.

Ahead of ­headlining the Fifa Fan Festival event last night, Harris, 38, came under ­pressure from LGBT groups not to perform in the Gulf state, where same-sex ­relationships are banned. ­Harris ­entertained more than 40,000 people at Al Bidda Park in Doha.

Gay rights ­campaigner Peter Tatchell, 70, accused Dumfries-born Harris, whose tracks We Found Love and Promises are gay anthems, of ditching his principles.

He said: “I love Calvin Harris’s music. But like many fans I’m gutted that he ­performed in Qatar. He’s colluding with a ­tyrannical regime that abuses women, LGBTs and migrant workers.

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