PEAS ROCK MALAYSIA AFTER BAN ON MUSLIMS LIFTED: 'It feels so good to be able to come here and everyone's able to see us,' said will.i.am.

       The event, sponsored by the Guinness brewery, was initially restricted to non-Muslims, barring the 60 percent of Malaysia's population who are Muslim Malays. But after an outcry, the government dropped the ban and said anyone aged over 18 could attend, although alcohol sales at Friday's concert were restricted to areas which signs said were off-limits to Muslims, repots Reuters.

       Malays are not allowed to drink alcohol while the nation's Chinese and Indian minorities are not restricted.      

       The Grammy award-winning band's iconic singer will.i.am welcomed the move which allowed all Malaysians to attend their third concert in the country.      

       "I'm so thrilled. All the times that we came to Malaysia you know everyone was able to come to the show. When we go to Dubai, when we go to Philippines, it's Muslims, Christians, everyone," he told a press conference. "The Black Eyed Peas is everybody's music. It feels so good to be able to come here and everyone's able to see us. And we'll be able to see everyone."      

       Fergie said however that like other international stars who have come to perform in conservative Malaysia, she was required to leave her sexy outfits behind.      

       "I have had to change my costume for tonight's show but I mean the woman's silhouette is still there, whether it's clothes or not, whether you see skin or you don't, you still know the woman's body," she said.      

       She went on stage in a T-shirt and jeans, an outfit far more modest than that worn by many in the crowd of 5,000 who mostly adopted the event's dress code of "Black Party Chic."