More than 500 Kuwaiti Islamists staged a noisy demonstration to protest against a concert by young stars of the Lebanese reality TV show "Star Academy."
But the show went ahead amid tight security measures by dozens of security personnel who prevented the march from reaching the hall where the show was being staged.
Demonstrators raised placards condemning the show as violating Islamic teachings and Kuwaiti traditions, but they also failed to deter thousands of young fans from attending the sold-out show.
The show also went ahead despite a threat by leading Islamist lawmaker Waleed al-Tabtabae to grill Information Minister Mohammad Abolhassan for granting a permit to the concert.
An Islamist activist Wednesday sued the government for allowing the concert to go ahead. A hearing has been set for May 17.
The programme, a copy of a French show of the same name, had female and male Arab teenagers living together ahead of a talent contest and was aired by Lebanon's private satellite television LBCI.
Egypt's Mohammed Attiya was elected the winner while Kuwaiti Bashar al-Shatti was the runner-up. Shatti was given a hero's welcome by thousands of young fans when he returned to Kuwait last month.
Kuwait remains a religiously conservative country, where alcohol and discos are banned.
After several years of banning public concerts, Kuwait has resumed granting permits for concerts by well-known Arab pop singers despite opposition from Islamic MPs who make up at least 40 percent of the 50-member parliament.