Tehran: A German electronica band will perform in Iran's capital Tehran, marking the first concert by a Western pop group since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Tickets to the first two shows by Christopher von Deylen and his band Schiller on Monday and Tuesday have already sold out, but there are still some tickets remaining for the final three shows, according to the newspaper Tehran Times.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Credit:AP

Schiller has been popular among Iranian fans of European electronic music for years, but Western music is frowned upon by Iran's clerics, who regard it as a part of conspiracy of "cultural invasion" against the country.

A 2008 attempt by Iranian music company TS to put on a concert in Tehran by Irish singer Chris de Burgh was called off at the last minute after the clerics vetoed it, despite TS having obtained a permit from the Ministry of Culture.

But under the moderate President Hassan Rowhani, who was re-elected earlier this year, the role of Islam has played a less prominent role in politics, as well as in society and culture.

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