Ni Ni Khin Zaw is one of the Burmese stars due to appear at the concert.
Giant posters advertising the Thai-Myanmar Cultural Relationship Concert have appeared in several places around the island, listing the stars, such as R-Zarni, Ni Ni Khin Zaw, Hun Htun and The Trees band.
The concert is scheduled to take place near the old bus station on Phang Nga Rd in Phuket Town with a ticket price of B500.
But Vice-Governor Somkiet Sangkhaosutthirak told The Phuket News that the concert may be cancelled.
“We [provincial authorities] were not told in advance about the concert. Staging a concert for thousand of people, especially foreign workers, poses a risk of violence and chaos,” he said.
“Security measures must be in place but no one – not the police nor provincial volunteers nor anyone else who should be involved – has been contacted by the concert organisers.
“There would have to be meetings between many organisations in advance to discuss how to manage security.
“There is also pressure from Phuket people [in the concert area] who are concerned about the potential for chaos.”
He said he understood that cancelling the concert would cause a lot of disappointment among Burmese people on the island, but “officials probably are not going to take the risk of letting it go ahead”.