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Malaysia Cancels Music Festival After Matty Healy Slammed Country’s Anti-LGBTQ Laws

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — British pop rock band The 1975 announced on Sunday it was canceling its shows in Jakarta and Taipei after the Malaysian government cut short a music festival in the wake of the band’s lead singer slamming the country’s anti-gay laws and kissing a male bandmate during their performance.The 1975 was scheduled to have a performance at We The Fest, Indonesia’s annual summer music festival, in Jakarta […]

todayJuly 23, 2023

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Music Festival in Malaysia Canceled After The 1975 Lead Singer Slams Anti-LGBTQ Laws

A music festival in Malaysia has been canceled after the lead singer of British band The 1975, Matty Healy, made a strong statement against the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws and kissed a bandmate on stage. The incident took place at the Good Vibes Festival in Kuala Lumpur on Friday night, prompting the Ministry of Communications to cancel the rest of the three-day event. Controversial On-Stage Speech In an expletive-laden speech during […]

todayJuly 22, 2023 1

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1975’s Matty Healy Slams Malaysia’s LGBTQ Laws: Festival Canceled – Billboard

The remainder of Malaysia’s three-day Good Vibes Festival in Kuala Lumpur has been canceled after The 1975’s headlining performance on Friday (July 21), event organizer Future Sounds Asia said in an announcement shared with Billboard on Saturday. The decision comes after frontman Matty Healy slammed the country’s LGBTQ laws as “f–king ridiculous” before sharing a prolonged kiss with bassist Ross MacDonald. Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia, and those convicted face […]

todayJuly 22, 2023 3

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