The 1975’s Matty Healy got on his soapbox and defended the band’s on-stage protest against anti-LGBTQ laws in Malaysia, which got them banned from the country. Back in July, the 1975 headlined the Good Vibes festival in Kuala Lumpur, but their set was cut short after Healy criticized the country’s …
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A group of Malaysian musicians and festival vendors have joined forces for a class action lawsuit againstthe 1975after frontmanMatty Healy’s protest against the government‘s anti-LGBTQ+ laws led to the entire event’s cancellation. The group were performing at the Good Vibes festival in Kuala Lumpur last Friday when Healy explained that …
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The 1975 have called off the remainder of their Asian tour following the band’s performance that resulted in the cancellation of a Malaysian music festival. Matty Healy and company were scheduled to play at Jakarta, Indonesia’s We the Fest on Sunday as well as in Taipei, Taiwan on Tuesday, but …
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The remainder of Kuala Lumpur’s Good Vibes music festival was canceled Saturday by the Malaysian government following comments made onstage by the 1975’s Matty Healy slamming the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Organizers said in a statement Saturday that following Healy’s “controversial conduct and remarks,” Malaysia’s Ministry of Communications and Digital issued …
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