JAKARTA — British indie-rock band The 1975 cancelled a concert in Indonesia on Sunday (July 23), after Malaysia axed a festival over a same-sex kiss and tirade against the country's anti-LGBTQ laws by their frontman.
British indie-rock band The 1975 cancelled a concert in Indonesia on Sunday , after Malaysia axed a festival over a same-sex kiss and tirade against the country's anti-LGBTQ laws by their frontman.
Malaysian authorities cancelled the Good Vibes music festival in the capital Kuala Lumpur after cutting short the band's set on Friday, because of Matt Healy's profanity-laden speech and kiss with the band's bassist Ross MacDonald. "The band never take the decision to cancel a show lightly and had been eagerly looking forward to playing for fans in Jakarta and Taipei but unfortunately, due to current circumstances, it is impossible to proceed with the scheduled shows."The band's next scheduled concert is the Lollapalooza festival in the United States in early August.
But there have been attempts to criminalise homosexuality by conservative politicians and groups, while gay couples often face discrimination in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
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UK band The 1975 cancels Indonesia, Taiwan shows after Malaysia LGBT controversyBritish band The 1975 said on Sunday (July 23) they have cancelled shows in Taiwan and Muslim-majority Indonesia, a day after Malaysia banned them from performing there after their frontman kissed a bandmate on stage and criticised the country's anti-LGBT laws. 'Unfortunately, due to current circumstances, it is impossible to proceed with the scheduled shows,' the pop rock group said...
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KL music festival cancelled after The 1975 singer slams Malaysia govt over anti-LGBTQ lawsThe British band's frontman Healy also kissed his male bandmate onstage. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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The 1975’s KL gig cut short after singer slams Malaysian govt, kisses bandmate onstageOrganisers said the band did not comply with local performance guidelines. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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