Legal action mooted as The 1975 row escalates
The remainder of Malaysia's Good Vibes Festival was cancelled after frontman Matty Healy attacked the country's anti-LGBT laws on stage
News By James Hanley | 24 July 2023
The 1975 could face a class action lawsuit from Malaysian artists and vendors as the fallout from the cancelled Good Vibes Festival (GVF) rumbles on.
The British band’s opening night headline set was cut short by officials on Friday (21 July) after frontman Matty Healy criticised Malaysia’s strict anti-LGBT laws and kissed a male bandmate on stage.
Healy told the audience: “I made a mistake. When we were booking shows, I wasn’t looking into it. I don’t see the fucking…
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