UPDATE 7/22 at 11:17 a.m. — The Good Vibes Festival confirmed on Saturday, July 22, that the rest of the live performance had been canceled “following the controversial conduct and remarks made by UK artist Matty Healy.”
The competition famous in an Instagram assertion that the choice adheres to “the immediate cancelation directive issued by the Ministry of Communications and Digital,” which clarified its “unwavering stance against any parties that challenge, ridicule or contravene Malaysian law.”
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Matty Healy allegedly bought his band, The 1975, booted from a competition after taking a stand towards the Malaysian authorities mid-show.
“Alright, we got to go, we just got banned from Kuala Lumpur,” Healy, 34, informed concertgoers on the Good Vibes Festival on Friday, July 21, via a fan video shared on social media. “See ya later.”
The 1975 proceeded to seize their devices and depart the stage after seemingly being kicked out of the venue. The sudden finish to their set got here moments after Healy went on a rant in regards to the Malaysian authorities’s discrimination towards the LGBTQ+ neighborhood.
“I’m f—king furious,” Healy informed the group per Far Out journal. “That’s not fair on you because you aren’t representative of your government. It’s f—king ridiculous to tell people what they can do.”
The musician revealed that the band nearly backed out of the competition over its disagreement with the politics in Malaysia. “I pulled the show yesterday, and we had a conversation, and we said, ‘We can’t let the kids down because they’re not the government,’” Healy defined.
He continued to slam the nation’s leaders, saying, “If you wanna bring me here, then f—k off. I’ll take your money, you can ban me, but I’ve done this before, and it doesn’t feel good.”
Healy capped off his speech by sharing a passionate kiss with bandmate Ross MacDonald, which acquired a loud cheer from the group. The group performed yet one more observe, “I Couldn’t Be More In Love,” earlier than claiming they have been not welcome on the occasion.
The Good Vibes Festival isn’t the one time Healy has turned heads along with his feedback. In February, Healy got here underneath fireplace for mocking Ice Spice throughout an look on “The Adam Friedland Show.”
“I just feel a bit bad, and I’m kind of a bit sorry if I’ve offended you,” he mentioned on stage later that month. “Ice Spice, I’m sorry. It’s not because I’m annoyed that me joking got misconstrued. It’s because I don’t want Ice Spice to think I’m a d—k. I love you, Ice Spice. I’m so sorry.” (Ice Spice, 23, has not publicly commented on Healy’s statements.)
Healy — who additionally made headlines in May for his temporary romance with Taylor Swift that got here to an finish the subsequent month — bought actual about his previous controversies throughout a London live performance in July.
“I was always, like, trying stuff and some stuff I got right and some stuff I got wrong,” he mentioned in the course of the July 2 present, per Metro.co.uk. “But, do you know what? There’s a lot of things I’ve said, jokes that I’ve made, you know what, there’s probably a couple of f—king songs I’d take back if I had the chance.”
He confessed: “What I mean is that I really am only doing this because I want to make you guys laugh and feel good. That’s what my favorite art does and that’s what I’m trying to do. I get a bit excited. And, you know what, I’m f—king proud of myself.”
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