[arista]

[Matty Healy: Malaysia festival cancelled after
The 1975 singer attacks anti-LGBT law.]

He must have planned this.



[A festival in Malaysia has been cancelled
after British singer Matty Healy attacked
the country's anti-LGBT laws.

During the performance by his band The 1975
at the Good Vibes Festival,
Healy addressed the audience in a
profanity-laden speech before kissing bass player
Ross MacDonald.
The band then ended their set, claiming
officials ordered them off stage.

Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia and
punishable by 20 years in prison.
The band were headlining the
Good Vibes Festival in the
capital Kuala Lumpur on Friday.
On Saturday the festival's organisers
said the remaining schedule for the festival
had been cancelled following the controversy.

A statement said the decision came after
an "immediate cancellation directive"
from Malaysia's Ministry of
Communications and Digital, as part of its
"unwavering stance against
any parties that challenge,
ridicule or contravene Malaysian laws."

In footage shared online,
Healy could be seen telling the crowd
that the band's decision to appear
in Malaysia had been a "mistake". ]


Getting Political like that
is a big step.

But other performers were at that Festival
they do not get paid, as their shows
ALSO cancelled


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66275913