The 1975 has cancelled upcoming shows in Taiwan and Indonesia after being officially “blacklisted” from Malaysia after frontman Matty Healy openly defied the country’s draconian anti-LGBTQ laws while headlining a musical festival in Kuala Lumpur. “I made a mistake when we were booking shows, I wasn’t looking into it.
I don’t see the f**king point, right? I do not see the point of inviting The 1975 to a country and telling us who we can have sex with,” Healy told the audience at the Good Vibes festival on Friday, as reported by People. “And I’m sorry if that offends you and you’re religious, but your government are a bunch of f**king… and I don’t care anymore.
If you push I’m gonna push back. I’m not in the f**king mood. I’m not in the f**king mood anymore,” Healy continued, referencing Malaysian laws criminalizing homosexuality, which is punishable by caning and 20 years in prison. READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s Rumored Boyfriend Matty Healy Kisses A Man On The Lips At The 1975’s Concert In Denmark “Unfortunately you don’t get a set of loads of uplifting songs because I’m f**king furious.
And that’s not fair on you, because you’re not representative of your government. Because you’re young people, and I’m sure a lot of you are gay and progressive and cool,” he added. “I pulled this show yesterday and we had a conversation, we said, ‘You know what, we can’t let the kids down because they’re not the government.’ But I’ve done this before.
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