2023-08-11 19:10:27
By Le Figaro with AFP
Posted 6 hours ago, Updated 4 hours ago
The English group The 1975, founded in 2002, has been campaigning for the LGBTQ cause for many years. Screenshot Twitter – @VictorVulvaXYZ
The Good Vibes festival is seeking damages from the British band after the singer and bassist kissed in front of their audience. In Malaysia, homosexuality is illegal.
The organizer of the Malaysian festival Good Vibes is claiming $ 2.7 million in compensation from the group The 1975. The event was canceled in July by the authorities after a kiss exchanged on stage between the singer and the bassist. In Malaysia, homosexuality is illegal and can lead to prison sentences.
On July 21, the group had to cut short their concert at the Good Vibes music festival in Sepang, near the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, after a kiss on stage between singer Matty Healy and bassist Ross MacDonald. Malaysia’s Minister of Communications and Digital then called the kiss “very rude“, before ordering “immediate cancellationof the rest of the festival which was to last three days. “I can confirm that my company has sent a letter to UK band The 1975 seeking RM12.3m ($2.68m) in damages on behalf of Future Sound Asia (FSA)“, announced the lawyer for the company organizing the meeting, David Dinesh Mathew, specifying that he had given formal notice to the group to respond to him before Monday.
This complaint, filed on August 7, is “essentially based on a breach of contracthe said, assuring Matty Healy’s rep had signed written assurance before the show that the band “would adhere to all local guidelines and regulationsduring their performance.
Matty Healy, singer of the group, in Manchester for the filming of a clip on October 4, 2022. Splash News / Splash News / ABACA
The angry LGBTQ community
The cancellation of the festival after their concert “impacted local artists and small businesseswho depended on the festival for their livelihood, added David Dinesh Mathew. “I don’t see the point of inviting The 1975 to a country and then telling us who we can have sex with“, had declared the singer of The 1975 on stage.
Some members of Malaysia’s LGBTQ community have criticized Matty Healy on social media, saying his actions have made their situation even more difficult. The group canceled concerts in Indonesia and Taiwan, a Muslim-majority country, following the outcry.
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