The 1975 cancel two tour dates in Asia after Malaysian music festival axed over pro-LGBT+ comments
The English pop-rock group announced that performances at the We The Fest in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday and at the Taipei Music Centre in Taiwan on Tuesday will not go ahead before their American tour kicks off next month.
"The ministry has underlined its unwavering stance against any parties that challenge, ridicule or contravene Malaysian laws."'I went to hell and back': Emotional Jamie Foxx speaks out for first time since hospitalisationIt added: “We sincerely apologise to all of our ticket holders, vendors, sponsors and partners.”
He added: “Unfortunately you don’t get a set of loads of uplifting songs because I’m f****** furious and that’s not fair on you, because you’re not representative of your government because you are young people.Healy had lambasted the country's ban on homosexuality in a speech before the kiss.Upon returning, he said: “Alright, we just got banned from Kuala Lumpur, see you later.”
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