

by the Ministry of Communications and Digital.

They add, "This decision adheres to the immediate cancellation directive issued. "We deeply regret to announce that the remaining schedule of the Good Vibes Festival 2023, planned for today and tomorrow has been canceled following the controversial conduct and remarks made by UK artist Matty Healy from the band The 1975."

The festival organizers issued a statement, laying the blame squarely at Matty's feet, saying. this ended up getting the whole festival nixed, at the behest of the government. “Alright we just got banned from Kuala Lumpur, see you later” /szflAj2iFT- Pop Base J for everyone. The 1975 has been banned from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after Matty Healy gave a speech calling out the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws and kissed bassist Ross MacDonald onstage:
