The 1975 Sued by Malaysian Festival for $2.4 Million After Matty Healy’s Gay Kiss Controversy (EXCLUSIVE)
K.J. Yossman The organizer of Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival has filed a lawsuit against the 1975 and all its members individually following frontman Matty Healy’s protest against the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws during the event last July.
The festival is seeking £1.9 million ($2.4 million) after the band’s antics resulted in the festival being shut down. In court documents filed by festival organizers Future Sound Asia in the U.K.
High Court, they claim that the 1975 and their management team were aware of the numerous prohibitions the band had to abide by in order to perform.
They point out the band previously performed at the festival in 2016 and were told of the prohibitions then and were reminded multiple times again ahead of the performance last summer.
