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The 1975 are being SUED for $2.4M by Malaysian festival they performed at after frontman Matt Healy kissed bandmate on stage in protest over hardline anti-LGBT laws


The British band performed at the festival in July last year however the move caused uproar in the country and the three-day event was axed and headliners's did not play.

The British band performed at the festival in July last year however the move caused uproar in the country and the three-day event was axed and headliners The Kid Laroi and The Strokes did not play - which the FSA is now blaming on The 1975. The 1957 are being sued by the people behind the Good Vibes Festival in Malaysia after Matty Healy kissed his bandmate Ross Macdonald in protest against the country's hardline anti-LGBT laws The court filings also reportedly state that PUSPAL rejected the band's application to perform at the festival last year because of Matty's past publicised drug addiction, which they were able to overturn by agreeing to the regulations.

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