Matty Healy reacts to Muse removing song from Malaysia setlist
29.07.2023 - 08:29
/ nme.com
The 1975‘s Matty Healy has reacted to the news of Muse removing a song from their setlist for an upcoming concert in Malaysia.The news comes after The 1975 and Matty Healy were banned from Kuala Lumpur last Friday (July 21) for criticising the Malaysian government for anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Healy, who was visibly drinking onstage, had also smashed a festival-owned drone, and kissed bassist Ross MacDonald onstage, before announcing just seven songs into their set that they had been banned from Malaysia and had to leave.“I made a mistake.
When we were booking shows, I wasn’t looking into it. I don’t see the fucking point, right, I do not see the point of inviting The 1975 to a country and then telling us who we can have sex with,” Healy said prior to the kiss.The band were headlining the first day of the Good Vibes Festival.
The following day (July 22), the country’s communications minister announced that he had ordered the rest of the festival cancelled.Muse are the first major international band to perform in Malaysia since the incident, and according to an organiser of their upcoming concert, the band were proactive in ensuring that their performance fits into the country’s guidelines.“They called us shortly after the incident went global. After discussions, they decided to pull one song out of the setlist due to the title of the song.
It’s nice to know they’re eager to entertain while also respecting the guidelines,” Hello Universe founder Adam Ashraf said. He did not reveal which song was removed from the setlist.Now, Matty Healy has reacted to Muse’s decision to remove a song from their Malaysia setlist via his personal Instagram Stories.
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