Matty Healy of The 1975 performs dwell on stage throughout day two of Lollapalooza Brazil on March 25.

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Matty Healy of The 1975 performs dwell on stage throughout day two of Lollapalooza Brazil on March 25.

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Matty Healy is understood for sharing a kiss on stage, sometimes with a stranger, as a part of his efficiency.

But in Malaysia, that routine act — this time, kissing male bandmate Ross MacDonald — led to a bunch of bother for the band and the music competition that had invited the group to play.

On Saturday, the Malaysian authorities canceled the annual Good Vibes Festival, which was set to run till Sunday, in addition to banned The 1975 from ever performing in Malaysia once more — including that the band displayed “rude” actions and statements.

“The government is always committed to supporting the development of creative industries and freedom of expression. However, never touch the sensitivities of the community, especially those that are against the manners and values ​​of the local culture,” Fahmi Fadzil, the nation’s communications minister, wrote on Twitter.

The British pop rock band carried out on the competition in Kuala Lumpur, the nation’s capital, on Friday night time. During their set, Healy knowledgeable the viewers that he had made a “mistake” agreeing to come back to the nation.

“When we were booking shows, I wasn’t looking into it,” he stated. “I don’t see the point of inviting The 1975 to a country and then telling us who we can have sex with.”

Healy went on to ship an impassioned speech criticizing the nation’s anti-LGBTQ legal guidelines. Then, he gestured to the group’s bassist, Ross MacDonald, to come back nearer and the 2 kissed and embraced earlier than they went on to carry out “I Like America and America Likes Me.”

Homosexuality is against the law in Malaysia, a Muslim-majority nation. An announcement on the competition’s web site says Malaysia’s Ministry of Communications stands “against any parties that challenge, ridicule or contravene Malaysian laws.”

This is not the primary such motion by Healy. In 2019, the singer kissed a male viewers member at a live performance in Dubai in defiance of anti-LGBTQ legal guidelines there.

The band is scheduled to carry out in one other Muslim-majority nation, Indonesia, on Sunday.

The band’s workforce didn’t instantly reply to NPR’s request for remark.

NPR’s Chloe Veltman contributed reporting.