English band says it is ‘impossible to proceed’ with concerts after set in Kuala Lumpur was cut short
British indie-rock band the 1975 has cancelled concerts in Indonesia and Taiwan, after Malaysia axed a festival over a same-sex kiss and tirade against the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws by their frontman.
Indonesia’s LGBTQ laws are less strict than those in neighbouring countries such as Malaysia, where homosexuality is a crime.
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