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Here Are The Local Businesses You Can Support To Help Them Bounce Back After GVF 2023’s Cancellation

today24 July 2023

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source: The Star

ICYMI, the highly anticipated and much-awaited Good Vibes Festival 2023, hosted in Kuala Lumpur, was unexpectedly cancelled after an incident involving British pop band The 1975. What was meant to be a celebration of music and camaraderie abruptly came to a halt due to a controversial act by the band during their performance.

During the festival’s first night, The 1975’s lead vocalist, Matty Healy, took to the stage and made critical remarks about the country’s LGBTQ laws, sparking controversy among attendees and generally going against the festival’s performance guidelines. Healy also reportedly stepped and destroyed a drone belonging to the organisers and had been drinking onstage.

source: Malay Mail

The fallout from this incident resulted in the government’s decision to call off the event, leaving attendees who had purchased tickets and local acts who were set to perform feeling deeply…

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Written by: Lara Kramer


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