The 1975 Cancelled In Malaysia 💔  

They're invited to sing, not to preach others on LGBTQ... or personal sexuality/private life. If you're gay or even straight, just keep it to yourself and your spouse. RESPECT OTHERS!!

By now The 1975 is the most hated band in Malaysia 😂

I totally agree with you. There's a Chinese proverb that's translated as such : enter a house greet the owner, enter a temple offer a prayer. That's called respect.

Came all the way from threPhilippines to watch the Good Vibes Festival, and I couldn't agree more with what you said! Respect everyone's religion, laws, and beliefs!

Terima kasih Mark kerana hadam sensitiviti agama nilai budaya dan adat resam masyarakat Malaysia dan syabas saya ucapkan kerana kamu tidak seperti segelintir orang putih yang gila.❤️🇲🇾

Thank you mark.. you are right.. lakum diinukum wali yadiin.. heaven or hell is your choice.. but to come into somebody's house and start dictating and condemning the owner.. that's purely unspeakably rude and not knowing your place.. get out! It is budaya kuning anyway.. no room for it here. Islam is our religion.. stated in our constitiution.. let this be a lesson to all visitors..

i love how you put this in words as a foreigner with a different belief perspective. Thank you for being so understanding with the local law and our religion

Shoutout to the kid laroi for his kind gesture performing infront of fans eventhough the festival has been canceled.

Thank you Mark. Really appreciate this. You respect our religion and beliefs. Thank you so muchhh that this coming from you..❤

Thank you for voicing your opinions. YOU ARE SO RIGHT!! Now 1975 had added salt to big wounds ...OUCH!! So close to 6 States' Election whereby the Extremists & Oppositions. Matt Healy is an EGOISTIC & NARCISSISTIC Person. Why can't he just be just a musician to his fans and not mix politics or criticise any govt & other religion? If he disliked so much of the laws of Malaysia..,WHY did he agree to come to Malaysia ? Just to prove his point, he doesn't care what happens to his fans or fans of musicor for other musicians & bands who want to perform in Malaysia for their fans. To Matt Healy, Whatever happened, he will still be paid. Sadly, because of his SELFISH Actions , Good Vibes got cancelled.. & Kid Laroi had to perform inside a hotel lobby.. #SHOUT OUT for The Kid Laroi COLDPLAY almost got cancelled.. Many fans were hoping to get 2 days from Coldplay because tickets were sold out within hrs. COLDPLAY will be performing in Singapore for 6 DAYS !!! in Jan 2024. Musicians had gone through tough times like all for almost 2 yrs of pandemic. That is why they are going round the world to perform to their fans. 1975 should APOLOGISE TO THE FANS & PAY for it. Matt Healy's DISGUSTING BEHAVIOUR DRUNK, PROBABLY ON DRUGS too "perform" on stage...as a political critic. SO UNPROFESSIONAL. WHAT KIND OF MORON WOULD GO TO SOMEONE'S HOME & CRITICISE THEIR HOUSE RULES? Ask Singapore Govt WHY BAN CHEWING GUM, ?

I attended Good Vibes Festival probably 8-10 years ago, and it is a cool, fun, free event for young people which must be supported all the way by everyone. My opinion on LGBT is that there are many non-muslims who are against it too or at least don't agree same sex marriage etc is legal, it's more of a Western narrative rather than seeing it from an angle of religion alone. I think Malaysia especially with the current government is pretty open, progressive and welcome freedom of expression, but, there are things you should not touch on. Furthermore, I find him extremely rude, does he not know he is a foreigner in foreign land and is performing in public?

Thank you Mark for respecting other people's beliefs, religion and traditions. Honestly as a Malaysian Citizen, I do really appreciate that actually. All we need is love and respect. Stay blessed, Mark O Dea! ❤

Luckily I never knew this band existed until this incident happened. I was born in 1975 though. My taste of music is totally different from youngsters nowadays. My taste of music is all the old school music of rock'n'roll, pop, classical, jazz, traditional, country, heavy metal and oldies.

Real disappointment written all over your face and heard in the tone of your voice. 😢 One rude performer offended the whole nation in the country and yet did not apologise. You are right! He must have thought that he is God.

Just sue 1975 for any financial damages caused by their actions, get the financial compensation make sure the festival doesn’t lose money because of them

You're so professional.👏 what's right is right what is wrong is wrong even though they're your fav band. As a foreigner you're full of respect towards this country. I'm a malay and a Muslim, hearing something like this from a non muslim, foreigner and big fan of theirs is something words couldn't express. Normally a big fan will always on theirs side no matter what! Thank you for your understanding and kind words. I hope u know that Malaysians are your big fan regardless races!😁🙌

You said it so beautifully. As a Malaysian I very much appreciate you spreading how its about respect. Bless your soul :3

Please respect malaysia , kami rakyat malaysia menghormati semua undang-undang di negara lain yg kami datang ... Jadi tolong respect negara kami ,.. salinng menghormati...

But the thing, to create a fire is their intention. They knew exactly what they were doing and they don't care. 1975 will make it harder for every foreign band to ever enter and perform in Msia. Sad

Very well said, Mark. As a fan of the 1975 myself and having been excited to watch them perform live, I share the same sentiments in the disappointment and as a Malaysian, you truly took the words out of my mouth in expressing why. Thank you for this

He has a stand that is fair but the way he present it and make it heard while you are drunk and not in a sane mind, we need sane mind to speak of others

Be whatever you wznt to be but do not try to break the law of malaysia and muslim based culture.

Jocelyn Chia is watching this while having her American rice.

Ive totally agreed with mark statement.. 1975 did even more worst for the future of entertainment industry itself oh gosh

Well said mark, totally agree with u

As a Malaysian Muslim, I admit that 1975 Band is a good music band. However, it is really a pity that the concert was canceled due to personal actions that violated the laws of the country. This behavior is like deliberately mocking and challenging, or even deliberately violating the country's established laws without any respect.

Man I can’t believe if I were in your situation like imagine being so devoted to your favourite band so much even go to FIVE of their concert but got “betrayed” like this. So sorry to hear this from you Mark hope you’re doing well :)

Orang sekarang memang bertuah. Kalau cakap lebih 20 tahun dulu. Konsert besar atau festival tahunan di Malaysian memang tak ada sangat. Paling besar Rock The World kot. Itu pun artis dari Malaysia. Dulu nak tengok artis antarabangsa terutama dari UK or US datang Malaysia memang payah...lagi-lagi band rock. Muse, Kreator, Nofx, Linkin Park, The Strokes, Napalm Death dulu datang waktu Malaysia sangat ketat nak bawa artis luar ke sini. Proses nak bawa diaorang pun leceh. Sekarang ni tiba-tiba jadi hal macam ni. Memang akan beri kesan untuk penganjuran akan datang. Sebagai artis & berada di tempat orang, dia patut datang buat persembahan sahaja. Benda-benda lain tu patut simpan di tempat sendiri sahaja.

Well said. Full respect to you 👍👍👍

Shocked n sedih gila dengan apa yg jadi. Ill be traumatized if I were there. Now tengok dari jauh pun still rasa heartache n very disappointed. Its too too much that anyone can do. We feel u mark. I hope this ends fast, we can move on from this, they disband the group. Baru adan uke .

Thank you for the respect. Love this video spread LOVE

I like your take in this. Very insightful.

Very well said bro

Thank you Mark ❤ for respecting .

guess what was the reason they doing that?..alcohol..and that is why islam prohibiting drinking alcohol..it will make us lost our conscious and doing stupid things..

You must know malaysia religion country Muslim...please respect follow malaysia Low.

Well said my dear ..I totally 100% agree with you .. we all should respect each other belive and values here in Malaysia..

Totally with you on this!

Terima kasih Mark. Good. You've blended so well with Msian people & yr views on this matter is rational & wise. Btw you look so sad & disappointed. Your fave band is a total disappointment. Shame on The 1975 from the UK for their unprofessional attitude & disgusting behaviour in our country.

Well said Mark TQ for ur respect and understanding and fair consideration

Great to know u love this country. I agreed with your opinion. 👍😊

Thank God i was born in 80s, i enjoyed 90s music. Most of the western musicians, singers, bands were promoting their songs better than the generation after 2000s. Lots of female singers wear more appropriate clothing, while nowadays, it's just underwear. It's like singing skill & music are not enough to sell their songs. I remember 90s female singers like Leigh Nash, Jewel, Jennifer Paige, etc wore modest clothing compared to lady gaga, Britney, Beyonce, etc. Not to mention the explicit words in the lyrics. Good luck for Gen Z and afterwards.

Thanks Mark for educate others about our rules... Outsider will never understand. It is not only about religious... Its ethics.

Well said. Thank you for being respectful and understanding of our culture.

Thanks for your opinions and views. Unfortunately, we are going to have more red tape on entertainment because of this incident. The organisers took a big risk to bring them here, notwithstanding the frontman's past behaviours, and have even appealed and guaranteed good behaviour, so I can't say they were totally blameless. The ironic thing is that the band played 2 nights in Singapore before Good Vibes, and nothing major happened there, so perhaps Malaysian organisers and authorities need to look into that as well.

Hi Mark - thanks for the video and I do understand what you trying to say in your view of respecting culture/personal views etc. My concern is that none of the focus (or responsibility) here is on the actual Malaysian government, who decided to cancel the entire festival on the back of the brief comments made on-stage. I, personally, would argue to respect the artists autonomy to speak their views on what they believe is right. If people disagree, it is up to them. It also really didn't go on for that long. From my point of view it appears an extreme action to cancel the entire festival because a foreign singer made some "objectionable" comments in some peoples view. Hence, the responsibility of lost opportunities and profits of involved artists/vendors should be placed on the government. The comments made were also pretty brief and they did not go on for that long about it. I understand it is a complicated situation with a muslim-majority country, but I feel like you are sidelining an important moral argument concerning the rights of LGBT people which Matty decided to voice. You cannot hold a band accountable for all these losses when it was completely not intent. All this "disharmony" from this is much more reflective on the fragility of the government not to trust their citizens to make their own judgement about what was said, in place of a progressive front man who is known for making off the cuff comments about a variety of topics and issues (a quick RU-vid search will reveal a lot of examples!). I think it is kind of dangerous rhetoric to blame the minor actions of the band to the clear over-reaction of the Malaysian government. Do they not believe their citizens can make up their own mind about what he said, without dismantling an entire festival? The crowd even cheered! Anyway, just wanted to share my two cents and a different viewpoint. I respect yours and the citizens of Malaysia. Giving my best to all music lovers in Malaysia and hope you guys get the chance to enjoy more shows soon. :) P.S. I will say that I thought relating this to the situation with the Qatar World Cup was in poor taste. Given that is an international tournament of the highest order - it is understandable that LGBT players and fans all over the world who have every right to participate were unhappy/upset about this - in a country where being gay is constituionally illegal and can thus be legally given the death penalty. I think saying "nobody is right and nobody is wrong" is too absolutist and to be honest, a bit of a cop out

Thank you Mark for being objective in your take on this matter:) We Malaysians will respect whoever respect us. Yet we can't tolerate people who clearly don't have any respect towards our religion and culture. As a guest, we should behave accordingly whenever we are in other people's country.

Totally agree. There's no other word needed.

Respect you for this, thank you ❤

Well said. Thank you

When I first heard that the 1975 was gonna be performing in Malaysia , I had doubts knowing how this band would drink and smoke on stage. How will the government handle this situation? And then boom, Matt just had to do what he always do (preaching his beliefs) in Malaysia. Since then , I stopped listening to their songs and lost respect in the band. It may sound silly, but I never thought I have to ‘unlike’ my favourite band in my life because outsiders are not allowed to talk bad shit about my beloved country !

thank you mark. i strongly believe that whether they r strainght or not just keep it to themselves. no need to share it to others. that band was really terrible. im so disappointed that nobody takes actions against them after humiliating our country dan religion.

i love how u explained things my friend. you are welcome here. :)

If you want some respect you should show some respect too. Imagine if i went to your house and take over your house ,command you to do this and that, how that make you feel?

well said and thank you Mark. you can have our Ms. Puiyi. we approved. Mark is destiny to be one of us Malaysian :)

Sorry about that Mark. Btw, I still love you. Your content are very educational and entertaining.

Thank you, Mark for respecting our country's law❤❤❤

What a good video Mark. I agree with you. So kacau la that band 😤

LOVE AND RESPECT 💚💖💙🇲🇾

Well said, tq

There are extremists everywhere. Like you said, Malaysia is in a perpetual delicate balance of so much diversity and thus we had to be extremely strict towards anything that could possibly disrupt this delicate harmony. 1975 sucks hard because they target such unprecedented harmony trying to create discord. FYI, google 13th May 1969 and you can see why the anti-harmony crimes are treated so harshly in Malaysia.

Spot on Mark !

Kawan sy minat gilaa la dgn the 1975 ni. Nangis teruk dia bila jd gini. Hilang terus respect. Kt malaysia ni pun brsepah artis,influencer lgbt tp xprnah nmpk diorg prlekeh and paksa org terima fahaman diorg. Ni kan pulak buat speech berbaur kebencian psal undang2 negara dan agama lain. Sepatutnya xboleh bg keluar dari malaysia band tu

Based and W comment Mark, respect!!

matt healy so problematic.. where ever he goes, there's gonna be an issue, hands down

same energy we had during FMFA ASOT ..2015. it is soooo sad.

All this time i have never heard this 1975 band until i saw the local news, i only know a few bands like Breaking Benjamin, Starset, One O.K Rock & my all time favourite The Linkin Park😮‍💨 i miss this band😞

We just had the best concert for year 2023 in Malaysia, by MUSE! 😁😁😁

I think you put this perfectly. And I completely agree with you.

and i do believe that youre malaysian. we welcome u, we welcome all and we do not welcome pple who does not respect anyone who do not believe in harmony.

Thank u so much

Spot on brotha!

Talking about a music band. Westlife and Backstreet Boys. Its my fav band ever. Dont even know this "the 1975" existed until this happen.😂

have to agree wit u... 1975 hav to refund my money back came from north and spending my weekends in sepang for nothing saddest part of all... missed my chance to watch the strokes live

Agree. Well said. Thank you.

Well said Mark

Well said 👏🏻 BBC news should watch this video before jumping to conclusions about what actually happened.

Do you know the terms "White Saviour Complex"? It happened to most Western entertainment nowadays. Everything needs to be politically correct. The era we live in. I missed the good ol' day when Entertainment just entertaining.

Exactly 💯.. Damage done!! The hypocrisy!

What a superbly balanced opinion. Thanks for this.

Well said Bro! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

They are paid to perform. They are professionals. Just act professional. They are under influence. That makes things worst. Even when they are sober, they are not good people. They dont have respect except to themselves

You are well spoken and 100 percent correct…I do like the 1975 but Matty went too far and I too was sad to see what he did.

Never heard of 1975 until this issue. But I think Malaysia is too nice for letting him leave the country without a time in jail.

Well said Mark. 👍This is why we ❤ u..

Good Bro. Honest info worth mentioning . 👍. Cos of bad mouthing , suicide their own career at the end and spoiling other wishes/dreams . Well Said Bro. 👌Respect...

Agree with u Mark on most of what u said. To me, bottomline is, freedom should not damage human dignity & civilisation. Tq Mark for being a +ve influencer. May Allah guidance be with u always

It's not only muslim community that are against LGBTQ but other religions as well.

Thank you Mark

Agree o'k deal what you say b'couse not wrong not manipulate not lied , its called the way of life unity n diversity is beautiful colourfull at the same time , thx for made-share this good spirit content video

well said mark...

Your english is so easy to get understand. I like it 👍😍

Dah, jangan bersedih Mark...banyak lagi band yg hebat2...1975 brought it upon themselves...sheesh...so rude!! now go and listen to The Strokes "You only live once "...a superb song from a class act band!😊

Be respective of others, only the he can understand the meaning of respect for self.

Well said bro. Yes, respect.

Well said! Agreed we all have our opinions but heck theres a time & place for voicing them. You need to speak to the likes of BBC News, the Guardian/Sky News and other media sites as they havent quite "painted the picture" of what went on during GVF despite interviewing the locals. But hey media sites trying to sell the news as always 🙄

Thank you ❤

Well said mark 👏

Well said Mark o Dea!

Liquid courage.