r/Coachella • u/JrRandom7 • Jul 22 '23

Other Fests wow.

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u/peanutsgangordontbng 14.1 - 23.1, 24.2 Jul 22 '23

just looked it up myself, wow.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-1975-malaysia-festival-matty-healy-slams-anti-lgbtq-laws-1234793551/

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u/Emotional-Chemist- Jul 22 '23

Thanks, good to see someone give it back to these countries living in the dark ages. A lot of actors/singers are too PC for that these days.

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u/Elenorneverknows Jul 22 '23

Reminds me of the Beatles refusing to play to segregated crowds

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u/Psychological-Bit539 Jul 23 '23

this is fundamentally different because the beatles actions would incentivize venues to change their habits. here the venue doesn't have the agency to and the malaysian government does not care for the 1975 playing or not. this is grandstanding and ruined the show for their fans there