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Reading Festival 2023 showed that when Matty Healy tones down his nonsense, The 1975 remain a top tier live band

Low on controversy and high on great songs, this is the kind of 1975 set we need in our lives

Louder

Reading Festival review, day two: The Killers deliver one of the great Reading headline sets

Despite a guest drummer who struggles to keep up, The Killers are back to full bombastic pelt and slaying harder by the minute

The Independent UK

Power to the people! Film, music, books and more about collective action

From a vast anti-war statement by Pablo Picasso to a powerful treatise on section 28, our critics showcase culture that reminds us what we can achieve when we come together

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Why is every celebrity couple breaking up? Relationship experts think we shouldn’t be so shocked

This season’s hottest trend is divorce

The Independent UK

Clowny and crass, yes – but how boring rock would be if artists like Brandon Flowers kept quiet

Surely as fans we want to see performers express themselves in concert – however misguided they sometimes might be, says culture journalist Shaad D’Souza

The Guardian - UK

The 1975 ordered to pay £2m after band ‘breaks contract’ with same-sex kiss at Malaysia show

Frontman Matty Healy kissed bandmate on stage in protest against country’s anti-LGBT+ laws

The Independent UK

The 1975 ordered to pay £2million in damages over Malaysian festival protest

Future Sound Asia (FSA), organisers of the Good Vibes festival, said the band had breached its contract with the festival

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Malaysia organizer seeks $2.7 million from British band whose gay kiss got a music festival canceled

The organizer of a Malaysian music festival is seeking $2.7 million in losses from British band The 1975 over a breach of contract

The Independent UK

The 1975 must pay Good Vibes festival promoters two million pounds by August 14 or face court action

Malaysian festival promoters demand two million pounds in damages from The 1975 after Matty Healy's anti-government rant in defence of LGBTQ+ rights causes event to be shut down

Louder

The 1975’s Matty Healy feared jail time after Malaysia LGBTQ+ stunt

After Healy kissed his bandmate on stage, the group were banned from the country, where homosexuality is illegal

Evening Standard

Matty Healy Was Allegedly Busted Talking Shit About Taylor Swift In Fkn Wild TikTok Footage

the 1975 frontman Matty Healy singer has been busted for allegedly talking smack about my girl Taylor Swift.

Pedestrian.tv

Music festival threatens legal action against The 1975

Kuala Lumpur-based festival was cancelled following frontman Matty Healy’s actions

The Independent UK

Matty Healy: Malaysian music festival seeks damages from The 1975 over cancellation

The three-day event in Malaysia was axed over Healy’s comments about homosexuality, which is illegal in the country

Evening Standard

Malaysian music festival to take legal action against the 1975

Promoters of the event claim that Matty Healy’s onstage kiss with bandmate ‘tarnished’ the festival’s reputation and are calling on the musicians to acknowledge liability and provide compensation

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The 1975’s Matty Healy commands attention at Lollapalooza, drummer George Daniel deserves applause

Healy wasn’t always steady on his feet, but his showmanship remained fully intact. Daniel’s drumming was the linchpin to the whole endeavor.

The Conversation

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is a potent reminder that the internet is not real life

In the weeks leading up to June 16, 2023, when I attended the Pittsburgh leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, the online chatter about the 33-year-old singer had become draining.

The Guardian - UK

Matty Healy spoke for us on stage in Malaysia

Letters: Praise for singer Matty Healy and campaigner Peter Tatchell for highlighting the plight of LGBTQ+ people in Malaysia

The Independent UK

Travis Kelce admits he failed to give Taylor Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number

‘This pairing would be everything honestly,’ says fan

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The Guardian - UK

Cancelled shows, opening goals and easy paydays – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

Marie Claire

As a queer person from Malaysia, here's why I find Matty Healy's actions problematic

Evening Standard

Matt Healy's most controversial moments as The 1975 are set to headline Glastonbury

The singer has a track record for making headlines for the wrong reasons

The Guardian - UK

Malaysian musicians prepare lawsuit against the 1975 over festival cancellation

Authorities cancelled the Good Vibes festival after frontman Matty Healy criticised the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws, leading musicians and food vendors to seek damages

Pedestrian.tv

Matty Healy & The 1975 Could Be Facing Legal Action Over Same-Sex Kiss At Malaysian Festival

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy could be facing legal action after he shared an on-stage smooch with the band’s bass player Ross MacDonald during the Good Vibes Festival in Malaysia, effectively cancelling the remainder of the festival. The cancellation of the festival was not only devastating to punters who missed…

The Guardian - UK

Matty Healy is not a ‘white saviour’ for showing solidarity with Malaysia’s LGBTQ+ people

The Kuala Lumpur regime will be delighted that the focus is on the 1975, rather than the human rights abuses the band condemned, says activist Peter Tatchell

The Guardian - UK

Malaysia’s gay community fears backlash after Matty Healy’s outburst

The 1975 singer’s onstage condemnation of homophobic laws has angered conservatives and left some LGBTQ+ people uneasy

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