SEPANG: The Good Vibes Festival (GVF) organisers have been summoned by the Communications and Digital Ministry to explain over British band The 1975 fiasco on the first day of the fest last night.
Its minister Fahmi Fadzil, in his brief tweet at 2.57am last night condemned the acts by the band's frontman, Matt Healy, that gave a speech uttering profanities directed to the government in speaking out about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) during its set.
"This is a very barbaric act. I have called the organisers to explain tomorrow, and will contact the authorities to get a full report".
The organisers, in swift damage control move after the fiasco last night, released a statement confirming that The 1975 band performance had to be cut short due to non-compliance with local performance guidelines.
The band's performance, which was set to end the first day of GVF last night, came to an abrupt stop after Healy's speech.
He was also seen performing on stage while holding a bottle of wine, lighting a cigarette and spitting on stage last night.
Healy also dropped remarks of not being in the mood to perform in between songs.
After performing the first song, he snatched the organisers' drone camera that flew above the concertgoers and onto the stage, before smashing the device onto the ground and said "you push me, i'll push back. Do not fly a robot to my face."
Just two songs before abruptly ending the show, Healy, seen to be somewhat intoxicated, kissed his male guitarist after making the speech, before continuing performing.
"Okay, that's it from us, guys. We're banned from Kuala Lumpur," he said before leaving the stage, leaving the crowd dumbfounded.
The three-day music festival, which kicked off yesterday till July 23 showcases more than 40 acts which combined international and local artistes.