Matty Healy pokes fun at Malaysia ban during Lollapalooza set

Looks like The 1975 frontman Matty Healy hasn’t quite healed from the Good Vibes Festival controversy as he seemingly poked fun at the band getting banned from Malaysia recently.

This happened on stage at the recent Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, during the band’s headlining set.

Healy often gets “cut off” by his bandmates each time he attempts to deliver a controversial comment that would land them in hot water, and this time it happened during the intro to their song “It’s Not Living If It’s Not With You”.

“You want my travel tip? Don’t go to...”, he said before getting cut off by guitarist Adam Hann, bassist Ross MacDonald and drummer George Daniel.

It was believed he didn’t get to finish his sentence off with the word Malaysia.

“What would we do without a little bit of drama, right?” joked the frontman while taking a sip from his flask.

And while Healy locked lips with MacDonald on stage at the Good Vibes Festival, he also shared a kiss with Blink 182’s frontman Tom Delonge albeit not on the lips.

Healy who spotted Delonge in the crowd, stole a moment to hop off stage and greet him before giving Delonge a peck on the cheek.

Cradling both his mic and a cigarette in his right hand, Healy paused to tell Delonge “I love you so much”.

On July 21, The 1975’s set at the Good Vibes Festival came to an abrupt end after organisers pulled the plug following his criticism against the Malaysian government and its anti-LGBT laws.

It was reported that the band flew out from Malaysia just hours after Healy announced to the crowd that they have been banned from Malaysia.

Following that incident, Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil ordered an immediate cancellation of the remaining two days of the festival.