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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Matty Healy<\/strong><\/a> is taking a stand. <\/p>\n On Friday (July 21), the 34-year-old performer allegedly got his band, The 1975<\/strong><\/a>, kicked out of a festival after sharing his thoughts on the Malaysian government mid-show. <\/p>\n \u201cAlright, we got to go, we just got banned from Kuala Lumpur,\u201d he told concertgoers, per a video taken by a fan<\/a> at the show. \u201cSee ya later.\u201d The band then grabbed their instruments and left the stage. <\/p>\n Keep reading to find out why\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The end of their set came after Matty <\/strong>gave an impassioned speech on the Malaysian government\u2019s treatment of LGBTQ+ people. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m f\u2014king furious,\u201d Matty <\/strong>said, per Far Out<\/a><\/em> magazine. \u201cThat\u2019s not fair on you because you aren\u2019t representative of your government. It\u2019s f\u2014king ridiculous to tell people what they can do.\u201d<\/p>\n He went on to say that the band had almost backed out of the show over the country\u2019s politics. \u201cI pulled the show yesterday, and we had a conversation, and we said, \u2018We can\u2019t let the kids down because they\u2019re not the government,\u2019\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n Matty <\/strong> continued, \u201cIf you wanna bring me here, then f\u2014k off. I\u2019ll take your money, you can ban me, but I\u2019ve done this before, and it doesn\u2019t feel good.\u201d<\/p>\n He finished his speech by sharing a kiss with his bandmate Ross MacDonald<\/strong><\/a>, which earned loud cheers from the crowd. The group played their track \u201cI Couldn\u2019t Be More in Love,\u201d before exiting the stage. <\/p>\n Earlier this month, Matty <\/strong>looked back at some of the more controversial moments in his career and said he\u2019d like to \u201ctake back\u201d some things. Find out everything he said here<\/a>. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n