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{{Short description|Annual music festival in Malaysia}}









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name	Good Vibes Festival | logo = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = Good Vibes Festival Malaysia 2018.jpg | image_size = 300px | alt = | caption = The festival site in 2018| genre = Music festival | frequency = Annually | coordinates = | years_active = 2013–present		weblink}}}}Good Vibes Festival (GVF) is an annual music festival in Malaysia. Organized by Future Sound Asia, the first edition was held on August 13, 2013, later held over two days from 2016. History 2010s Good Vibes Festival was first organized as a multi-artist concert on 13 August 2013 at the Sepang International Circuit,NEWS,weblink Malaysia's own music fest set to thrill crowds of all ages in August, The Star Online, 28 June 2013, 26 July 2023, with a line-up of acts like The Smashing Pumpkins and Modest Mouse.NEWS,weblink #GoodVibesFest: Smashing Performances And More!, Melody Oei, SAYS, 12 June 2013, 26 July 2023, In 2014, the festival was extended as a two-day event, with Ellie Goulding and Empire of the Sun as the main act.WEB,weblink Ellie Goulding, Empire Of The Sun to headline Good Vibes Festival, Hong Jing Yi, TODAY, 2014-06-23, 2023-07-22, The festival did not take place in 2015, and starting in 2016 and the subsequent edition, GVF was held in Genting Highlands. 2020s GVF was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. The festival was return in September 2022, and took place in Sunway Lagoon under the name Good Vibes Weekender, featuring Korean rapper, CL, and Hong Kong singer, Jackson Wang as the main act.WEB,weblink Best weekend ever!, Selvakumaran, Thashine, The Sun Daily, 2022-09-27, 2023-07-22, The festival's 2023 edition marks the 10th anniversary since the first edition and return to took place at the festival's early edition venue, the Sepang International Circuit, first edition with three-day event, featuring lineup of acts: The 1975, The Kid Laroi and The Strokes, alongside other artists.WEB,weblink Daniel Caesar, Ty Dolla $ign and more added to Good Vibes Festival 2023 lineup, 2023-05-23, Lifestyle Asia Kuala Lumpur, en-US, 2023-07-22, The also gained attention due to the increase in ticket prices to become the most expensive in the history of the organization.WEB,weblink 100% Price Increase? Netizens Compare Good Vibes Festival 2023 Tickets To Previous Years - Hype MY, Hype Malaysia, 2023-02-22, en-US, 2023-07-22, The 1975's frontman as well as the rest of the band was banned from Malaysia and forced by the authorities to prematurely end their performance at the festival after he criticised the country's widespread anti-LGBTQ+ laws and kissed bandmate Ross MacDonald.MAGAZINE, Aniftos, Rania, 21 July 2023, Matty Healy Says The 1975 Is Banned From Kuala Lumpur After Onstage Kiss,weblinkweblink 22 July 2023, 22 July 2023, Billboard, Healy stated that he "made a mistake. When we were booking shows, I wasn't looking into it. [...] So I pulled the show yesterday and we had a conversation, we said 'you know what, we can't let the kids down because they're not the government'".WEB, Murphy, Matt, 22 July 2023, Matty Healy: 1975 show ended in Malaysia after singer attacks anti-LGBT laws,weblinkweblink 22 July 2023, 22 July 2023, BBC News, MAGAZINE, Kreps, Daniel, 21 July 2023, The 1975's Set at Malaysia Festival Cut Short as Matty Healy Slams Anti-LGBTQ Laws,weblinkweblink 22 July 2023, 22 July 2023, Rolling Stone, The organisers subsequently cancelled the rest of the three-day festival, on government orders, citing that Healy's "controversial conduct and remarks" are "against the traditions and values of the local culture".NEWS, Reuters, 2023-07-22, Malaysia Halts Music Festival After Kiss Between Bandmates Onstage, en-US, The New York Times,weblink 2023-07-22, 0362-4331, NEWS, Thomas, Tobi, 2023-07-22, Malaysian festival halted after Matty Healy criticises anti-LGBTQ+ laws, en-GB, The Observer,weblink 2023-07-22, 0029-7712, Human rights and LGBT activist Peter Tatchell, writing for The Guardian wrote that criticism of Healy and the band "deflect attention from where the criticisms should be most urgently directed: against the homophobia of the Kuala Lumpur regime." He also expressed that Healy is no white saviour for showing solidarity to the community as "queer rights are a universal human right, not a western one".NEWS, Tatchell, Peter, 2023-07-25, Matty Healy is not a 'white saviour' for showing solidarity with Malaysia's LGBTQ+ people, en-GB, The Guardian,weblink 2023-07-26, 0261-3077, Reactions to the incident from Malaysians on social media were generally critical of Healy.NEWS, 2023-07-25, Matt Healy: Malaysia LGBT community angry over 'white saviour stunt',weblink 2023-07-25, BBC News, en-GB, Some members of the LGBT community in Malaysia were frustrated by the incident and expressed concern it would lead to further reprisals from the religious right.NEWS, Khomami, Nadia, 2023-07-23, The 1975 cancel shows in Indonesia and Taiwan after Malaysia gay kiss uproar,weblink 2023-07-25, The Guardian, en-GB, 0261-3077, NEWS, Ratcliffe, Rebecca, 2023-07-24, Malaysia's gay community fears backlash after Matty Healy's outburst,weblink 2023-07-31, The Guardian, en-GB, 0261-3077, NEWS, Renaldi, Erwin, Zhang, Stevie, 2023-07-25, 'Destructive and thoughtless': Queer Malaysians respond to The 1975 singer Matty Healy's rant against anti-LGBTQ laws,weblink 2023-07-31, ABC News, en-AU, Lineup {| class"wikitable"|+ !Edition!Year!Date!Venue!Act lineups
Sepang International Circuit, Selangor|The Smashing Pumpkins{{·}}Modest Mouse
	Ellie Goulding{{·}}The Smashing Pumpkins{{·}}Empire of the Sun (band)>Empire of the Sun
Genting Highlands, Pahang	The 1975{{·}}Disclosure (band)>Disclosure{{·}}Two Door Cinema ClubHTTPS://WWW.BANDWAGON.ASIA/ARTICLES/PHOTO-GALLERY-ALL-THE-GOOD-THINGS-ABOUT-GOOD-VIBES-FESTIVAL-2016>TITLE=PHOTO GALLERY: ALL THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT GOOD VIBES FESTIVAL 2016	DATE=2016-08-16	LANGUAGE=EN, 2023-07-22,
	Phoenix (band)>Phoenix{{·}}G-Eazy{{·}}Kodaline{{·}}The Kooks
	Rae Sremmurd{{·}}Yuna (singer)>YunaHTTPS://WWW.BANDWAGON.ASIA/ARTICLES/GOOD-VIBES-FESTIVAL-2019-ANNOUNCES-SECOND-WAVE-LINEUP-AND-ADDITIONAL-BOILER-ROOM-STAGE-YUNA-JOJI-SONAONE-BAYNK-AND-MORE-CONFIRMED>TITLE=GOOD VIBES FESTIVAL 2019 ANNOUNCES SECOND WAVE LINEUP AND ADDITIONAL BOILER ROOM STAGE – YUNA, JOJI, SONAONE, BAYNK, AND MORE CONFIRMED	DATE=2019-06-20	LANGUAGE=EN, 2023-07-22,
As the Good Vibes Weekender.}}|2022|23–24 September 2022|Sunway Lagoon, Kuala Lumpur	CL (rapper)>CL{{·}}Jackson Wang
Originally scheduled to held on July 21 to 23, but was cancelled after the authorities interfered after the 1975’s frontman Matty Healy condemned the country’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws, and kissed his bandmate Ross MacDonald.}}|Sepang International Circuit, Selangor|The 1975{{·}}The Kid Laroi{{·}}The Strokes

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