Good Vibes Festival
{{Short description|Annual music festival in Malaysia}}
{{Infobox recurring event
| name = Good Vibes Festival
| logo =
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| image = Good Vibes Festival Malaysia 2018.jpg
| image_size = 300px
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| caption = The festival site in 2018
| genre = Music festival
| frequency = Annually
| location = {{plainlist|
- Sepang International Circuit, Selangor
- Genting Highlands, Pahang (2016–2019)
- Sunway Lagoon, Selangor (2022)
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| years_active = 2013–present
| first = {{start date and age|2013|8|13|df=y}}
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| last = 21 July 2023
| next =
| organised = Future Sound Asia Sdn. Bhd.
| website = {{URL|https://www.goodvibesfestival.com/}}
}}
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,{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2013/06/28/good-vibes-at-kart-circuit-malaysias-own-music-fest-set-to-thrill-crowds-of-all-ages-in-august|title=Malaysia's own music fest set to thrill crowds of all ages in August|work=The Star Online|date=28 June 2013|accessdate=26 July 2023}} with a line-up of acts like The Smashing Pumpkins and Modest Mouse.{{cite news|url=https://says.com/my/entertainment/good-vibes-festival-2013|title=#GoodVibesFest: Smashing Performances And More!|author=Melody Oei|publisher=SAYS|date=12 June 2013|accessdate=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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/music/ellie-goulding-empire-sun-headline-good-vibes-festival|title=Ellie Goulding, Empire Of The Sun to headline Good Vibes Festival|author=Hong Jing Yi|website=TODAY|date=2014-06-23|access-date=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 returned 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 acts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesundaily.my/style-life/best-weekend-ever-CF9878774|title=Best weekend ever!|last=Selvakumaran|first=Thashine|website=The Sun Daily|date=2022-09-27|access-date=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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lifestyleasia.com/kl/culture/music/good-vibes-festival-2023-lineup/|title=Daniel Caesar, Ty Dolla $ign and more added to Good Vibes Festival 2023 lineup|date=2023-05-23|website=Lifestyle Asia Kuala Lumpur|language=en-US|access-date=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.{{Cite web|url=https://hype.my/2023/316033/100-price-increase-netizens-compare-good-vibes-festival-2023-tickets-to-previous-years/|title=100% Price Increase? Netizens Compare Good Vibes Festival 2023 Tickets To Previous Years - Hype MY|last=Hype Malaysia|date=2023-02-22|language=en-US|access-date=2023-07-22}} The 1975's frontman Matt Healy as well as the rest of the band were 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.{{cite magazine |last1=Aniftos |first1=Rania |date=21 July 2023 |title=Matty Healy Says The 1975 Is Banned From Kuala Lumpur After Onstage Kiss |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/matty-healy-the-1975-malaysia-ban-kiss-lgbtq-1235376593/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722045610/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/matty-healy-the-1975-malaysia-ban-kiss-lgbtq-1235376593/ |archive-date=22 July 2023 |access-date=22 July 2023 |magazine=Billboard}} Healy stated that the band's decision to appear in Malaysia had been 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 problem'".{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=Matt |date=22 July 2023 |title=Matty Healy: 1975 show ended in Malaysia after singer attacks anti-LGBT laws |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66275913 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722045539/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66275913 |archive-date=22 July 2023 |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=BBC News}}{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |date=21 July 2023 |title=The 1975's Set at Malaysia Festival Cut Short as Matty Healy Slams Anti-LGBTQ Laws |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-1975-malaysia-festival-matty-healy-slams-anti-lgbtq-laws-1234793551/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722045538/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-1975-malaysia-festival-matty-healy-slams-anti-lgbtq-laws-1234793551/ |archive-date=22 July 2023 |access-date=22 July 2023 |magazine=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".{{Cite news |author-link=Reuters |date=2023-07-22 |title=Malaysia Halts Music Festival After Kiss Between Bandmates Onstage |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/asia/malaysia-festival-the-1975-kiss.html |access-date=2023-07-22 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Tobi |date=2023-07-22 |title=Malaysian festival halted after Matty Healy criticises anti-LGBTQ+ laws |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/22/malaysia-festival-halted-matty-healy-1975-criticises-anti-lgbtq-laws |access-date=2023-07-22 |issn=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".{{Cite news |last=Tatchell |first=Peter |date=2023-07-25 |title=Matty Healy is not a 'white saviour' for showing solidarity with Malaysia's LGBTQ+ people |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/25/matty-healy-the-1975-lgbtq-malaysia-homophobia |access-date=2023-07-26 |issn=0261-3077}} Reactions to the incident from Malaysians on social media were generally critical of Healy.{{Cite news |date=2023-07-25 |title=Matt Healy: Malaysia LGBT community angry over 'white saviour stunt' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66286800 |access-date=2023-07-25 |work=BBC News |language=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.{{Cite news |last=Khomami |first=Nadia |date=2023-07-23 |title=The 1975 cancel shows in Indonesia and Taiwan after Malaysia gay kiss uproar |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/23/the-1975-cancels-shows-in-indonesia-and-taiwan-after-malaysia-gay-kiss-uproar |access-date=2023-07-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite news |last=Ratcliffe |first=Rebecca |date=2023-07-24 |title=Malaysia's gay community fears backlash after Matty Healy's outburst |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/24/the-1975-frontmans-outbursts-over-lgbtq-laws-angers-malaysias-conservatives |access-date=2023-07-31 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite news |last1=Renaldi |first1=Erwin |last2=Zhang |first2=Stevie |date=2023-07-25 |title='Destructive and thoughtless': Queer Malaysians respond to The 1975 singer Matty Healy's rant against anti-LGBTQ laws |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-25/malaysian-lgbt-community-reaction-to-1975-kiss/102641686 |access-date=2023-07-31 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}
The 2024 edition was cancelled due to the Installation of Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVII.{{Cite web|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/07/01/good-vibes-festival-2024-off-after-puspal-postpones-events-clashing-with-agongs-installation/142392#google_vignette|title=Good Vibes Festival 2024 off after Puspal postpones events clashing with Agong’s installation|date=2024-07-01|website=Malay Mail|language=en|access-date=2024-07-02}}
Lineup
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.goodvibesfestival.com/}}
Category:2013 establishments in Malaysia
Category:Annual events in Malaysia
Category:Music festivals in Malaysia