American singer-songwriter Lauv (pic) has cancelled his two sold-out concerts in Malaysia.

The singer, known for pop hits such as I Like Me Better (2017), was originally scheduled to perform at Plenary Hall, KL Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 6 and 7.

According to concert promoters Live Nation Singapore, his concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Sept 5 will go ahead as planned.

It is part of Lauv’s The Between Albums Tour in Asia, which also includes stops in Japan, South Korea and Indonesia.

Those who had bought tickets to the Malaysian shows received an email from Live Nation Malaysia that the concerts were cancelled due to “unforeseen circumstances”.

Part of the statement reads: “Refunds will be issued to all ticket holders at their point of purchase. Our ticketing partner, GoLive Asia, will be reaching out to you regarding the refunds.”

The cancellation comes in the wake of the scrapping of the Good Vibes Festival in Kuala Lumpur in July. T

he Malaysian authorities pulled the plug on the three-day festival after British band The 1975’s frontman Matty Healy’s same-sex kiss and onstage tirade against the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws on the first night.

The 1975 was also banned from performing in Malaysia again.

Lauv - whose real name is Ari Staprans Leff - has not addressed why his own gigs were called off, leading fans to speculate that it is linked to the Good Vibes Festival fiasco.

In June, during Pride Month, the singer hinted that he was bisexual in a TikTok video captioned “When ur dating a girl but ur also a lil bit into men”.

Many fans flooded the comments section on his Instagram page to express their disappointment at the sudden scrapping of his shows. Some even suggested that Lauv follow in the footsteps of American rock band The Strokes and do an additional show in Singapore for Malaysian fans.

The Strokes - who was originally scheduled to headline the third and final night of the Good Vibes Festival - organised an extra show in Singapore on Thursday, which it announced was a make-up gig for their axed Malaysia set. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network

https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entert...e-show-to-go-on

Slow

abam lgtv la ni

cancel la. tak apa. go ahead.

Hall only?
Not worth a news.
Lady Gaga last time cancelled her Indonesian show and she was expected to perform to 56K people.

It is very idiotic to cancel the whole Good Vibes concert just like that. This really spooks investor to continue invest in MY. If one band fuck up, then just banned them, not cancel the whole concert/fest. Other people have invested heavily in this and now have to suffers the losses. Not to mention, this will also drives insurance coverage up because gov may just ban another event.

Retarded people cannot think properly

lol so many artists tak kenal one

i feel old

I like his music

But there is no reasons unknown. Here too much homophobes

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/pop-sing...-of-a-deal/amp/

a govt that pandering to komunis and taliban

He should add another performance date in SG to make more cash.

he is bisexual so you know lah.

Who?

Alhamdulillah

Really?

Is there a competition to see who can post the fastest? I am not aware of it

cancel jer, save MYR from flowing out

No competition but still slow la unker
Dun be mad ok

So what if I am slow to post?

Will the mods suspend me?

the world famous already takut n jijik nak kemari


i don't blame em

Wah Lauv

You are not alone.

I haven't heaard of him either

Shitty search engine by lowyat lol

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5396894

Okay i forwarded from reddit r/Malaysia only

Continue discussing here, previous thread no longer laku lol

such a big mistake by Fahmi

ppl favour in throwing matt heafy in lock up for a night rather then cancel the whole festival

Coldplay ticket holders praying now

well the repercussion has started

Coldplay better dont cancel

post some of his songs.... no idea who is this

Who?
I tot Andy Lau.

LOL

GOOD.

need to show government is serious. 1975 stepped up to be the example.

While I do not like concerts at all, future organisers now will take the guideline seriously, bukan dianggap picisan.

If future organisers toe the line, is there reason to be spooked?

eh eh hao to pronounce his name ah?
i read it and it sounded like cibai to me

Isn't it good to cancel the tour? Reduce outflow of ringgit from the country.

i dont think it is an issue if he perform here.
1975 is different la
buat nuisance atas stage, rosakkan drone and mabuk.
nobody cares what you wants to be.
just come here, dont talk nonsense and perform.

You are dealing with people. No one can predicts what's going to happened.

Show that gov is serious? This is just the wrong way to do it.

that image scream gay. good riddance

Good.. say no to ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

woke sampah..
trying so hard to get the point across. people pay you to perform why you so kepoh wanna busy poke assholes on the stage

Lauv out loud

wow two days performance here just cancelled like that ah....

Ppl hear to perform Malaysia now response is like

Goodlah, need many more cancellations
Malaysia ke arah kuasa besar

In Malaysia only religious concert allowed

Mao main lgbt boleh pergi negera lain.. malaysia tak perlu

Sad for msians ... Wanna have a good time pun susah

Who?

Nice.. good la we don't need angmoh here anyway. Malaysian cam make their own world-class top entertainment like tuai anak and vik2ria secret.

Time to support local
Or
Kpop n jepunis

No approval PASs.....

Organisers make money by refund without tax etc... keep the rest

Organiser follow guideline, allegedly, but artist rebel against it. Punish the organiser?

Why not punish PDRM or lawmakers when rakyat don't follow law? They did their job yet some miscreants feel rebellious.