Kid Laroi performs in Sepang hotel following nixed music festival

The Star

Australian rapper Kid Laroi, who was unable to perform here after the Good Vibes Festival was cancelled, gave an impromptu performance at a hotel bar in Sepang for his lucky fans on Saturday (July 22).  Read more at https://rb.gy/hhp9n  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 [crowd singing]

00:02 Australian rapper Kid LAROI did not disappoint his fans,

00:06 even though his show at the Good Vibes festival over the weekend was cancelled.

00:11 The 19-year-old treated his fans to an impromptu mini performance

00:16 at the bar of the Sama Sama Hotel on Saturday.

00:19 He belted out several of his popular songs.

00:23 I had no other option but to go right to the bar.

00:28 [crowd laughing]

00:30 So here I am. I'm with my friends today.

00:34 And I just figured, since everything got cancelled and I'm here anyway,

00:38 we might as well come and do a couple of songs.

00:40 [crowd cheering]

00:42 Thanks to the hotel for letting me do this again.

00:47 The singer had only found out about the cancellation of the festival

00:51 upon his arrival in Malaysia.

00:53 He then told his fans that he would be performing some songs

00:57 at the hotel where he was staying.

00:59 Videos of the performance made its rounds on social media

01:03 and many fans were full of praises for the singer.

01:06 The Good Vibes festival was abruptly cancelled

01:10 after British band The 1975 Frontman, Mattie Healy,

01:14 took a swipe at Malaysia's LGBT laws

01:17 and kissed his male bandmate, Ross McDonald, on stage.

01:21 The Communications and Digital Ministry said the incident was a disrespectful act

01:26 and it had ridiculed and challenged the laws in the country.

01:30 [crowd noise]

01:32 [silence]

01:34 [silence]

01:36 [silence]

01:38 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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