BUSINESS● LOWSep 23 · Sep 23, 2026, 4:03 AM
Malaysia’s local acts feel left out of live music boom: ‘missing middle’
South China Morning Post · east asia
Kuala Lumpur is making it easier and cheaper to bring international music stars to the city, hoping that a bigger concert calendar can help Malaysia capture more of Southeast Asia’s booming live-music economy. But as more global acts come to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian musicians are asking whether the concert boom is creating more opportunities for local artists too. Fuad Alhabshi of Malaysian rock band Kyoto Protocol said local bands once routinely benefited when major international acts came...
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