What happened to A Vacant Affair?

Between the inwardly confrontational vocals of Matthew Lim, the faithful lead guitar lines of Joshua Tan, the amicable bass of Tan Wei Shen and the cathartic rhythms of Rudi Osman, they grew quiet. 

Between a blistering five-song self-titled EP in 2006, and a darker, heavier full-length debut, Reasons to Leave, in 2008, which chronicled Matt’s loss of his mother to cancer, life got thick. 

Between summoning a myriad of mosh pits, earning fans in the Philippines and Malaysia through touring, igniting singalongs from stages of all sizes and hearing their single We Are Not The Same played on the local radio charts, they grew still. 

But they never left. 

Now they’re back to join you in the love, the pain and the rain of life, as they perform the songs that might have kept you company through these years. And they’re starting with Baybeats 2025, their fourth time performing at the festival. 

The band claims that founding drummer Hafiz Tajuddin is now residing in Middle-Earth, so joining them for the show is the beastly Dzulkarnain Tay (BC, Summations) on drums.  

Tell all your Friendsters to gather around MySpace, A Vacant Affair is kicking and screaming post-hardcore back at you, like it’s 2003 all over again. 

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