The 1975 2020

[Mouseboy11]

3 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

I like that one where he sings "No fighting at my gig".

Should go down a treat at the Peaky Blinders festival.

[rawrsomesauce]

I'm surprised people think the 1975 aren't big enough to headline Glastonbury even though they're one of the biggest, if not the biggest, band in the UK right now not to mention selling out arenas around Europe & the US. Their last UK tour sold out pretty much immediate including 2 nights at the O2 and with three number 1 albums, there's no way they aren't big enough. 

[Matt42]

I also think Notes (out February) is going to be their biggest album yet. 

[jparx]

53 minutes ago, rawrsomesauce said:

I'm surprised people think the 1975 aren't big enough to headline Glastonbury even though they're one of the biggest, if not the biggest, band in the UK right now not to mention selling out arenas around Europe & the US. Their last UK tour sold out pretty much immediate including 2 nights at the O2 and with three number 1 albums, there's no way they aren't big enough. 

They absolutely are big enough. People are just confusing facts with their own opinion on their music. It's not even a debate tbh.

[Tom Connolly]

the 1975 have got to do it next year after that r&l headline slot. they’re absolutely perfect for it. 

[zzzfest]

On 8/26/2019 at 5:50 PM, Rose-Colored Boy said:

At the last gig of theirs I went to I had a hen party to our left, a family including a gram to our right, student-age people in front of us and burly blokes that would fit a Farage voting-stereotype behind us to our right. There’s literally no way of scientifically surveying the exact demographics they appeal to but it’s definitely never felt like a One Direction concert when I’ve seen them, like one person suggested upthread. 

As I wrote before, I can see their potential as Friday headliner material of Pyramid Stage next year (tad weak for Saturday and Sunday as the grand headliners, though, at this point) — their performance was captivating and the stage set was inventive at Glasgow Summer Sessions.

But the demographic of the audience of the day was, unlike your observation at the gig you attended, almost if not entirely “One Direction crowd” — i.e. young girls around 70-80 percent. That was the impression I got on the train from Glasgow Central to Dumbreck St, walking en route to the park and all over the festival site. That may justify the reservation about their Glastonbury headlining status to some degree if any.

[CaledonianGonzo]

There are plenty of teenage girls at Glastonbury.

[Mash011]

46 minutes ago, zzzfest said:

As I wrote before, I can see their potential as Friday headliner material of Pyramid Stage next year (tad weak for Saturday and Sunday as the grand headliners, though, at this point) — their performance was captivating and the stage set was inventive at Glasgow Summer Sessions.

But the demographic of the audience of the day was, unlike your observation at the gig you attended, almost if not entirely “One Direction crowd” — i.e. young girls around 70-80 percent. That was the impression I got on the train from Glasgow Central to Dumbreck St, walking en route to the park and all over the festival site. That may justify the reservation about their Glastonbury headlining status to some degree if any.

efestivals user in shocking 'young people go to reading & leeds fest' discovery

[Mash011]

reasons a band can't headline glastonbury:

• girls like them
• ???? dunno

[Matt42]

17 minutes ago, Mash011 said:

reasons a band can't headline glastonbury:

• girls like them
• ???? dunno

Also we couldn’t DARE have a headliner that would appeal to a female audience. What absolute absurdity.

Edited August 27, 2019 by Matt42

[dentalplan]

9 hours ago, Matt42 said:

I also think Notes (out February) is going to be their biggest album yet. 

Do you really? I kinda think they've plateaued (at headline level, don't get me wrong) with this last album. Would be a bit surprised if they broke through onto another level with the next disc.

Do we know if People is gonna be on it?

[Matt42]

1 minute ago, dentalplan said:

Do we know if People is gonna be on it?

I think it’s confirmed that people is track 2

[dentalplan]

1 minute ago, Matt42 said:

I think it’s confirmed that people is track 2

And the self-titled track feat. Greta Thunberg is track 1? Well, they're nothing if not daring.

[Matt42]

2 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

And the self-titled track feat. Greta Thunberg is track 1? Well, they're nothing if not daring.

I lowkey think People is one of their best songs they’ve released.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Nothing there for all us men to listen to. When will there be music for us?

[dentalplan]

Just now, Matt42 said:

I lowkey think People is one of their best songs they’ve released.

I wholeheartedly agree with your viewpoint.

[Matt42]

7 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

I wholeheartedly agree with your viewpoint.

I won’t be surprised if now they’ve hit the big time and garnered an audience they will start really experimenting with their music.

Hopefully they headline Glasto on a wacky a f album

[dentalplan]

5 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I won’t be surprised if now they’ve hit the big time and garnered an audience they will start really experimenting with their music.

Hopefully they headline Glasto on a wacky a f album

ILIWYS had post-rock, funk, folk, dream pop and also their highest charting single. I don't think they'd be 'really starting' now.  I'd be interested to see how much more ground they could cover though.

Edited August 27, 2019 by dentalplan

[kingcrawler]

19 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I won’t be surprised if now they’ve hit the big time and garnered an audience they will start really experimenting with their music.

Hopefully they headline Glasto on a wacky a f album

The new instrumental they did at Reading sounded a lot like Jon Hopkins, I’m hoping for more of that as I think their more electronic influenced stuff is some of their strongest material. 

[jyoung]

2 hours ago, zzzfest said:

That may justify the reservation about their Glastonbury headlining status to some degree if any.

Cue everyone on eFests texting their Dads "Do you know the 1975?"

[Mash011]

I could definitely see tracks like How To Draw (Petrichor) and I Like America being the template for where the band's headed. If so some of y'all are gonna be fuming. But then again, maybe it'll be something completely different.

[ghostdancer1]

1 hour ago, kingcrawler said:

The new instrumental they did at Reading sounded a lot like Jon Hopkins, I’m hoping for more of that as I think their more electronic influenced stuff is some of their strongest material. 

a new one? or the track on the last album that was basically a complete rip-off of Jon Hopkins?

[bombfrog]

1 hour ago, Mash011 said:

I could definitely see tracks like How To Draw (Petrichor) and I Like America being the template for where the band's headed.

Hadn't heard that track but I've just listened on Spotify and I think it backs up what I was saying earlier in the thread about them being impossible to pigeon-hole. They're basically one of the biggest UK bands around right now and they're putting stuff on their albums that sounds like Aphex Twin. Not sure how anybody could call them boring.

I think somebody on here said they thought they were "focus grouped" or something like that. Absolute madness, that person clearly isn't paying attention.

[Hugh Jass]

2 hours ago, Matt42 said:

I won’t be surprised if now they’ve hit the big time and garnered an audience they will start really experimenting with their music.

Hopefully they headline Glasto on a wacky a f album

Wasn’t their last album meant to be “experimental”? I recall one overly enthusiastic reviewer referring to it as the Millennial OK Computer.

Gave it a listen and thought it was a load of toss. 

[kingcrawler]

1 hour ago, ghostdancer1 said:

a new one? or the track on the last album that was basically a complete rip-off of Jon Hopkins?

Nah a new short instrumental that sounds even more like him than the one you’re thinking of