The 1975

[fightoffyour]

Absolutely brilliant so far, wish I was there. An all timer.

[O'Doyle Rules]

Is the camera not purposely showing the back of the field?

 

I just can’t get into this tbh - it feels like they’re so bland Matt tries too hard to make it funner. The other members are so boring 🤣

 

people look like they’re enjoying it though!

[NorthernSoul52]

Just now, O'Doyle Rules said:

The other members are so boring 🤣

 

people look like they’re enjoying it though!

I mean, does anybody in Pulp have outsized personality outside of Jarvis Cocker on stage?

[bluesmith]

2 minutes ago, O'Doyle Rules said:

Is the camera not purposely showing the back of the field?

 

I just can’t get into this tbh - it feels like they’re so bland Matt tries too hard to make it funner. The other members are so boring 🤣

 

people look like they’re enjoying it though!

Probably it's pretty sparse. I've just cut across at about 2/3rd back and there's lots of open space.

[NorthernSoul52]

I will say this - I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes) is a poor Fake Plastic Trees to me. Just never quite got it, live or on record. 

[NorthernSoul52]

This, on the other hand, is a banger - a Pitchfork Song of the Year, no less.

[Bains]

Every song sounds exactly the same, he's 'smoking' cigarettes at a rate that no smoker in the world has ever done. Walked on stage with a pint glass 3/4s full of Guinness which he's barely sipping. All a bit odd.

 

Everybody knew this for years though, and it still sucks a decent amount of people in, so fair play to 'em. As a 30-something bloke who likes guitar music with somewhat meaningful lyrics, I know I'm not the target audience.

 

I saw a thread earlier where somebody was mocking another user for suggesting Arctic Monkeys and Coldplay could headline 2027. They mocked saying 'what makes you think the festival would be so desperate to book the same artists so soon again.'

 

The three headliners this weekend show how critically desperate the elite UK festival circuit is for genuine headliners.

Edited June 27, 2025 by Bains

[NorthernSoul52]

4 minutes ago, Bains said:

Every song sounds exactly the same, he's 'smoking' cigarettes at a rate that no smoker in the world has ever done. Walked on stage with a pint glass 3/4s full of Guinness which he's barely sipping. All a bit odd.

 

Everybody knew this for years though, and it still sucks a decent amount of people in, so fair play to 'em. As a 30-something bloke who likes guitar music with somewhat meaningful lyrics, I know I'm not the target audience.

 

I saw a thread earlier where somebody was mocking another user for suggesting Arctic Monkeys and Coldplay could headline 2027. They mocked saying 'what makes you think the festival would be so desperate to book the same artists so soon again.'

 

The three headliners this weekend show how critically desperate the elite UK festival circuit is for genuine headliners.

With no offence to your taste, I did just cough up my drink at mentioning Arctic Monkeys. Undoubtedly go the pull, but there as much artifice and construct as The 1975 are these days.

[judyblue110]

3 minutes ago, Bains said:

Every song sounds exactly the same, he's 'smoking' cigarettes at a rate that no smoker in the world has ever done. Walked on stage with a pint glass 3/4s full of Guinness which he's barely sipping. All a bit odd.

 

Everybody knew this for years though, and it still sucks a decent amount of people in, so fair play to 'em. As a 30-something bloke who likes guitar music with somewhat meaningful lyrics, I know I'm not the target audience.

 

I saw a thread earlier where somebody was mocking another user for suggesting Arctic Monkeys and Coldplay could headline 2027. They mocked saying 'what makes you think the festival would be so desperate to book the same artists so soon again.'

 

The three headliners this weekend show how critically desperate the elite UK festival circuit is for genuine headliners.

 

Tip for future - using the phrase "guitar music" really just devalues any other point you try to make.

[thatTFBguy]

6 minutes ago, Bains said:

As a 30-something bloke who likes guitar music with somewhat meaningful lyrics, I know I'm not the target audience.

 

I've seen a few candidates but this might be the most eye-rolling inducing comment on this forum to date. 

[SirPsychoSexy]

They’ve done brilliant so far given the 90 minute slot available to them.  I’m kinda disappointed we couldn’t get an extension of the ATVB tour, it was perfect! but obviously wouldn’t have been able to cram it into 90 minutes.  
Still lots of bangers we’ve missed out on,  I’m in love with you, Looking for somebody to love, Change of heart,  UGH!,  Girls,  The City,  Guys,  I could go on….

 

 

 

[Andre91]

Lulled a bit in the middle but they’re finishing strong. 

[GarethGG]

Christ, I remember when Travis got slagged for being a crap Friday headliner back in the day.

 

Seems like a golden age compared with this tut.

 

And Numan is fourth down on the fifth stage…. go figure.

[NorthernSoul52]

I can see this is going to rage and rage and rage and rage and rage and rage on.

[NorthernSoul52]

But that jump for The Sound looks great on the box.

[NorthernSoul52]

About You to close? Did think they'd checked The City.

[verrymerry]

Just now, NorthernSoul52 said:

About You to close? Did think they'd checked The City.

I actually like this song 🎶

[NorthernSoul52]

Friendly reminder to all those who discard The 1975 that About You had a neat helping hand on its arrangement from Warren Ellis.

[NorthernSoul52]

1 minute ago, verrymerry said:

I actually like this song 🎶

It's the Warren Ellis effect!

[SirPsychoSexy]

What an ending! About You is a perfect closer! A real triumph from the boys, & now Im super excited to see what direction they take next! 

[NorthernSoul52]

Did the word Dogs flash in red letters on the screens as they left? Or was that just me?

[verrymerry]

5 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Did the word Dogs flash in red letters on the screens as they left? Or was that just me?

They did but I didn't understand it 

[flyingmonkeypigs]

10 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Did the word Dogs flash in red letters on the screens as they left? Or was that just me?

Well at least it’s something the BBC won’t feel a need to censor

[thatTFBguy]

The 1975 are a divisive band. Have been since 2013, and the detractors have only got more entrenched in their hatred since. But try and tell me that wasn't a step up from the run of the mill sets bands like Arctic Monkeys have served up post pandemic. At least 1975 clearly view Glastonbury as a pinnacle. And I'm an AM fan so this is not just a case of my own musical preferences. 

[thatTFBguy]

16 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Did the word Dogs flash in red letters on the screens as they left? Or was that just me?

rumours the next album is called "god has entered my body" and what's god spelt backwards...