the 1975

the audio is just constantly warping on this ... i don't think it's just me.

the chat on this thing is wild. young ppl, man.

aloeveriamusic: hoping i catch one of their shows before matty gets full canceled

audio sounds fine to me, you might just have a bad connection, or set the quality to 1080p instead of 'auto'

The 1975: plays a bunch of their songs

litz_425: this set is mental!

otm

this interlude is pretty goofy

ok they played “me & you together song” i can sleep tonight

“give yourself a try” is an inspired choice for closer

oh man, I saw them last night in Philly at this huge amphitheater and we managed to score pit tickets (which considering their fans was both a blessing and a curse), it was one of the most ambitious and conceptual and theatrical shows I've ever seen?? at one point Matty yelled WE ARE THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD and it was like okay girl take a deep breath, but also... idk, it didn't feel as much of a stretch as it would have been if p much any other band had said it. they are certainly the most SOMETHING band in the world.

I def thought about "Stop Making Sense" multiple times

at one point Matty yelled WE ARE THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD

lmao

The first time I saw them, behind the second album, it was pretty straight forward, albeit still great. The second time was behind "Brief History," and while it wasn't particularly conceptual, it was pretty impressive.
https://i.imgur.com/j2h7n6C.jpg

yeah i think personally i liked the colorful big video screens & visual/informational overload aesthetics of the i like it and brief inquiry tours... especially in the "very best" part of this show i think there's less to hold the eye. but also the way it was set up at MSG i was a bit off to the side as compared to how an amphitheater would be laid out so maybe some of the nuances of the set & show choreography were lost on me. i need to go back and watch the amazon stream. there was lots of fun bits tho and i liked the stuff they did w/ the various lighting fixtures. in particular i like how matty ends the show by climbing a light pole and, in the parlance of the band, shutting the big light off

based on the amazon stream i think whatever sort of commentary on masculinity matty was aiming for kinda falls flat but there's still a lot to like about what they're going for here

do miss the bright lights information overload vibe but it's fine that they're doing something new.

Heh, I meant to say "Brief Inquiry," but you all know what I meant.

they are certainly the most SOMETHING band in the world.

― music for A★TEENS’ musicians (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 10 November 2022 16:33 (six hours ago) link

they are a voice of a generation

What did you do? Screw up like the Beatles and say you were bigger than Jesus?

Loving that MSG concert so far, have watched most of the BFIAFL songs. I don't find the set corny at all

i'm straight, but damn the bass player has really turned into a hot, strapping, hirsute dad vibe

so maxwell frost the first gen z congressman from florida who tweeted that he was celebrating his win by going to see the 1975 in concert and then got shouted out by matty on stage revealed in pitchfork today that he's seen them live 13 times. i need him posting in this thread

I need to know if he's single.

Alfred otm

Show is in Los Angeles on Monday and still not sure if I'm going. The new album is mediocre at best. I do like it but my 1975 standards made for a disappointing album this time around. On top of that they released their best song first.

This is the best band in the world right now. New album is not up to standard.

the new one is growing on me. having my usual issues with limp ballad detours but I think I will end up loving them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkIqI05qAZI
matty’s hand gesture at 14:45 -_-

Only thing I don't like about BFIAFL is how short it is. Even "Human Too", the worst track, has grown on me. Sequencing is wonderful too

I did a relisten of all their albums last week and now I'd pretty much rank albums 1, 2, 4 and 5 all around the same level of quality, which is to say superb, and album 3 only a little under that. Best band in the world

41253 for me at this point

https://www.stereogum.com/2207084/the-1975-taylor-swift-midnights-matty-healy/news/

they did in fact work with swift a bit but she didn't end up using what they did

From last night's Los Angeles show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVNN22d9AvM

Seeing them tonight. Is it accurate that there is no opener?

the opener on the current leg is blackstarkids iirc

Seeing them tonight, too. Might get a poster, they look cool.

See you there, Josh. I will be the only other dude over 35.

seeing them Monday! third time! would be fourth if not for Covid

xpost lol, the last time I saw them, at the United Center, there was no way my buddy and I were not the oldest ones there. We may as well have been invisible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpwVm6x7cFI

lovely stripped down set, the tasteful sophisti-pop version of "paris" is better than the original

The (justified) off the charts confidence of this band is really something else.

wow that version of “paris” is fantastic. and of “it’s
not living” too

The riff in "About You" reminds me of this song every time I hear it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcdOLKx2XG8

They brought out Carly Holt for About You tonight, beautiful moment even if I could barely hear her over the fans scream-singing around me

I was at the Denver show nearly a week ago now. Our show had the live (solo, acoustic) debut of "102" as well as an unplugged "Be My Mistake" crowd singalong. The band sounded fantastic. There are several extra musicians in the live band who really help the newer song arrangements to flourish.

never a good sign when I get a random text from a friend asking if the singer of the 1975 is ok.

No complaints about the Denver show.

"Alright, this is where we step is up, everybody. This is where the show goes from here... to here... and then we're gonna go to HERE..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNyg7O3jkN8

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https://0-i2--prod-mirror-co-uk-0.cdn.ampproject.org/ii/w820/s/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article4680358.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Taylor-Swift.jpg

Ugh fuck whatever I give up, I’m on my phone

(they brought out Taylor tonight in London, hence the pic)

which of them has jumped the shark?

taylor has been in their orbit since the first album more or less… she was at their terminal 5 show in 2014

there were even pervasive rumours that matty & taylor were dating for a little bit though there didn't actually seem to be any substance to that