The 1975, Matty Healy Divide Glastonbury Fans With Politically Charged Performance

The 1975 headlined Glastonbury Festival in 2025 with frontman Matty Healy drawing mixed reactions from fans and critics alike. Healy opened the show holding a pint of Guinness and smoking a cigarette, and his playful self-praise as "probably the best songwriter of his generation" was interpreted as a subtle jab at ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift and her album referencing him. Despite his earlier claim that the band would avoid politics in their performances, the set included politically charged visuals during songs like "Love It If We Made It," featuring controversial imagery including Donald Trump and the war in Gaza. Healy explained the band's conscious decision to focus on messages of love and friendship rather than politics moving forward. While the band played a strong setlist including hits like "Chocolate" and "Somebody Else," some fans criticized Healy's onstage behavior and the band's music as bland and uninspired, leading to divided opinions on their headline performance. Overall, The 1975's Glastonbury appearance was marked by Healy's charismatic but polarizing presence and a blend of earnestness and irony.