In the nine years since they last ... biggest UK bands of their generation. Today, they’re the first British band to headline the festival for the first time since 2014. When the call finally did come in from Emily Eavis, they had no new music ready and no other gigs planned for 2025, and it makes their Friday night headline set a true one-off, as well as one that has reportedly lost them a stunning amount of money. The 1975 performing live at Glastonbury ...
In the nine years since they last played Glastonbury, on the Other Stage, the Manchester band have consistently topped betting tips to finally headline, as they quickly became one of the biggest UK bands of their generation. Today, they’re the first British band to headline the festival for the first time since 2014. When the call finally did come in from Emily Eavis, they had no new music ready and no other gigs planned for 2025, and it makes their Friday night headline set a true one-off, as well as one that has reportedly lost them a stunning amount of money. The 1975 performing live at Glastonbury 2025 (Picture: Aaron Parsons for Rolling Stone UK)The first new British band to headline the Pyramid Stage since 2016 eschew the jokes and controversy in a bracingly sincere greatest hits set.For a band so associated with conceptual live shows, gags that toe the line between humour and unacceptability and a chaotic energy that teeters gloriously close to collapse, the Glastonbury set sometimes feels like a safe and palatable version of Healy and The 1975, designed to allow those at the back of the field and on their sofas at home through the door.