The curse of Taylor Swift’s exes continues! Matty Healy announced that his band The 1975 are going on hiatus, at least from touring. He said this on stage at a show while the band is in the middle of a six month long world tour. It’s not clear if they’re breaking up the band or just not touring afterwards. But Matty’s string of racist controversies and scandals has probably contributed to this. Since Taylor dumped him at the urging of the Snake Fam, he hasn’t cleaned up his act at all. Just a few days ago he deactivated his Twitter account after making an ableist joke aimed at indie group Boygenius. He is a gross person.
English pop band The 1975 is taking a break–with no indication how long it will last.
Frontman Matty Healy delivered the news on Tuesday to a California crowd at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento between songs. The announcement was followed by audible screams in a video that has since gone viral on social media.
“We always love coming to this place to play for you guys whenever we get the chance,” said Healy, per footage on X. “And it’s wonderful you’re all here. After this tour, we will be going on an indefinite hiatus of shows, so it’s wonderful to have you guys with us tonight.”
The announcement kicked off the North American leg of the band’s Still…At Their Very Best Tour.
Band manager Jamie Osborne hinted at the possibility of a hiatus in August. Still, Healy’s announcement left some fans shocked. Others seemed fed up with Healy’s antics over the past year.
“The guy should just take an indefinite break from everything,” one person wrote on X.
Healy made headlines in January after a performative Nazi salute onstage, which flared into virulent backlash against his brief relationship with superstar Taylor Swift. His self-admitted interest in watching p-rn showing Black women getting brutalized attracted further outrage.
It’s always annoyed me that these guys were critical darlings because the music is mostly pretty basic. There are a lot of bands that are doing more interesting things, that are not fronted by morons. A lot of frontmen are at least a little bit narcissistic, sure, but he’s in a league by himself. Maybe The 1975 would be a better band if they just replaced Healy with someone who isn’t a racist edgelord who thinks that being offensive is a kind of performance art. Reading between the lines I do think that this indefinite hiatus “from touring” is a more permanent break. Their manager said on Instagram that this tour would be “the final The 1975 dates of this era and for quite a while.” We can only hope, right?
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- Lead singer Matt Healy of English pop rock band The 1974 headlines the Main Stage East at Reading Festival 2022, Little John’s Farm, Reading, England, UK on Sunday 28 August 2022.,Image: 717247586, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: Please credit agency and photographer as Justin Ng/Retna/Avalon when publishing., Model Release: no, Credit line: Justin Ng / Avalon
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- BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend at Camperdown Park. Featuring: Matty Healey, The 1975 Where: Dundee, United Kingdom When: 27 May 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
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- BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend at Camperdown Park. Featuring: Matty Healey, The 1975 Where: Dundee, United Kingdom When: 27 May 2023 Credit: PA Images/INSTARimages **NORTH AMERICA RIGHTS ONLY**
Photos credit: Justin Ng/Avalon, Cover Images
Say what you will but Taylor definitely traded up when she went with Travis Kelce. A man who is beloved by his teammates and his city. If you’re not aware, look into Kelce’s funding and work with his 87th and Running foundation. He puts a ton of support into Operation Breakthrough, a daycare and after-school program for very disadvantaged families. He’s a meathead for sure but he’s made a world of difference to our community.
Kelce is not handsome or smart but it’s a good PR move
To each their own – I think Travis Kelce is hot as hell. Matty Healy I would not touch with a ten foot pole.
I agree with Sarah. I don’t think Taylor has ever dated a beefy guy like Travis but personally I find him charming and really attractive. He’s a step up for her IMO.
Matty is really gross, sorry for the fans. I don’t find him handsome at ALL—in looks or personality.
I don’t know, I think he is super hot. The muscles, the smile, even the facial hair (although full beard is better than the moustache). His look is definitely working for me.
So what you all want but THIS is the type of guy Taylor wants to be with and enjoys being with. The ‘I love you’s’ in their concerts, flaunting their relationship around NYC.. The Kelce thing will not last. He seems a bit too earnest for her. This dude is her type.
Tila, I’m not going to defend Taylor dating Matty Healy, but I don’t think it’s fair to say this is the only kind of guy she wants to be with. Joe Alwyn and Tom Hiddleston are both pretty clean cut dudes who don’t have a history of saying awful things. Same goes for Harry Styles. And she was with Alwyn a very long time, and if her songs are anything to go by, at one point wanted to marry him and have children with him.
Exactly Taylor was all in with Matty having him picture with her girl squad Gigi Matty in VIP singing along to her songs meeting her parents. Performing with Phoebe on stage Taylor telling the crowd this is happiness she ever been in her whole life . Even when people started to find out about Matty podcast where he admitted to watching torture porn of black woman where he insulted ice spice with a slur she continue to see him . But all suddenly had ice spice on her karma remix to deflect the criticism when that didn’t work more about Matty behavior started to appear in the mainstream media with articles . Taylor throw a huge tantrum about how people won’t let her live her life and have fun and she dragged Tom Hiddleston into her drama . When she did finally break up with Matty she let it be known that it’s wasn’t his racist vile comments that made her dumb him it was because of the touring . Taylor new little romantic is nothing but her trying to get people to forget that just a couple months ago she was dating a racist and had no problem with it. And is working because all suddenly people are gushing over her new romance.
Could Matty be back on drugs?
I mean, there’s alcohol in every one of those photos
I don’t either. I listen almost solely to alternative/indie stuff but i think The 1975 is terrible. Bland, boring, unoriginal, corny music. Not a single song of theirs has had any appeal to me. I think they’re so bad that i honestly can’t understand how anyone could be a fan of them. (Of course i’m well aware that other people would undoubtedly say the same thing about the bands i love.)
(Edit: I thought i was replying to someone who said they didn’t like The 1975’s music, but it looks like maybe my comment ended up in the wrong place?)
I’ve never understood the appeal of this band. Matty has always been pretty repulsive and the music is incredibly bland. I expect he’ll be back with a solo project once he’s “cleaned up his act”.
Everytime there is a song of theirs on the radio it’s never the same voice singing, they use way too much autotune.
They are my favourite band.
They are, pretty much, the only contemporary band I listen to.
Great live show as well.
@fani the 1975 used to be my fave band. I’ve travelled twice to see them in concert because as you say they are amazing live. Music lighting set design all of it. I have merch from at their very best which I haven’t worn. I am so disappointed in Matty I just don’t feel the same way about the music.
They are mine, too, Fani. I keep rewatching their SNL performance (ironically just after Travis Kelce was on), and they looked great in their Italian tuxes. I do get why people are down on MH’s comments/behaviors of late, but that’s not the whole picture of him or the band.
I was very shocked as I have tickets to see them tomorrow (my fourth time because they are my sister’s favorite band). But we literally saw them last year – I feel like they’ve been doing a lot of touring since COVID so maybe they just need a break???
Good riddance cuz other women in the industry shouldn’t have to put up with whatever disgusting thing he’ll say about them on air or in interviews- they got things to do.
I wish the focus had stayed on Matt Healy’s racist bs & not always, always, always about Taylor Swift, cuz now the story is about TS, theories on why she dumped him & not who he is.
This obsession to hate one woman cuz she eats crackers clouds the waters of clarity.
He looks like he smells like the floor of the pissery in a filthy-assed dive bar. Toilet mints, stale & sweaty boozehound and piss. And cigs.
How could anyone want to date someone who admits they choose that kind of racist, brutal p*rn to watch? I side eye Taylor for this choice, as much as I love what she has done for artists and women.
He needs to disappear from the public view. He’s not even talented. Just a basic narcissistic pig.
Ableist AND sexist. Buh bye!
He’s getting sued for his stupidity in Malaysia.
Taylor must have done a number on him!