Still... At Their Very Best
| Tour by The 1975 | |
 Teaser poster | |
| Location |
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|---|---|
| Associated album | Being Funny in a Foreign Language |
| Start date | 16 September 2023 |
| End date | 24 March 2024 |
| Legs | 2 |
| No. of shows | 60 |
| Supporting act(s) | |
| Website | the1975 |
| The 1975 concert chronology | |
Still... At Their Very Best was the fifth concert tour by English indie art pop band the 1975 in support of their fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language (2022), and a follow-up of their acclaimed At Their Very Best world tour "featuring newly expanded production".[3]
It commenced in September 2023 with a North American leg across arenas in the United States and Canada, marking their biggest tour yet in the region.[4][5][6] In 2024, the band staged the world's first ever "carbon-removed" events across their four shows at the O2 Arena in London.[7]
Background
In May 2023, during the band's headlining show at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Scotland, frontman Matty Healy was noted to wear a lab coat with a "Matty" name tag which was a departure from his At Their Very Best tour wardrobe.[8] By June, the band's social media accounts posted promotional materials about a new concert tour including a poster of Healy kneeling on a patch of grass wearing a lab coat.[9][3]
The fourth episode of the band's A Theatrical Performance of an Intimate Moment short film webseries shows Healy in a laboratory discarding a lab coat with the name tag "Truman Black",[10] a known alias of Healy's, and choosing to wear the lab coat with the name tag "Matty".[11] On 23 September, Healy posted a political campaign-type of video centering on redemption to promote the tour.[12]
World's first "carbon-removed" events
The band's four shows at the O2 Arena in London in 2024 marked the world's first-ever carbon-removed events.[7] This involves CO2 generated by the events – from the light show to the audience – being physically sucked out of the air, as well as more traditional techniques such as planting trees and spreading CO2 absorbing volcanic rock on farmland, where it also acts as a fertiliser.[13]
Concert synopsis
The show, written and directed by Healy, is an expansion of the band's previous tour, reusing the same house-like set design by Tobias Rylander and following a similar premise and two-part structure.[14] Additions to the show include a large LED screen behind the house set that displays concert visuals, as well as a second, smaller stage at the center of the concert venue, which resembles a square patch of grass. After crawling through a television screen on the main stage during the "Consumption" interlude, Healy emerges on the B-stage for the show's middle act (titled "Matty's Nightmare"), where he caresses and lays next to a naked wax replica of himself. The replica is then lowered beneath the stage and replaced with a guitar and microphone for Healy to perform an acoustic rendition of the track "Be My Mistake" from the band's third album, A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships. Healy returns to the main stage afterwards to perform the rest of the set, but reemerges on the B-stage during the encore to perform "People", and is sometimes joined by other members of the band.[15][16]
Some shows contain a second interlude titled "Social Media Pandering Parody", where Healy projects trending news clips onto the screens while reading satirical commentary on current events from a cellphone to the audience.[17] At the October 29, 2023 show in Chicago, Healy ate a prop cellphone onstage as part of the parody segment.[16] Meanwhile, at the October 10, 2023 in Fort Worth, Texas, Healy delivered an impassioned 10-minute speech defending the band's pro-LGBT demonstration during their performance at the 2023 Good Vibes Festival in Malaysia, where they were subsequently banned from performing. Healy particularly criticized the "liberal outrage" against the band after the incident, which he perceived as hypocritical in light of Malaysia's widespread anti-LGBT laws, and further refuted accusations against the band of "cultural insensitivity" and "colonialism", stating, "[liberals'] unconditional belief in inclusivity and tolerance has led them to indirectly support a government which is intolerant of their own existence."[18]
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2023[a] | Atlanta | United States | Piedmont Park | — | — | — |
| 23 September 2023[b] | Las Vegas | Downtown Las Vegas | ||||
| 26 September 2023 | Sacramento | Golden 1 Center | Dora Jar | — | — | |
| 28 September 2023 | San Jose | SAP Center | — | — | ||
| 30 September 2023 | San Diego | Pechanga Arena | — | — | ||
| 2 October 2023 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Bowl | — | |||
| 5 October 2023 | Glendale | Desert Diamond Arena | — | |||
| 7 October 2023 | Greenwood Village | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre | — | |||
| 9 October 2023 | Fort Worth | Dickies Arena | — | |||
| 12 October 2023 | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center | — | |||
| 14 October 2023[c] | Austin | Zilker Park | — | — | — | |
| 17 October 2023 | Miami | Kaseya Center | Dora Jar | — | — | |
| 18 October 2023 | Tampa | Amalie Arena | — | — | ||
| 20 October 2023 | Charlotte | Spectrum Center | — | — | ||
| 22 October 2023 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | — | — | ||
| 23 October 2023 | St. Louis | Enterprise Center | — | — | ||
| 25 October 2023 | Kansas City | T-Mobile Center | — | — | ||
| 26 October 2023 | Minneapolis | Target Center | — | — | ||
| 28 October 2023 | Milwaukee | Fiserv Forum | — | — | ||
| 29 October 2023 | Rosemont[d] | Allstate Arena | — | — | ||
| 31 October 2023 | Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | — | — | ||
| 2 November 2023 | Indianapolis | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | — | — | ||
| 3 November 2023 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | — | — | ||
| 5 November 2023 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | — | — | ||
| 7 November 2023 | Newark | Prudential Center | — | — | ||
| 8 November 2023 | Baltimore | CFG Bank Arena | — | — | ||
| 10 November 2023 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | — | — | ||
| 12 November 2023 | Boston | TD Garden | — | — | ||
| 14 November 2023 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | — | — | ||
| 15 November 2023 | — | |||||
| 17 November 2023 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | — | — | |
| 18 November 2023 | Toronto | Scotiabank Arena | — | — | ||
| 20 November 2023 | London | Budweiser Gardens | — | — | ||
| 22 November 2023 | Grand Rapids | United States | Van Andel Arena | — | — | |
| 26 November 2023 | Salt Lake City | Delta Center | — | — | ||
| 27 November 2023 | Boise | ExtraMile Arena | — | — | ||
| 29 November 2023 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | — | — | |
| 1 December 2023 | Portland | United States | Moda Center | — | — | |
| 2 December 2023 | Seattle | Climate Pledge Arena | — | — |
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 January 2024 | Anaheim[e] | United States | Honda Center[24] | — | — | — |
| 8 February 2024 | Glasgow | Scotland | OVO Hydro | The Japanese House[1] | — | — |
| 9 February 2024 | — | — | ||||
| 12 February 2024 | London | England | The O2 Arena | — | — | |
| 13 February 2024 | — | — | ||||
| 14 February 2024 | — | — | ||||
| 17 February 2024 | Manchester | AO Arena | — | — | ||
| 18 February 2024 | — | — | ||||
| 20 February 2024 | London | The O2 Arena | — | — | ||
| 21 February 2024 | Birmingham | Resorts World Arena | — | — | ||
| 26 February 2024 | Lisbon | Portugal | Campo Pequeno | Been Stellar[25] | — | — |
| 27 February 2024 | Madrid | Spain | WiZink Center | — | — | |
| 1 March 2024 | Paris | France | Le Zénith | — | — | |
| 2 March 2024 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | AFAS Live | — | — | |
| 3 March 2024 | Brussels | Belgium | Forest National | — | — | |
| 5 March 2024 | Hamburg | Germany | Barclays Arena | — | — | |
| 7 March 2024 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum | — | — | |
| 8 March 2024 | Stockholm | Sweden | Tele2 Arena | — | — | |
| 10 March 2024 | Copenhagen | Denmark | KB Hallen | — | — | |
| 12 March 2024 | Berlin | Germany | Mercedes-Benz Arena | — | — | |
| 13 March 2024 | Warsaw | Poland | Torwar Hall | — | — | |
| 14 March 2024 | Prague | Czech Republic | Sportovní hala Fortuna | — | — | |
| 16 March 2024 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | — | — | |
| 18 March 2024 | Munich | Germany | Zenith | — | — | |
| 19 March 2024 | Milan | Italy | Mediolanum Forum | — | — | |
| 21 March 2024 | Frankfurt | Germany | Jahrhunderthalle | — | — | |
| 22 March 2024 | Cologne | Palladium | — | — | ||
| 24 March 2024 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | AFAS Live | — | — |
Notes
- ^ The concert on 16 September 2023 at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, United States is part of Music Midtown.
- ^ The concert on 23 September 2023 at Downtown Las Vegas in Las Vegas, United States is part of Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival.[20]
- ^ The concert on 14 October 2023 at the Zilker Park in Austin, United States is part of Austin City Limits Music Festival.[21]
- ^ Promoted as Chicago
- ^ The concert on 13 January 2024 in Anaheim, California is part of iHeartRadio's AlterEgo.
References
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- ^ a b Dunworth, Liberty (7 September 2023). "The 1975 to stage world's first "carbon-removed" event at The O2 in London". NME. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Royce, Aaron (28 May 2023). "Matty Healy Suits Up in Tie, Lab Coat and Laced Sneakers for BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2023". Footwear News. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
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- ^ The 1975 add more shows to fall tour (Newark's Prudential Center included), 14 August 2023, retrieved 15 August 2023
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- ^ Bawden, Tom (5 September 2023). "The 1975 to stage world's first 'carbon-removed' gig at the O2 Arena". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Reilly, Nick (27 February 2023). "Go behind the scenes of The 1975's ambitious 'At Their Very Best' tour". Rolling Stone UK.
- ^ Wilson, Ava. "The 1975 "Still… At Their Very Best" Concert Review".
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- ^ "REVIEW: The 1975 are "Still… at their Very Best" - The Miami Hurricane". themiamihurricane.com. 30 October 2023.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (10 October 2023). "Matty Healy Addresses Malaysia Festival Ban & 'Liberals Outrage'". Billboard.
- ^ "The1975: "'Still … at their very best' North America Tour, 2023"". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ Minsker, Evan (28 March 2023). "Kendrick Lamar, The Killers & ODESZA to Headline 2023 Life Is Beautiful". Billboard. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (9 May 2023). "Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Shania Twain & More to Headline 2023 Austin City Limits Festival". Billboard. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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- ^ Mier, Tomás (14 October 2023). "Paramore, The 1975, The Black Keys Will Rock Out at ALTer Ego 2024". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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