Is it 2013 again?

The 1975 headlined Reading & Leeds festival playing their debut album in full over the weekend, we felt like we’d been gone back 10 years with our Doc Martins, fishnets and tumbler aesthetic!

This weekend The 1975 took to the Reading and Leeds stages to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their self titled album. When we heard the infamous opening track fill the stage, our heart were full. The goosebumps that instantly covered our bodies, the hairs standing up on our neck and that feelings of togetherness came flooding back.

Matty Healey at Reading Festival.

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Its hard to explain what experiencing that performance was like, after following the band from day through our teenage years to now being nearly 30, the sense of being proud of that little box band from Wilmslow Cheshire all those years ago to seeing them now, touring all over the world. It’s emotional to say the least.

Opening with the iconic “Go Down, Soft Sound” echoing voice is enough for any 75’ fan to freak out, but the light up box. Well… that’s just taking us right back to being 14.

As the band took to the stage, screaming fans can already be heard, emotional teens all around us crying at the sound of their opening self titled track feeling the nostalgia come flooding back - and we’re right there with them. With classics like “Girls” and “TALK!” being played again after years of being taken off the bands set we couldn't help but take in every aspect of the performance and how much it meant to everyone there.

Before the band played their smash hit, Chocolate, lead singer Matty Healey spoke to the audience about their good friend Lewis Capaldi.

Healey told the crowd: 'When Lewis took a well deserved and well needed break that left the slot open for us.

'That left us free to perform songs from our debut album. It's jam packed full of bangers.'  Healey highlighted the importance of taking time away to focus on mental health and spoke frankly to the crowd whilst using his stage presence to make light hearted jokes on the way.

“Your excitement means this album still feels relevant” - Matty Healey

After seeing the band in Sound Control in Manchester many years ago with a small crowd, seeing them headlining Reading is a very full circle moment. As emotional mid-twenties festival goers. We couldn't hold our emotions when the band played “Sex” and “Robbers” - true cult classics for any 75’ fan.

An incredible peformance showed us the reason we still love The 1975 and have since day 1. We can’t wait to see what they do next.

God Bless The 1975