Overview

• Matty Healy told the Pyramid Stage audience in June that The 1975 had chosen to avoid politics in favour of a legacy of “love and friendship.”
• In an interview with The Guardian on August 16, Jade Thirlwall described his decision as “disappointing” and said pop artists cannot “cover your eyes.”
• During her Woodsies performance at Glastonbury, Thirlwall led chants denouncing Reform UK, welfare cuts, transphobia, arms sales and the genocide in Palestine.
• Her public criticism has been echoed across social media and music media outlets as fans and fellow artists debate celebrity political responsibility.
• The Independent reports that Matty Healy’s representatives have not responded to requests for comment on Thirlwall’s rebuke