#the 1975 finsbury park

[sandybelle]

hi tumblr nation where are we watching fins im about to start fully freaking out

[widowsliver]

hi, me again, u sounded so enthusiastic in your answer and your reply to my comment so i just had to ask : what was finsbury like for u? and go into detail, i just love to talk and hear about it so HIT ME WITH ALL THE THOUGHTS

THE THOUGHTS ARE THOUGHT-ING LIKE THEY’VE NEVER THOUGHT BEFORE. thank you so much for taking interest in my over-explained enthusiastic ramblings — I again apologise well in advance.

I also just want to preface incase anyone stumbles over this post, this is about my experience personally, and I recognise not everyone would’ve had the same experience as me. nether the less, everything shall be under the cut if you care to give it a read :)

okay, so I’ll start off by giving my experience getting into finsbury. we took the tube (and ran into another ‘75 fan on the way) and commuting was pretty easy (we were staying just outside of london, took us just over an hour to get to the park) and we got there just before 11am. if I remember correctly, I believe we were the second group of people to get into the holding area because of the concern of the crowd going onto the street, and from there it was pretty chill and the security that we ran into were all amazing and up for a laugh! the waiting did suck as they prolonged opening the gates but not much you can do about that, safety over everything!

as soon as we got in we ran to merch, grabbed a t-shirt and some scran and situated ourselves a row behind middle right pitch barrier — very happy with our spot (will include a video at the bottom) and the people around us were lovely.

onto the music!

After Life I thought were really good at opening and definitely got the crowds attention, kept thanking everyone for turning up early to see their set and it was appreciated. a very good performance overall!

Pretty Sick I admittedly did not pay that much attention too, although I don’t want that to be taken negatively, as it dawned upon me how many hours we were going to be there for. had to preserve battery lol.

American Football I will also admit was pretty similar, I was very concerned with scranning a milkshake… no regrets.

The Japanese House were the only one other than the 1975 that I would consider myself a pretty big fan of, and I’m pretty sure I cried at least twice. hearing ‘sunshine baby’ live whilst knowing I’d pre-ordered a personally signed copy of ‘in the end it always does’ was magical and amber herself blew me away with their vocals and presence on the stage. can’t wait to see them on tour.

Bleachers were probably my second favourite (not including the 1975) of the night. really great to watch on stage despite not being a fan and the energy the crowd was giving was immense!

Cigarettes After Sex although good, and I did enjoy, did feel a little out of place on the setlist. although I can obviously see why they were the last act before the headline, taking that out of consideration, I would’ve preferred to have watched cas after the japanese house, and then bleachers.

ladies and gentlemen… the 1975!

I don’t even know where to begin when talking about the 1975. from tim healy to people, I genuinely couldn’t have wished for a better show (although the nothing revealed / everything denied stan in me is praying for the day)

the opening. wow. although it was arguably obvious they were going to open with the 1975 (bfiafl), it didn’t make it any less impactful. hearing those chords striking that piano I’m convinced I felt it within my gut. absolutely breathtaking — and it set a high standard that was carried out throughout the entire night, completely electrifying.

to talk about the first ‘surprise’ of the night — ‘love me’. although I do preach being an abiior stan, iliwys also has a special place in my heart, ‘love me’ being my second favourite (after ballad… yeah) this is when I knew this gig wasn’t going to be topped by anything I’d previously seen!

‘part of the band’ will also get a mention here that despite being a regular on the setlist, reaches deeply into my heart. a tear was shed (and I had no clue what was to come).

“who gives a fuck this is too much fun!” matty’s little speeches honestly kept me going.

tim healy. tim healy singing my favourite song off of bfiafl. I thought I died and went to heaven right there. another crying mark.

also trying to kill me with ‘be my mistake’, this was a block of non stop sobbing.

oh, you thought you died right there?

HERE HAVE BALLAD!!!

at this point I was the luckiest woman ever that the couple we made friends with in-front of us let me swap with him so I was on the middle barrier. kindness from strangers is the best thing ever.

I genuinely don’t even know what to comprehend about ‘medicine’.

and as you can clearly see, having CARLY appear was not easing me down gently at all. doing this post has made me realise how the hell did I get out of there alive??

(I also went feral during ‘the sound’… not one of my proudest moments)

guys snippet… into iawds… as per my last post you can imagine what I was going through. the only thing that was running through my head was “I need to book my box tattoo appointment”

and now to wrap it up, ‘love it if we made it’ and ‘give yourself a try’ (and ‘sex’) being my all-time favourites and were the best way to end the gig…

until the 1975 to literally make me die dead right then and there when I heard the beat to ‘people’.

all in all, despite some people disagreeing, including consumption at the end really solidified the era and drew the door (or tv screen) to a close for one final time. your new era. your old friends.

(p.s the only negative thing I have to say is getting out of the park was an absolute fucking nightmare and made our journey three times longer, but seeing the 1975 definitely made it worth it and I’d do it all again)

[loves-the-game]

happy london pride weekend + the 1975 at finsbury park!!! i love love and love my friends 🧡🤍🩷 now someone come kiss me

[truebiue]

finsbury park was just the best show i’ve ever been to 😭😭

[prettygirlsmakegrcves]

the 1975 at finsbury park? completed it mate!!!!!

[mattyhealythe1975]

Still can't get over finsbury

[applesfallingfromblondehair]

how i think it went

75 fans going to Finsbury Park on Sunday (for the past several weeks): WHERE THE FUCK IS THE TIMETABLE WE ARE LOSING OUR MINDS

Dirty Hit:

Huxley:

Jamie:

Matty:

Ross:

Anyone else from the 75 inner circle:

Hann: *sighs* *rolls up sleeves* *fires up the laptop* *opens Excel* "Why does it always have to be me."

George: *looks over Hann's shoulder* *grins* "Let me help."

Hann: *goes on the View tab and clicks 'hide gridlines' before doing anything else*

George: *gets a full OCD boner*

Hann: "Alright so there's this curfew thing. Lifts at 10 and then resumes at 9:30." *writes down the word CURFEW*

George: *points at the screen* "Add STRICT in there."

Hann: *adds STRICT* *grins* *creates another table below for set times* "Alright then, who's playing?"

George: "Us, obviously."

Hann: *writes down The 1975* *Googles the full lineup* *writes down the rest of the acts in decreasing order of appearance*

George: "That's a bit confusing. Looks like we're the ones playing first."

Hann. "Fuck, you're right." *adds numbers from 7 to down to 1 next to the set times*

George: "Beautiful."

Hann: *posts on Instagram adding TBC to cover his ass* *looks down at his phone smiling, satisfied* "You're welcome, people."

[abiiors]

babygirl i love you 😭💕

[frootielooties]

and love me!

[cryley]

We love Denise ♡︎

[tote-bag-chic]

oh ok matty 😃

[themattyvault]

July 2, 2023 (Finsbury Park, London)

[ubiquitassline]

So the house has one last performance today I guess🥹 a little farewell to atvb…

[romit23]

:(

[applesfallingfromblondehair]

At Their Very Best

Finsbury Park, London - July 2nd, 2023

[squanxh]

Golden hour matty is just beautiful