At Their Very Best

The band was set to embark on the 2021 shows of Music for Cars tour but ultimately cancelled the entire tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, they have confirmed that they have been working on their fifth studio album.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/the-1975-cancel-entire-2021-touring-schedule-due-to-ongoing-pandemic-2855046|title=The 1975 cancel entire 2021 tour – but confirm work on new album|work=NME|date=12 January 2021|accessdate=22 March 2023|first=Nick|last=Reilly}} On 29 June 2022, the band announced the album titled Being Funny in a Foreign Language, releasing it on 14 October the same year.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/the-1975-reveal-title-and-tracklist-for-fifth-album-being-funny-in-a-foreign-language-3258874|title=The 1975 reveal title and tracklist for fifth album 'Being Funny In A Foreign Language'|work=NME|date=29 June 2022|accessdate=22 March 2023|first=Will|last=Richards}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/the-1975-release-new-album-being-funny-in-a-foreign-language-october-2022-at-their-very-best-world-tour-listen|title=The 1975 unveil their long-awaited fifth studio album 'Being Funny in a Foreign Language' — listen|work=Bandwagon Asia|date=14 October 2022|accessdate=22 March 2023|first=Brandon|last=Raeburn}}

The group announced the tour along with its North American dates on 3 August 2022.{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/indie/the-1975-2022-tour-dates/|title=The 1975 Announce The 'At Their Very Best' North American Tour|work=Uproxx|date=3 August 2022|accessdate=22 March 2023|first=Adrian|last=Spinelli}} It was followed by UK and Ireland tour dates, announced on 1 September 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/1975/arena-tour-2023-dates-tickets/|title=The 1975 announce huge arena tour for 2023|work=Radio X|date=1 September 2022|accessdate=22 March 2023}}

On 13 February 2023, the group announced a headlining concert at the Finsbury Park, deemed as their "biggest UK headline show ever".{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/the-1975-announce-their-biggest-uk-headline-show-ever|title=The 1975 announce their biggest UK headline show ever|work=Louder Sound|date=13 February 2023|accessdate=22 March 2023|first=Paul|last=Brannigan}}

The show was written and directed by frontman Healy. The set, modeled after the interior of a suburban home, was designed by the band's frequent collaborator Tobias Rylander, and is adorned with antique furniture, bedside lamps, and old televisions embedded with LED screens to display concert visuals. On one end of the stage is a large spiral staircase, while the other end is covered by a roof atop which Healy performs the song "I Like America and America Likes Me". At the center of the stage is a large door frame that evokes the rectangle symbol present across the cover art for the band's early discography. The set is also surrounded by windowsills through which more stage lights are projected, as well as a large streetlamp that hangs over the roof of the house. Rylander cited Stanley Kubrick as an inspiration for the set, aiming to create a contrast between the "cozy" suburban backdrop and the darker undertones of Healy's performance onstage.{{Cite web |date=12 May 2023 |title=Intimate photos of The 1975 rehearsing 'At Their Very Best' |url=https://www.huckmag.com/article/tobias-rylander-behind-the-scenes-of-the-1975-at-their-very-best-tour-photos |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Huck |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2023-04-24 |title=Tobias Rylander Breaks Down The Process of Designing The 1975's World Tour |url=https://hypebeast.com/2023/4/tobias-rylander-music-jobs-interview |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Hypebeast}}{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Nick |date=2023-02-27 |title=Go behind the scenes of The 1975's ambitious 'At Their Very Best' tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/inside-the-ambitious-production-of-the-1975-at-their-very-best-tour-27145/ |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Rolling Stone UK |language=en-GB}}

The show is split into two parts: the first half (The 1975 Presents: Being Funny in a Foreign Language) was characterized by The Observer as "part performance art, part stage play, part Charlie Kaufman movie about a rock star in crisis," and the second half (At Their Very Best) as a traditional concert that incorporates more of the band's past discography.{{Cite web |last=Dork |date=2023-01-12 |title=Here's everything you need to know about The 1975's At Their Very Best tour, from the band themselves |url=https://readdork.com/features/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-1975s-at-their-very-best-tour-from-the-band-themselves/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Dork |language=en-US}}

{{Blockquote|text="The first part of the show is about me. It’s about how if you’re a single guy and you’ve spent a year or so alone on the internet, you go mental. The show is about looking at masculinity, looking at being famous. It’s about what’s real and what’s sincere and not sincere."|author=Healy, 2023{{cite news |title='I've taken it too far': The 1975's Matty Healy brings rockstar antics to Spark |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/review-the-1975s-matty-healy-drinks-smokes-and-feels-embarrassed-at-aucklands-spark-arena/3MXKEPRJVVFSHGTMOCT354EE5Y/ |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=NZ Herald |date=14 June 2023 |language=en-NZ}}|title=|source=}}The two halves were separated by an interlude titled "Consumption" where Healy depicts masturbation, eats a raw steak, and delivers 20 press-ups in immediate succession in front of television screens showing news clips, which he then appears to climb into.{{cite web |last=Demopoulos |first=Alaina |date=7 December 2022 |title=Creepy behavior or pop performance? 1975's Matty Healy reignites debate about onstage kissing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/06/the-1975-matty-healy-kissing-fans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223143102/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/06/the-1975-matty-healy-kissing-fans |archive-date=23 February 2023 |access-date=14 April 2023 |newspaper=The Guardian}}{{cite web |date=27 November 2022 |title=The 1975's Matty Healy Is Kissing Fans on Stage Again |url=https://www.papermag.com/matty-healy-kisses-fans-2658787550.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417082410/https://www.papermag.com/matty-healy-kisses-fans-2658787550.html |archive-date=17 April 2023 |access-date=17 April 2023 |publisher=Paper}} In the US leg of the tour, Healy got a tattoo on stage that read "iM a MaN".{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2022-12-19 |title=First Raw Meat And Now a Tattoo: The 1975's Matt Healy Concert Antics Continue |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-1975-matty-healy-gets-tattoo-onstage-1234649930/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} Healy has also invited both male and female members of his audience to kiss him during his performance of the song "Robbers" and, on one occasion, sucked a fan's thumb.{{cite magazine |last=Bowenbank |first=Starr |date=9 January 2023 |title=Matty Healy Sucks on a Fan's Thumb During The 1975 Concert |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/matty-healy-sucks-thumb-during-1975-concert-1235195985/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415114818/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/matty-healy-sucks-thumb-during-1975-concert-1235195985/ |archive-date=15 April 2023 |access-date=15 April 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Christie |first=Lyra |date=2023-01-15 |title=Thumb sucking to eating raw steak: The 1975 at the Brighton Centre |url=https://www.varsity.co.uk/music/24787 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115195148/https://www.varsity.co.uk/music/24787 |archive-date=2023-01-15 |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Varsity |language=en}} The Guardian said it sparked conversations regarding consent, fantasy and art in 2022, and noted that Healy asked for fans' permission first.

This set list is representative of the show on 8 January 2023 in Brighton, England. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-1975s-at-their-very-best-2023-uk-ireland-tour-setlist-in-full__38253/|title=The 1975's At Their Very Best 2023 UK & Ireland tour setlist in full|work=Official Charts Company|date=9 January 2023|accessdate=22 March 2023|first=George|last=Griffiths}}

{{div col}}

1. "The 1975" (Being Funny in a Foreign Language)
2. "Looking for Somebody (To Love)"
3. "Happiness"
4. "Part of the Band"
5. "'Oh Caroline"
6. "I'm in Love with You"
7. "All I Need to Hear"
8. "Roadkill"
9. "I Couldn't Be More in Love"
10. "Fallingforyou"
11. "I Like America & America Likes Me"
12. "About You"
13. "When We Are Together"
14. "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)
15. "TooTimeTooTimeTooTime"
16. "Chocolate"
17. "It's Not Living (If It's Not with You)"
18. "Paris"
19. "Robbers"
20. "Somebody Else"
21. "Love It If We Made It"
22. "The Sound"
23. "Sex"
24. "Give Yourself a Try"

{{div col end}}

• Phoebe Bridgers performed The 1975's "Milk" during the concert on 28 November 2022 in Inglewood, California.{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2022/11/phoebe-bridgers-surprise-appearance-1975/|title=Phoebe Bridgers Makes Surprise Appearance at The 1975 Show to Sing "Milk": Watch|work=Consequence|date=29 November 2022|accessdate=22 March 2023|first=Abby|last=Jones}}
• Jack Antonoff and Zem Audu performed a medley of Bleachers' "All My Heroes" and "Rollercoaster" during the concert on 29 November 2022 in San Francisco.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jack-antonoff-makes-surprise-cameo-at-the-1975-show-plays-acoustic-bleachers-medley-3358746|title=Jack Antonoff makes surprise cameo at The 1975 show, plays acoustic Bleachers medley|work=NME|date=1 December 2022|accessdate=22 March 2023|first=Ellie|last=Robinson}}
• Taylor Swift performed The 1975's "The City" and a debut live performance of her single "Anti-Hero" during the concert on 12 January 2023 in London, England.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-performs-anti-hero-1975-show-1234660237/|title=Taylor Swift Performs 'Anti-Hero' For First Time at the 1975 Show|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=12 January 2023|accessdate=22 March 2023|first=Tomás|last=Mier}}
• Charli XCX performed "Vroom Vroom" during the concert on 20 January 2023 in Manchester, England.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-charli-xcx-perform-during-the-1975s-manchester-homecoming-gig-3384595|title=Watch Charli XCX perform during The 1975's Manchester homecoming gig|work=NME|date=21 January 2023|accessdate=22 March 2023}}
• Tim Healy performed a cover of "All I Need to Hear" in Newcastle, England, then reprising this performance for the band's Finsbury Park concert.
• Lewis Capaldi performed covers of "Antichrist" and Taylor Swift's "Love Story" during the concert on 25 January 2023 in Newcastle, England.{{cite web|url=https://www.newcastleworld.com/news/newcastle-crowd-go-wild-as-the-1975-bring-out-tim-healy-and-harry-styles-lookalike-lewis-capaldi-4001542|title=Newcastle crowd go wild as The 1975 bring out Tim Healy and Harry Styles lookalike Lewis Capaldi|work=Newcastle World|date=25 January 2023|accessdate=22 March 2023|first=Toby|last=Bryant}}

The show received unanimous critical acclaim with five star reviews from the Rolling Stone, NME,{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Erica |date=2022-11-08 |title=The 1975 live in New York City: a raw and raucous night at the Garden |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/the-1975-live-in-new-york-city-review-3344774 |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} The Observer,{{Cite news |last=Lynskey |first=Dorian |date=2023-01-14 |title=The 1975 review – Matty Healy and co don their full meta jackets |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/14/the-1975-brighton-centre-review-matty-healy-and-co-don-their-full-meta-jackets |access-date=2023-06-05 |issn=0029-7712}} The Telegraph,{{Cite news |last=McCormick |first=Neil |date=2023-01-09 |title=The 1975 live: part tortured Samuel Beckett musical, part Broadway extravaganza, all mesmerising |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/1975-brighton-centre-review-10-years-reign-1975-still-look-sound/ |access-date=2023-06-05 |issn=0307-1235}} Evening Standard,{{Cite web |last=Samways |first=Gemma |date=2023-01-13 |title=The 1975 at the O2 review: the most compelling pop band on the planet |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/the-1975-at-the-o2-review-matty-healy-pop-band-b1052744.html |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}} and Metro,{{Cite web |last=Bennun |first=David |date=2023-01-09 |title=The 1975 tour review: Ingenious staging for band that dragged rock into new era |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/09/the-1975-tour-review-ingenious-staging-for-band-that-keeps-rock-fresh-18066152/ |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=Metro |language=en}} among others. Rolling Stone declared it as "a defining blueprint on how to do arena shows" and "the most impressive live show" of 2022, with the Evening Standard declaring the 1975 as "the most compelling pop band on the planet".{{Cite web |last=Samways |first=Gemma |date=2023-01-13 |title=The 1975 at the O2 review: the most compelling pop band on the planet |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/the-1975-at-the-o2-review-matty-healy-pop-band-b1052744.html |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}

Clips from the show went viral on TikTok and other social media platforms, prompting wide media coverage of his onstage actions.{{Cite web |last=Jennings |first=Rebecca |date=2023-01-04 |title=Sleazeballs are hot again |url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/23537410/matty-healy-the-1975-tiktok |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Vox |language=en}}{{Cite magazine |last=Tolentino |first=Jia |author-link=Jia Tolentino |date=29 May 2023 |title=Who Is Matty Healy? |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/05/who-is-matty-healy |magazine=The New Yorker |issn=0028-792X |access-date=29 May 2023}}{{Cite web |date=2022-11-30 |title=Why is TikTok so obsessed with The 1975? |url=https://www.tag24.com/entertainment/music/why-is-tiktok-so-obsessed-with-the-1975-2678530 |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=TAG24 |language=en}} In Rolling Stone's review of the performance, the magazine stated that Healy delivered "a subversive and surreal take on modern masculinity [that] when viewed in isolation on social media, that all-importance nuance is entirely absent."{{Cite magazine |last=Reilly |first=Nick |date=9 January 2023 |title=The 1975 live in Brighton: a game-changing arena show for the ages |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/live-reviews/the-1975-live-in-brighton-a-game-changing-arena-show-for-the-ages-25605/ |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512035145/https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/live-reviews/the-1975-live-in-brighton-a-game-changing-arena-show-for-the-ages-25605/ |archive-date=12 May 2023 |access-date=12 May 2023}}

On 21 July 2023, while performing in Malaysia, the organisers of the Good Vibes Festival forced the band to prematurely end their performance under pressure by the authorities after Healy criticised the country's widespread anti-LGBTQ+ laws and kissed fellow bandmate Ross MacDonald. Healy stated that he "made a mistake. When we were booking shows, I wasn't looking into it. [...] So I pulled the show yesterday and we had a conversation, we said 'you know what, we can't let the kids down because they're not the government'".{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=Matt |date=22 July 2023 |title=Matty Healy: 1975 show ended in Malaysia after singer attacks anti-LGBT laws |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66275913 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722045539/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66275913 |archive-date=22 July 2023 |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=BBC News}}{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |date=21 July 2023 |title=The 1975's Set at Malaysia Festival Cut Short as Matty Healy Slams Anti-LGBTQ Laws |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-1975-malaysia-festival-matty-healy-slams-anti-lgbtq-laws-1234793551/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722045538/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-1975-malaysia-festival-matty-healy-slams-anti-lgbtq-laws-1234793551/ |archive-date=22 July 2023 |access-date=22 July 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} Malaysian authorities forced the organisers to immediately halt and cancelled the rest of the three-day festival citing that Healy's "controversial conduct and remarks" are "against the traditions and values of the local culture".{{Cite news |author-link=Reuters |date=2023-07-22 |title=Malaysia Halts Music Festival After Kiss Between Bandmates Onstage |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/asia/malaysia-festival-the-1975-kiss.html |access-date=2023-07-22 |issn=0362-4331}} Human rights and LGBT activist Peter Tatchell, writing for The Guardian wrote that criticism of Healy and the band "deflect attention from where the criticisms should be most urgently directed: against the homophobia of the Kuala Lumpur regime." He also expressed that Healy is no white saviour for showing solidarity to the community as "queer rights are a universal human right, not a western one".{{Cite news |last=Tatchell |first=Peter |date=2023-07-25 |title=Matty Healy is not a 'white saviour' for showing solidarity with Malaysia's LGBTQ+ people |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/25/matty-healy-the-1975-lgbtq-malaysia-homophobia |access-date=2023-07-26 |issn=0261-3077}} On 23 July 2023, the band announced the cancellation of their concerts in Jakarta and Taipei, citing "current circumstances" that made it "impossible to proceed with the scheduled shows".{{Cite news |last=Chinnuswamy |first=Yamini |date=23 July 2023 |title=British band The 1975 cancel Indonesia, Taiwan gigs after Malaysian festival uproar |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/british-band-the-1975-nix-indonesia-gig-after-malaysia-festival-uproar |access-date=23 July 2023}} Accordingly, this made Singapore the only stand-alone Asian stop for Leg 6.{{Efn|name=SGP|The stops in Kuala Lumpur/Sepang and Jakarta were scheduled to be a part of Good Vibes and We The Fest festivals respectively while Taipei was scheduled to be a stand-alone concert.}}

The sold-out show at Madison Square Garden on 7 November 2022 was livestreamed globally on Twitch, presented by Amazon Music.{{cite web |last=Wilkes |first=Emma |date=7 January 2023 |title=The 1975 'At Their Very Best' live from Madison Square Garden is on Amazon Prime |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-1975-at-their-very-best-live-from-madison-square-garden-is-on-amazon-prime-3376333 |accessdate=22 March 2023 |work=NME}} A live recording was released on Amazon Prime Video and premiered on 6 January 2023.{{cite web |last=Renshaw |first=David |date=24 October 2022 |title=The 1975 to stream Madison Square Garden concert on Amazon Music |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/10/24/the-1975-madison-square-garden-amazon-music |accessdate=22 March 2023 |work=The Fader}}

Photos taken on the tour's 14 December 2022 sold out show in Minnesota depicting a partial view of the stage design modified with Christmas lights.

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52710872242).jpg|alt=

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52711804460).jpg|alt=

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52711865763).jpg|alt=

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52711871953).jpg|alt=

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52711805595).jpg|alt=

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52711656194).jpg|alt=

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52711389966).jpg|alt=

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52710872347).jpg|alt=

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52711392966).jpg|alt=

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52710869237).jpg|alt=

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52710867227).jpg|alt=

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52711871108).jpg|alt=

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52711811280).jpg|alt=

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52711808520).jpg|alt=

File:The 1975 at the Armory (52711805360).jpg|alt=

{{Notelist}}

{{reflist}}

• {{Official website|the1975.com|The 1975 official website}}

{{Commons category}}

{{The 1975}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:The 1975 concert tours

Category:2022 concert tours

Category:2023 concert tours

Category:Concert tours of the United States

Category:Concert tours of Mexico

Category:Concert tours of Canada

Category:Concert tours of the United Kingdom

Category:Concert tours of Ireland

Category:Concert tours of Argentina

Category:Concert tours of Chile

Category:Concert tours of Paraguay

Category:Concert tours of Colombia

Category:Concert tours of Brazil

Category:Concert tours of Thailand

Category:Concert tours of Australia

Category:Concert tours of New Zealand

Category:Concert tours of Japan

Category:Concert tours of the Philippines

Category:Concert tours of Denmark

Category:Concert tours of Poland

Category:Concert tours of Austria

Category:Concert tours of the Netherlands

Category:Concert tours of the Czech Republic

Category:Concert tours of Norway

Category:Concert tours of Germany

Category:Concert tours of Luxembourg

Category:Concert tours of Romania

Category:Concert tours of Belgium

Category:Concert tours of Sweden

Category:Concert tours of Spain

Category:Concert tours of France

Category:Concert tours of Portugal

Category:Concert tours of Singapore

Category:Concert tours of Malaysia

Category:Concert tours of Indonesia

Category:Concert tours of Taiwan