The 1975 — The O2, London, 2016

Full concert by The 1975 filmed for Vevo Presents during their headline night at London’s O2 Arena on December 16, 2016. The Manchester band was then touring their long-titled second album, I like it when you sleep…, which had taken them to the top of the UK charts. This nearly two-hour live capture unfolds the synthetic, melancholic pop hits of Matthew Healy and his bandmates: Love Me, UGH!, A Change of Heart, Robbers, Somebody Else, Chocolate, The Sound and Sex. Between revisited 1980s pop, shimmering guitars and a polished neon aesthetic, the concert illustrates the quartet’s move from indie band to stadium phenomenon. It is the very recording from which the live album DH00278ID is drawn. A reference pop live concert for understanding the rise of The 1975 in the mid-2010s, filmed with spectacular lighting in one of Britain’s largest venues. Well worth discovering for the band’s melodic richness and stage energy.