The English pop-rock band have pledged to no longer play festivals that have too few female artists on the bill. Singer Matty Healy made the promise to Guardian journalist after this year's Reading and Leeds festivals were criticised for a gender imbalance. Only 20 of the 91 acts on the initial line-up are women, which made the journalist ask Healy to promise not to play festivals with far too few women, to which he agreed saying "people need to act, not chat".

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Matt Healy of the band the 1975 went into the crowd at their concert in Dubai on Wednesday and kissed a male fan on the lips. Homosexual sex is illegal in the United Arab Emirates and there have been arrests in the past for kissing in public. Videos shared online showed the band playing onstage […]

Travis Scott told the crowd at the Hangout Fest in Gulf Shores, Alabama on Friday night that profits from his merch sales at the festival will go to Planned Parenthood, Pitchfork reports. The 1975 played Hangout Fest as well, where frontman Matty Healy made a speech out abortion ban: “I don’t believe it’s about the […]

BBC is discussing payed meet-and-greets with music stars, after Matty Healy from the 1975 tweeted he didn't think bands should charge fans to meet them. It's very well institutionalized by now - Lady Gaga sells a backstage tour for her Las Vegas show, pre-show reception and "swag bag" for 2.000 dollars. Ariana Grande charges 800 […]