The 1975.
Resorts World Arena, Birmingham. January 2023.
The 1975 (2023).
Me and Anita. This was one of those concept shows I really had to go to. Kendrick had the box; The 1975 had the house.
At Their Very Best, and it was. The first half was the new album, played on a set built like the inside of a house and beautifully choreographed, with Matty playing his famous "the Mess" character. The second half was the hits.
Every song was tremendous. The big highlights were About You and Love It If We Made It, and it finished on Give Yourself a Try. It ran over two hours, and I'd been looking forward to it since my 2022 list.
The setlist.
All 25 songs from the night, in the order they played them. Listen: Apple Music · Spotify
Setlist from setlist.fm. More from 2023: my songs of the year.
On stage.
The 1975 on the same tour: The Armory, Minneapolis, December 2022. Photo: erintheredmc, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr, resized.