BLAND and FAKE: Matty Healy’s performance – Frontman of The 1975 at Glastonbury 2025 sparks fierce criticism!

BBC Glastonbury viewers left divided after watching ‘insufferable’ headliner

With a pint of Guinness and a cigarette, Matty Healy’s Glastonbury performance left viewers with mixed reviews.

Matty Healy headlined day three of Glastonbury. (Image: Getty)

The 1975 headlined Glastonbury on Friday night, making a much-anticipated return to the stage after a period of low visibility. This performance at the Pyramid Stage has been advertised as the band’s only concert of the year, and they aimed to make it memorable. Lead singer Matty Healy, the son of Loose Women star Denise Welch, made a distinctive entrance, holding a pint of Guinness and smoking a cigarette, which set the tone for an unconventional show.

Some fans seemed less than impressed by the rock star’s nonchalant attitude as he also referenced his brief relationship with Taylor Swift, who reportedly mentioned him in the lyrics of her recent album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department’. Healy humorously declared to the audience: “This moment is making me realise I probably am the best songwriter of my generation. A poet, ladies and gentlemen, is what I am,” before jokingly noting that the band’s song ‘Chocolate’ is not particularly poetic.

Matty was on stage with a glass of Guinness at one point. (Image: Getty)

Social media reactions to the set were mixed. Some observed that Healy’s persona felt more fabricated than genuine, and remarks highlighted the contradiction between his rock star image and the nature of their music.

“Matty Healy swaggering about with a pint he’s no intention of drinking is the most annoying thing I’ve ever seen,” said one.

A second added: “Matty Healy carrying a pint of Guinness around to appear relatable and has not drunk a single sip in 10 minutes.”

A third said: “The thing which makes Matty Healy so insufferable is it’s very easy to imagine that all the b*llendery he does on stage isn’t just for the performance but that he would genuinely sashay into Gregg’s reciting 14th century French poetry.”

Another remarked: “Matty Healy trying to play the archetypal rock & roller with the leather jacket, pint of Guinness and a cigarette while simultaneously performing some of the blandest music imaginable is quite the contradiction. About as rock & roll as Aled Jones.” (sic)

On the other hand, some fans expressed their admiration for the band and acknowledged Healy’s showmanship, noting the group’s strong songwriting and musical diversity.

One said: “Say what you want about matty Healy but he is a SHOW MAN.” Another said: “The 1975’s music is really good, but Matty Healy really is an insufferable b*llend of a frontman!”

Another added: “I do understand why Matty Healy is a polarising character but I think The 1975 are a brilliant band with sharp songwriting, brilliant diversity in sound & excellent musicianship. Still my favourites!”

Glastonbury continues today with the coverage being available to watch on BBC iPlayer.