rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Lead singer Matty Healy of The 1975 performs on the Twin Peak stage at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park on Aug. 13, 2023.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATEGiven that they were hours away from a deadline to pay a multimillion-dollar fine, The 1975 could have been forgiven for airing some grievances during their Outside Lands set. But the pop-rockers didn’t mention the controversy around the fine, which stems from frontman Matty Healy criticizing Malaysia’s anti-LGBTQ laws during a performance in the country. Nor did the band comment on controversies concerning racially charged insults aimed at Ice Spice, making a Nazi salute to mock Kanye West or Healy’s much-discussed fling with Taylor Swift. On Sunday, The 1975 just put on a riveting show to cap the three-day festival. AdvertisementArticle continues below this adLead singer Matty Healy of The 1975 performs on the Twin Peak stage at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park on Aug. 13, 2023.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATEAll of Healy’s frontman charisma was on display during the band’s one-hour set from the Twin Peaks stage on Sunday. I’ve never been to a Justin Bieber or Jonas Brothers concert, but I can’t imagine the high-pitched screams could be much louder for those two than they were for the 1975.Fans cheer while The 1975 perform on the Twin Peak stage at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park on Aug. 13, 2023.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATEMany in attendance knew all the words to the band’s songs, so much so that Healy sat back during “Somebody Else” and let the crowd sing the beginning of the first verse themselves. When the big screens cut to the crowd, infatuated fans in the front rows seemed to be trying to push past the stage barrier to get as close to Healy as possible. AdvertisementArticle continues below this adThe 1975’s songs are so tight and catchy that even the security guards, who must have been exhausted after three days of duty, were dancing in the aisles. The melancholy lovesick lyrics all seemed to resonate with the crowd, but none more so than “you look so coo-o-o-oo-oo-ool” from “Robbers” given the festival’s fashion trends and frigid weather.FILE: John Waugh of The 1975 performs at Manchester Arena on Dec. 13, 2016, in Manchester, England.Shirlaine Forrest/WireImageThe operation was far from a one-man show. One of the set’s best moments came during “If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)” when John Waugh rocked a sensational saxophone solo. Lead singer Matty Healy of The 1975 performs on the Twin Peak stage at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park on Aug. 13, 2023.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATEAdvertisementArticle continues below this adThe only time Healy hinted at the band’s Malaysian fine came about two-thirds into the set. “Our lawyers told us not to say anything, but I’ve just got to,” Healy teased before stopping mid-sentence and breaking into “It’s Not Living (If It’s Not With You).” But Healy hardly tried to hide from his bad boy image. He smoked cigarettes and took pulls from a hip flask constantly (Healy, a recovering heroin addict, has hinted that the onstage drinking might be an act) and dedicated one song to “anyone who identifies as emo.”He also introduced the aptly named “Sex” by saying, “OK, this song is about blow jobs.”AdvertisementArticle continues below this adBut for a band whose controversy could’ve easily eclipsed the set, The 1975’s actual performance stole the show.
At Outside Lands, The 1975 took their lawyers’ advice. Barely.
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