The 1975 will be back on home turf this weekend with two huge dates at the AO Arena. The chart-toppers are currently a few nights into their ‘Still… At Their Very Best’ tour, and will be performing in Manchester on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 February.
The band, who hail from 'Wilmslow Cheshire' as frontman Matty Healy pointed out during their Parklife set last year have already ticked off North America and Canada including two sold-out nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden, and are now on the UK leg of the biggest world tour having already stopped off in Glasgow and London earlier this week.
The pop, indie and alternative group, made up of Matty Healy, Adam Hann, Ross MacDonald and George Daniel are currently out on the road in support of their most recent album 'Being Funny In A Foreign Language'. Released in October 2022, the record outsold the rest of the Top 5 combined to land the band their fifth Official UK Number 1 album in a row.
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The 1975 have firmly established themselves as one of the biggest Manchester musical exports starting out by releasing extended plays such as Facedown and Music for Cars, before releasing their UK chart-topping self-titled debut album in 2013 which spanned hits including 'Chocolate' and 'Robbers'.
In January 2023, the band completed a UK leg of their 'At Their Very Best tour', including two dates at London’s O2 Arena. The next iteration, the 'Still... At Their Very Best tour', was announced in late summer 2023, with two Manchester dates as part of the European leg.
Ahead of their back-to-back dates at the AO Arena this weekend, below you'll find all the latest on set times, support, setlist, parking and more.
Who is playing support?
Of course big gigs like this are all about the main act, but it'll definitely be worth getting down there early for the support. The 1975 will be joined on stage by fellow Dirty Hit label-mates The Japanese House, who will be on hand to get the crowd warmed up.
Also known as Amber Mary Bain, the English indie pop musician hails from Buckinghamshire and began writing under the moniker Japanese House in 2012 after being introduced to Matty Healy, who offered to help produce music for her under the Dirty Hit music label.
Stage Times
Doors for The 1975 gig at AO Arena will open from 6pm. Japanese House are expected to play around 7:30pm.
The 1975 are then expected to take the stage at around 8.30pm. The Glasgow OVO Hydro show ran from 8.30pm to 10.45, so is roughly 2 hours and 15 minutes in length.
Is there a setlist?
The 1975' last tour last tour, 'At Their Very Best', was heavily focused on tracks from their album 'Being Funny in a Foreign Language', however, the next iteration may see them span more of their back catalogue.
There's always chance they could mix it up considering it's a homecoming gig, but for now, here's the general setlist for the ‘Still… At Their Very Best’ tour, from setlist.fm of the Glasgow show:
- The 1975 (BFIAFL)
- Looking for Somebody (to Love)
- Happiness
- Part of the Band
- Roadkill
- Oh Caroline
- I’m in Love With You
- A Change of Heart
- An Encounter
- Robbers
- fallingforyou
- About You
- When We Are Together
- I Like America & American Likes Me
- Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America
- If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)
- TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME
- Heart Out
- Be My Mistake
- It’s Not Living (If It’s Not With You)
- The Sound
- Somebody Else
I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)
- Love It If We Made It
- S**
- People
Is there parking at the AO Arena?
There is a large multi-storey car park based next to the AO Arena, with access through the car park to the main entrance of the venue.
However, after shows Trinity Way will be closed southbound between Great Ducie Street and Cheetham Hill Road for up to one hour, to allow concert-goers to exit the venue.
If you’re parking at the arena car park, you will still be allowed to exit during this closure but you will have to turn right and follow local diversions.
There are around 7,000 parking spaces at other car parks within a short walk to the arena.
What are the public transport options?
The AO Arena can be found within the Manchester Victoria Train Station complex, which serves both mainline trains and a tram stop. The next closest tram stops are at either Exchange Square (next to the Arndale Centre) or Shudehill (behind The Printworks and close to the Northern Quarter).
Both stops are around a five-minute walk to the arena.
Are tickets still available?
As the band added a second Manchester date due to high demand, there are in fact some ticket options still left.
On the Saturday, there is low availability, but tickets available on Ticketmaster show seated options from £88.13 as resale through the platform. On SeeTickets there are seated options from £58.05 in the higher seating sections.
On the Sunday there are fewer options, with Official Platinum Tickets on Ticketmaster going for £139.70, while on SeeTickets they are available from £47.05 to £74.55. There are no standing tickets available at this time.
