By Paul Glynn Entertainment pressreporter at Leeds Festival Image source, PA Media Image caption, The 1975 played their veryfirst UK gig in more than 2 years The 1975 topped the expense at Leeds Festival, changing Rage Against the Machine, after 2nd headliner Halsey soldiered on through illness. Matty Healy’s group stepped in at 2 weeks’ notification, triggering much dispute, due to Zack De La Rocha’s leg injury. Earlier Halsey had to take a break mid-track, exposing she hadactually been suffering all day with a bout of food poisoning, She powered through her set and covered Kate Bush’s resurgent Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God). Suited and cigarette in hand, Healy and co did not appear fazed, and welcomed by high-pitched screams they swaggered their method through a set of positive and slick “bangers” from their 4 UK number one albums. Their set consistedof their Brit Award-winning 2018 LP Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships, and provided a veryfirst glance of product from their upcoming record Being Funny in a Foreign Language. ‘We weren’t even implied to be here’ “I’m sorry we’re not Rage Against the Machine,” Healy informed the crowd. “But who’s Rage Against the Machine? Give it up for the finest rock band of the previous generation.” Jokingly including: “But being in Rage Against the Machine and having a gammy leg is rather amusing.” “We’re The 1975 and we’re simply gonna be The 1975 as much as we can,” he continued. “We weren’t even indicated to be here… let’s have a excellent time.” The band formerly headlined the August Bank Holiday double-header, which ties in with its sis occasion in Reading, in2019 Earlier this month ticket-holders were rocked by the news that Rage Against the Machine and 2 evenmore acts, Eurovision winners Måneskin and UnitedStates rapartist Jack Harlow, had pulled out. While the LA rockers had a note from their vocalist’s physician, the latter 2 acts made the late choice to carryout at the MTV VMAs rather – leaving some ticket-goers requiring (and ultimately getting) refunds, and the
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