Lewis Capaldi was given a special shoutout by The 1975 during their Reading Festival performance on August 26th. After Capaldi was forced to pull out of the festival due to health concerns, the band replaced him as headliners and dedicated their set to the Scottish singer-songwriter.
During their performance, The 1975 frontman, Matty Healy, addressed the crowd and said, “Well, first of all can we have the loudest round of applause in our set for Mr. Lewis Capaldi who couldn’t make it tonight.” The band also announced earlier this year that they would be playing their debut album in full at Reading and Leeds Festivals in tribute to Capaldi.
The 1975 kicked off their set with their hit track, ‘Chocolate’, and also gave a nod to fellow Reading Festival headliner, The Killers. Healy asked the crowd, “Who’s looking forward to Mr. Brightside?”
The night before, Sam Fender had charmed the audience with a five-star performance. NME’s Andrew Trendell wrote of the performance, “Fender, an artist dealing solely in reality and singing straight to the heart to the young crowd with the world at their feet, makes that seem all the more possible. He’s a mirror to this audience, and that’s why he belongs on this stage more than anyone.”
The 1975 ended their set with a bit of light-hearted fun. Before starting their song, ‘It’s Not Living If It’s Not With You’, Healy joked, “I don’t have a racist joke ready.” As Reading and Leeds Festivals come to a close, fans are sure to remember this special tribute to Lewis Capaldi and the outstanding performances from both The 1975 and Sam Fender.
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