{"id":7741,"date":"2016-05-19T20:27:21","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T00:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altwire.net\/?p=7741"},"modified":"2023-12-06T06:38:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T11:38:07","slug":"blogs-pit-1975-mann-center-051516","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altwire.net\/fr\/blogs-pit-1975-mann-center-051516\/","title":{"rendered":"[Blogs from the Pit] The 1975 @ The Mann Center 05\/15\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"

DISCLAIMER: IF YOU PLAN TO SEE ANY SHOW ON THIS TOUR AND YOU HAVE ANY FORM OF MIGRAINE OR SEIZURE DISORDER YOU SHOULD RECONSIDER.\u00a0 VISUAL EFFECTS ARE INTENSE.\u00a0 LOTS OF STROBES.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most people spend their Sunday evening reading or watching television.\u00a0 I spent mine freezing my butt off under a cloud of other people’s marijuana at an outdoor show. Sunday evening I got to see The 1975<\/a> with openers Wolf Alice<\/a> et The Japanese House<\/a>.\u00a0 It was hipster central.<\/p>\n

I am used to going to ROCK shows so to go to a concert to see a band who plays what I lovingly refer to as “chill out” music was totally uncharted territory for me.\u00a0 I had no idea what to expect. I loved the venue. We were at The Skylight Stage (the fully outdoor stage at The Mann Center) and the show had a festival feel with all the vendors around.\u00a0 There was plenty of room and the grounds were well maintained.\u00a0 Lot of people brought blankets but chairs are a no-go at this stage.<\/p>\n

I had never heard of The Japanese House prior to this show and I wasn’t quite sure what I was in for.\u00a0 Their stage presence wasn’t impressive and they didn’t really have any effects during their show but they also performed early and the sun was still very much shining.\u00a0 I did like their sound but I think I would enjoy them more in the comfort of my own home than I did live.<\/p>\n

I did however have prior knowledge of Wolf Alice.\u00a0 For those of you who don’t… think Tegan and Sara meets Massive Attack.\u00a0 Unfortunately I ended up missing a large chunk of their set as I thought I had lost my ID and spent a solid 20 minutes chasing around security personnel and having a panic attack (P.S. – It was in my car the entire time…).\u00a0 For what of their set I did get to see I enjoyed myself.<\/p>\n

The 1975 absolutely stole the show.\u00a0 Their performance was easily one of the best I have ever seen.\u00a0 The visual effects were stunning and I found myself getting completely lost in the music.\u00a0 They opened with “Love Me” off their newest album I Like It When You Sleep… <\/em><\/a>to get things going but the crowd got just a bit too rowdy.\u00a0 During their third song of the set “Heart Out” the band had to stop as the middle of the pit collapsed in on themselves domino style.\u00a0 Matthew Healy, lead vocals, cut the song and addressed the crowd: “Everyone in the middle of the pit take 3 big steps backwards… Philadelphia, we’ve been structurally compromised.”<\/p>\n