A slew of acts have been introduced for Glastonbury 2025, and becoming a member of Neil Younger as headliners shall be The 1975 on the Friday evening and Olivia Rodrigo on the Sunday.

Whereas the competition’s pop contingent is robust this yr – with the likes of RAYE, Grammy winner Charli XCX and Doechii set to carry out – guitar-based artists stay a robust presence on the competition, with highlights together with Biffy Clyro, Franz Ferdinand, St. Vincent, Deftones and extra.

Whereas stalwarts of Glastonbury – having carried out on the competition 3 times up to now – 2025 marks The 1975’s first slot as headliners.

The 1975 are a divisive identify, pushed principally by the antics of frontman Matty Healy. By no means one to mince phrases, Healy has beforehand sparked outrage by making controversial feedback throughout podcast appearances, and was known as out for doing so at Glastonbury in 2023 by his Soiled Hit label mate Rina Sawayama.

And again in 2023, Healy made headlines when he shared a kiss with bandmate Ross MacDonald throughout The 1975’s set on the Good Vibes competition in Malaysia, a rustic with strict Islamic legal guidelines prohibiting homosexuality.

Healy additionally made an impassioned speech protesting mentioned legal guidelines, and the band had their set minimize brief, and had been subsequently ejected from Malaysia. The competition was additionally cancelled after the controversy.

However their troubles didn’t cease there; Healy and co thereafter confronted a class-action lawsuit from competition organisers, artists and distributors, who sought to assert misplaced earnings on account of the competition’s cancellation.

As anticipated, The 1975’s announcement as 2025 Glastonbury headliners has sparked some pushback on social media. On the competition’s Instagram submit, one consumer facetiously asks, “Are the headliners being introduced later?” to which one other replies, “The 1975 cracked me up, in the event that they’re a headliner save us all.”

Try Glastonbury 2025’s full record of introduced acts beneath:

For extra info, head to the Glastonbury web site.