Английская Википедия:At Their Very Best

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At Their Very Best was the fourth concert tour by British indie art pop band the 1975 in support of their fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language (2022). It had a total of seven legs with 93 cumulative shows across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.

Written and directed by frontman Matty Healy, the show received unanimous critical acclaim, with praise on the concept, production, boundary-pushing staging, and Healy's performance. Rolling Stone declared it as "a defining blueprint on how to do arena shows" and "the most impressive live show" of 2022. A follow-up tour, with newly expanded production, commenced in arenas in North America in 2023 titled Still... At Their Very Best.

Background

The band was set to embark on the 2021 shows of Music for Cars tour but ultimately cancelled the entire tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, they have confirmed that they have been working on their fifth studio album. On 29 June 2022, the band announced the album titled Being Funny in a Foreign Language, releasing it on 14 October the same year.

The group announced the tour along with its North American dates on 3 August 2022. It was followed by UK and Ireland tour dates, announced on 1 September 2022.

On 13 February 2023, the group announced a headlining concert at the Finsbury Park, deemed as their "biggest UK headline show ever".

Concert synopsis

The show was written and directed by frontman Healy. The set, modeled after the interior of a suburban home, was designed by the band's frequent collaborator Tobias Rylander, and is adorned with antique furniture, bedside lamps, and old televisions embedded with LED screens to display concert visuals. On one end of the stage is a large spiral staircase, while the other end is covered by a roof atop which Healy performs the song "I Like America and America Likes Me". At the center of the stage is a large door frame that evokes the rectangle symbol present across the cover art for the band's early discography. The set is also surrounded by windowsills through which more stage lights are projected, as well as a large streetlamp that hangs over the roof of the house. Rylander cited Stanley Kubrick as an inspiration for the set, aiming to create a contrast between the "cozy" suburban backdrop and the darker undertones of Healy's performance onstage.

The show is split into two parts: the first half (The 1975 Presents: Being Funny in a Foreign Language) was characterized by The Observer as "part performance art, part stage play, part Charlie Kaufman movie about a rock star in crisis," and the second half (At Their Very Best) as a traditional concert that incorporates more of the band's past discography.

Шаблон:BlockquoteThe two halves were separated by an interlude titled "Consumption" where Healy depicts masturbation, eats a raw steak, and delivers 20 press-ups in immediate succession in front of television screens showing news clips, which he then appears to climb into. In the US leg of the tour, Healy got a tattoo on stage that read "iM a MaN". Healy has also invited both male and female members of his audience to kiss him during his performance of the song "Robbers" and, on one occasion, sucked a fan's thumb. The Guardian said it sparked conversations regarding consent, fantasy and art in 2022, and noted that Healy asked for fans' permission first.

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on 8 January 2023 in Brighton, England. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.

1. "The 1975" (Being Funny in a Foreign Language)
2. "Looking for Somebody (To Love)"
3. "Happiness"
4. "Part of the Band"
5. "'Oh Caroline"
6. "I'm in Love with You"
7. "All I Need to Hear"
8. "Roadkill"
9. "I Couldn't Be More in Love"
10. "Fallingforyou"
11. "I Like America & America Likes Me"
12. "About You"
13. "When We Are Together"
14. "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)
15. "TooTimeTooTimeTooTime"
16. "Chocolate"
17. "It's Not Living (If It's Not with You)"
18. "Paris"
19. "Robbers"
20. "Somebody Else"
21. "Love It If We Made It"
22. "The Sound"
23. "Sex"
24. "Give Yourself a Try"

Special guests

• Phoebe Bridgers performed The 1975's "Milk" during the concert on 28 November 2022 in Inglewood, California.
• Jack Antonoff and Zem Audu performed a medley of Bleachers' "All My Heroes" and "Rollercoaster" during the concert on 29 November 2022 in San Francisco.
• Taylor Swift performed The 1975's "The City" and a debut live performance of her single "Anti-Hero" during the concert on 12 January 2023 in London, England.
• Charli XCX performed "Vroom Vroom" during the concert on 20 January 2023 in Manchester, England.
• Tim Healy performed a cover of "All I Need to Hear" in Newcastle, England, then reprising this performance for the band's Finsbury Park concert.
• Lewis Capaldi performed covers of "Antichrist" and Taylor Swift's "Love Story" during the concert on 25 January 2023 in Newcastle, England.

Reception

The show received unanimous critical acclaim with five star reviews from the Rolling Stone, NME, The Observer, The Telegraph, Evening Standard, and Metro, among others. Rolling Stone declared it as "a defining blueprint on how to do arena shows" and "the most impressive live show" of 2022, with the Evening Standard declaring the 1975 as "the most compelling pop band on the planet".

Clips from the show went viral on TikTok and other social media platforms, prompting wide media coverage of his onstage actions. In Rolling Stone's review of the performance, the magazine stated that Healy delivered "a subversive and surreal take on modern masculinity [that] when viewed in isolation on social media, that all-importance nuance is entirely absent."

On 21 July 2023, while performing in Malaysia, the organisers of the Good Vibes Festival forced the band to prematurely end their performance under pressure by the authorities after Healy criticised the country's widespread anti-LGBTQ+ laws and kissed fellow bandmate Ross MacDonald. Healy stated that he "made a mistake. When we were booking shows, I wasn't looking into it. [...] So I pulled the show yesterday and we had a conversation, we said 'you know what, we can't let the kids down because they're not the government'". Malaysian authorities forced the organisers to immediately halt and cancelled the rest of the three-day festival citing that Healy's "controversial conduct and remarks" are "against the traditions and values of the local culture". Human rights and LGBT activist Peter Tatchell, writing for The Guardian wrote that criticism of Healy and the band "deflect attention from where the criticisms should be most urgently directed: against the homophobia of the Kuala Lumpur regime." He also expressed that Healy is no white saviour for showing solidarity to the community as "queer rights are a universal human right, not a western one". On 23 July 2023, the band announced the cancellation of their concerts in Jakarta and Taipei, citing "current circumstances" that made it "impossible to proceed with the scheduled shows". Accordingly, this made Singapore the only stand-alone Asian stop for Leg 6.Шаблон:Efn

Broadcast

The sold-out show at Madison Square Garden on 7 November 2022 was livestreamed globally on Twitch, presented by Amazon Music. A live recording was released on Amazon Prime Video and premiered on 6 January 2023.

Gallery

Photos taken on the tour's 14 December 2022 sold out show in Minnesota depicting a partial view of the stage design modified with Christmas lights.

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Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening act

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening acts
Leg 1 – North America
3 November 2022	Uncasville	United States	Mohegan Sun Arena	Blackstarkids
4 November 2022	Boston		MGM Music Hall at Fenway
5 November 2022
7 November 2022Шаблон:Efn	New York City		Madison Square Garden
9 November 2022	Camden		Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
10 November 2022	Washington, D.C.		The Anthem
12 November 2022	Atlanta		State Farm Arena
13 November 2022	Nashville		Municipal Auditorium
15 November 2022	Grand Prairie		Texas Trust CU Theatre
16 November 2022	Houston		713 Music Hall
17 November 2022	Austin		Moody Center
20 November 2022Шаблон:Efn	Mexico City	Mexico	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	Шаблон:N/a
23 November 2022	Phoenix	United States	Arizona Financial Theatre	Blackstarkids
25 November 2022	ParadiseШаблон:Efn		The Theater at Virgin Hotels
26 November 2022	San Diego		CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
28 November 2022	Inglewood		Kia Forum
29 November 2022	San Francisco		Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
1 December 2022	Portland		Moda Center
2 December 2022	Seattle		WaMu Theater
4 December 2022Шаблон:Efn	Fort Lauderdale		Fort Lauderdale Beach	rowspan="2" Шаблон:N/a
6 December 2022	Denver		Mission Ballroom
8 December 2022	Independence		Cable Dahmer Arena	Blackstarkids
9 December 2022	Chicago		Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
10 December 2022	Milwaukee		The Eagles Ballroom
12 December 2022	Toronto	Canada	Scotiabank Arena
14 December 2022	Minneapolis	United States	Armory
16 December 2022	Newport		MegaCorp Pavilion
17 December 2022	Moon TownshipШаблон:Efn		UPMC Events Center
Leg 2 – Europe
8 January 2023	Brighton	England	Brighton Centre	Bonnie Kemplay
9 January 2023	Bournemouth		Bournemouth International Centre
10 January 2023	Exeter		Westpoint Arena
12 January 2023	London		The O2 Arena
13 January 2023
15 January 2023	Birmingham		Resorts World Arena
16 January 2023	Cardiff	Wales	Cardiff International Arena
17 January 2023
19 January 2023	Glasgow	Scotland	OVO Hydro
20 January 2023	Manchester	England	AO Arena
22 January 2023	Nottingham		Motorpoint Arena
23 January 2023	Leeds		First Direct Arena
25 January 2023	Newcastle		Utilita Arena
26 January 2023	Liverpool		M&S Bank Arena
29 January 2023	Dublin	Ireland	3Arena
30 January 2023	Belfast		SSE Arena
Leg 3 – Latin America
18 March 2023Шаблон:Efn	San IsidroШаблон:Efn	Argentina	Hipódromo de San Isidro	rowspan="8" Шаблон:N/a
19 March 2023Шаблон:Efn	Santiago	Chile	O'Higgins Park
21 March 2023Шаблон:Efn	LuqueШаблон:Efn	Paraguay	Parque Olímpico
23 March 2023Шаблон:Efn	SopóШаблон:Efn	Colombia	Campo de Golf Briceño
25 March 2023Шаблон:Efn	São Paulo	Brazil	Autódromo de Interlagos
29 March 2023	Guadalajara	Mexico	Arena VFG
30 March 2023	Mexico City		Palacio de los Deportes
1 April 2023Шаблон:Efn	Monterrey		Fundidora Park
Leg 4 – Asia-Pacific
4 April 2023	Pak KretШаблон:Efn	Thailand	IMPACT Arena	Wallice
8 April 2023	Perth	Australia	Red Hill Auditorium
10 April 2023	Adelaide		AEC Theatre
11 April 2023	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
12 April 2023
14 April 2023	Sydney		Aware Super Theatre
15 April 2023	Brisbane		Riverstage
16 April 2023	Sydney		Qudos Bank Arena
19 April 2023	Wellington	New Zealand	TSB Bank Arena
21 April 2023	Auckland		Spark Arena
24 April 2023	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Garden Theater	rowspan="7" Шаблон:N/a
26 April 2023	Yokohama		Pia Arena MM
27 April 2023
29 April 2023	Nagoya		Aichi Sky Expo
30 April 2023	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
3 May 2023	PasayШаблон:Efn	Philippines	SM Mall of Asia Arena
4 May 2023
Leg 5 – Europe
27 May 2023Шаблон:Efn	Dundee	Scotland	Camperdown Park	rowspan="4" Шаблон:N/a
2 June 2023Шаблон:Efn	Aarhus	Denmark	Eskelunden
3 June 2023Шаблон:Efn	Warsaw	Poland	Tor Wyścigów Konnych Służewiec
5 June 2023Шаблон:Efn	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
7 June 2023	Dublin	Ireland	Saint Anne's Park	Matty HealyШаблон:Efn
9 June 2023Шаблон:Efn	Hilvarenbeek	Netherlands	Beekse Bergen	rowspan="3" Шаблон:N/a
10 June 2023Шаблон:Efn	Hradec Králové	Czechia	Festivalpark
11 June 2023Шаблон:Efn	Manchester	England	Heaton Park
13 June 2023	Cork	Ireland	Musgrave Park	Caroline Polachek
15 June 2023Шаблон:Efn	Oslo	Norway	Sofienberg Park	rowspan="7" Шаблон:N/a
16 June 2023Шаблон:Efn	Neuhausen ob Eck	Germany	Take-off Gewerbepark
18 June 2023Шаблон:Efn	Scheeßel		Eichenring
23 June 2023Шаблон:Efn	Luxembourg		Champ du Glacis
26 June 2023	Bucharest	Romania	Arenele Romane
29 June 2023Шаблон:Efn	Werchter	Belgium	Festivalpark
1 July 2023Шаблон:Efn	Stockholm	Sweden	Gärdet
2 July 2023	London	England	Finsbury Park	Cigarettes After Sex Bleachers The Japanese House American Football Pretty Sick The Life
6 July 2023Шаблон:Efn	Madrid	Spain	Villaverde	rowspan="4" Шаблон:N/a
9 July 2023Шаблон:Efn	Glasgow	Scotland	Glasgow Green
12 July 2023	Paris	France	L'Olympia
14 July 2023Шаблон:Efn	Lisbon	Portugal	Praia do Meco
Leg 6 – Asia
18 July 2023	Singapore		Sands Expo & Convention Centre	rowspan="3" Шаблон:N/a
19 July 2023
21 July 2023Шаблон:EfnШаблон:Efn	SepangШаблон:Efn	Malaysia	Sepang International Circuit
Leg 7 – North America
4 August 2023Шаблон:Efn	Chicago	United States	Grant Park	rowspan="6" Шаблон:N/a
6 August 2023	Honolulu		Waikiki Shell
13 August 2023Шаблон:Efn	San Francisco		Golden Gate Park

Selected box office score data

List of concerts, showing venue, city, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue

Venue	City	Attendance	Revenue
Madison Square Garden	New York City	12,947 / 12,947	$1,051,011
Freedom Mortgage Pavilion	Camden	7,336 / 7,336	$424,180
The Anthem	Washington, D.C.	6,000 / 6,000	$475,825
Nashville Municipal Auditorium	Nashville	7,038 / 7,038	$414,703
Moody Center	Austin	8,828 / 8,828	$476,218
Arizona Financial Theatre	Phoenix	5,214 / 5,214	$307,245
Kia Forum	Inglewood	13,955 / 13,955	$1,004,480
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium	San Francisco	8,622 / 8,622	$619,644
Moda Center	Portland	7,959 / 7,959	$421,944
Scotiabank Arena	Toronto	14,257 / 14,257	$1,013,943
Total		92,156 / 92,156	$6,209,193

External links

• Шаблон:Official website