The 1975: Live

Venue: Manchester Arena
Support: Pale Waves and No Rome

Thursday 24th January was a special night, and not only because my kid sister turned 16, but I finally got to see a band I've loved since my early teens. It was heavily anticipated and a long time coming...

After storming the scene with their debut self-titled album in 2013, and changing it up with a more pop sounding album; 'I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It' in 2016, it seems that the band opted to find the perfect balance between both of the sounds they created for their latest musical creation. And along with the music change, Matt Healy has once again changed up his look, perhaps nostalgic of his early 1975 days, ditching the pink and big hair for black tie and slicked back hair.

Why I love Florence Welch...

That name rings a bell... right?

If not, you may know her better as the powerhouse frontwoman of Indie Rock band Florence and the Machine, accompanied by Isabella Summers, Robert Ackroyd and Tom Monger, plus a selection of touring members.

Their newest album High As Hope is a ten track work of absolute wonder and ironically the best way to describe it is using the title of its predecessor, "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful". It doesn't fall off or fade out at any point, every song is massive and it's impossible to describe just how beautiful this entire album is. I don't think I've ever listened to an album and fallen in love with it immediately, I always have to listen to it a few times before I connect with the music and decide whether I like it or not, but this definitely wasn't the case with High As Hope - it was love at first sight.

Not just a singer - Florence also released a book of lyrics and poetry, titled Useless Magic...