Finally, winter break has started and now's the time to relax and go ice skating (unless you actually need to do some last minute Christmas shopping. Yikes). This week was pretty hectic. I surprised my mom a few days ago for her birthday by coming home early after finals week! I think that was the best surprise I've ever done when I showed up to her front door at 9pm that night. She screamed of joy.
A few days later, my friend and I headed back to Portland to watch the wonderful band I've grown to love so much; The 1975.
I wore a fluffy faux fur coat, a mesh sleeved top, topshop jeans, and my zara glitter boots to the venue. It was quite cold outside when we waited in line, but my coat was super comfy and kept me warm the whole time, unlike my glitter boots, however.
Now, lets talk about the band. The 1975 is a group you MUST see live. Not only is it super intriguing with the fog and the elaborate backdrops of rainbow lights, but the band themselves made the atmosphere spectacular.
The show started off with a song from their new album called 'Love Me,' along with some of their older songs like 'Heart Out' and 'Settle Down.' We also got the amazing pleasure to be the first crowd to listen to their newest song on their album called 'Change of Heart.' This is probably one of my favorite songs of theirs at the moment.
At one point of the show, Matty asked everyone to put their phones away so he could see everyone's faces and have that band-to-audience connection that they've been striving for. Surprisingly, everyone listened and set their phones in their pockets. It was a "proper 90's gig," So Matty claimed.
At the end, the crowd began chanting "We want Sex, We want Sex" and it was the most incredible thing I've ever heard. Luckily the band came back on and performed the song we all wanted, which earned a loud and satisfied cheer from the audience.
If you ever get the chance to see The 1975 (which I highly recommend you do), then be prepared to get up close with the people around you. Forget about the existence of personal space. Wow.
It's definitely an amazing experience to see them live and hear the instruments rattle your bones. I'll definitely be getting tickets for the next show in April!
