The 1975 frontman Matty Healy paid tribute to Lewis Capaldi during the band’s headline set at Reading Festival on Saturday.
THE 1975 frontman Matty Healy paid tribute to Lewis Capaldi during the band’s headline set at Reading Festival on Saturday.
Scottish singer Capaldi had been lined up to play the festival but, following his performance at Glastonbury this year, he announced on his social media accountsThe musician, who released the album Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent earlier this year, said he is still “learning to adjust to the impact” of his Tourette’s.
Capaldi had to pause during parts of his Glastonbury set in June, and those moments were filled by the sound of fans belting out the words to his songs.Following his announcement that he would be “taking a break”, Reading and Leeds Festival released a statement on social media saying: “We’re gutted that Lewis Capaldi won’t be performing at R&L this year, but health comes first and we wish him a speedy recovery.
On Saturday, The 1975, known for songs including Girls and Somebody Else, took to the Main Stage West at Reading to perform from their back catalogue of hits. During their performance, Healy asked the crowd to applaud Capaldi and said: “Can we have a big, the loudest round of applause in our set for Mr Lewis Capaldi, who couldn’t make it this evening.He added: “When Lewis decided to take a well-deserved and well-needed break, that left this slot open and it’s been 10 years since we put out our debut album.”Other artists in this year’s Reading and Leeds Festival line-up include Billie Eilish, The Killers, Foals and Sam Fender.
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