Bathed in blistering white light, frontman Matty Healy came out swinging, clutching a pint of Guinness with a cigarette permanently affixed above his ear – a near-caricature of the gloomy, near-grungy rock star he started out as with the band's 2013 self-titled LP.

The 1975 are set to play the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury on Friday, June 27, with the set expected to start no earlier than 10:15 p.m. BST in the UK. That makes it a 5:15 p.m. ET or 2:15 p.m. PT start in the US and Canada, while for music fans in Australia the show is set to get underway at 7:15 a.m. AEST on Saturday morning.

Glastonbury viewers have been left frustrated after the BBC’s iPlayer service appeared to “crash” during Friday’s headline set by The 1975. The pop-rock group played their only gig of the year at the festival, attracting a huge crowd to the Pyramid Stage for their eagerly anticipated performance.