We speak to The 1975 fans who have camped out at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro over 48 hours before the band is set to play

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Fans of The alt pop band The 1975 have camped out at the OVO Hydro more than 48 hours before their two sold out shows.

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00:00 You look a bit like Matt Healy.

00:02 Thank you. I'll take that.

00:04 Someone has said that to me in the past.

00:06 So I'll take that. Here to see the 1975.

00:08 I mean, you're a bit early.

00:10 A bit early. A little bit.

00:12 I mean, not really. Not too...

00:14 We're almost at the 24 hour point.

00:16 Once one fan arrives, everyone just starts panicking.

00:18 Everyone floods.

00:20 Why do you want to come so early?

00:22 Get front row. Get barrier.

00:24 To get up close.

00:26 Not that it matters for my height.

00:28 I don't know where I am. I can see.

00:30 Just to be with everyone.

00:32 It's the community as well.

00:34 We've got friends from all around the world.

00:36 We convene for this. We don't convene for other stuff.

00:38 Where did you all come from today?

00:40 I've come from Oxford.

00:42 Southwest London at 8 o'clock this morning.

00:44 Did you know each other before?

00:46 Not before the band.

00:48 Pretty much everyone here is met through the band.

00:50 We've got...

00:52 Like Posi said, Americans have come over.

00:56 There were people from the Philippines last tour.

01:00 Italy.

01:02 What is it about the 1975 then that gets you so excited?

01:08 I think for me they're really authentic artists.

01:10 So I really like their...

01:12 I really like what they produce.

01:14 You could talk to some of the people and they'd be like,

01:16 "Oh, I love Maddie!"

01:18 For me it's not about that.

01:20 It's about the songs and the meanings.

01:22 And what the band is saying.

01:24 Their production is beautiful.

01:26 Pretty much the same for me.

01:28 Maddie puts a bit of an act on nowadays.

01:30 But back in the day he was really like...

01:32 He loves the word "earnest".

01:34 I'm going to use his word "earnest".

01:36 About everything he says.

01:38 His sentiments about things.

01:40 Which still stand.

01:42 But he just likes to put a bit more of a ridiculous act on now.

01:44 A bit of a goofy act.

01:46 He is a big showman.

01:48 But I think if you look at all the great bands,

01:50 they have a great showman.

01:52 Or showwoman.

01:54 Or showperson.

01:56 Are you going to all tours?

01:58 I'm not.

02:00 You're going to most.

02:02 How much did that cost you?

02:04 I don't want to think about cost.

02:06 This tour, one of the shows will be my 40th show.

02:08 I think by the end of this tour I'll have seen them 43 times.

02:10 So I don't like to think about price.

02:12 I don't want to review how many times I've seen them

02:14 and how much that set me back.

02:16 I think it's a good thing.

02:18 I think it's a good thing.

02:20 I haven't been to nearly as many.

02:22 I've been to about half as many as you have.

02:24 But I think the thing is,

02:26 we can choose to spend money on buying things and stuff and objects.

02:28 Or you can spend money on experiences and friendship and making memories.

02:30 And for me, I don't think you can put a price on that.

02:32 And for me, I don't think you can put a price on that.

02:34 And for me, I don't think you can put a price on that.

02:36 memories and for me I don't think you can put a price on that.

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