The 1975 reschedule Finsbury Park gig for 2021

11 May 2020, 15:04 | Updated: 11 May 2020, 16:44

Matty Healy and co will now play their headline gig at the park in 2021, with organisers sticking true to their word and getting a new date for next year.

The 1975 were forced to cancel their headline set at Finsbury Park this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Matty Healy, Ros MacDonald, George Daniel and Adam Hann were set to play the London park on Saturday 11 July 2020 for the most sustainably responsible live show ever to take place there.

Now the band have confirmed the new date for the gig in the north London Park will take place on 10 July 2021.

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Last weekend, organisers wrote in an official statement: "The 1975 in Finsbury Park will no longer be taking place this year. We've been closely monitoring this unprecedented situation and it has become clear that cancelling the show was unavoidable".

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They added: "We are working hard with The 1975 to try to get a new show locked in for 2921 - watch this space.

"We are working closely with our ticketing partners and they will be in touch very soon to process your refund".

Charli XCX, Clairo, Pale Waves, Phoebe Bridgers, Beabadoobee, Cavetown and Deb Never were among the scheduled artists for the gig.

The show was set to boast using sustainably sourced HVO fuel, paperless ticketing, repurposed merchandise, a traffic light system highlighting the carbon footprint of every meal and 1,975 trees throughout the surrounding boroughs of Haringey, Hackney and Islington in partnership with Trees for Cities.