The 1975 released their second studio album ‘I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It’ on Feb. 26 and have since launched a tour across the UK, North America and Asia. With the tour dates lined up, they once again came to play in Austin on May 5 to reminiscence their first American show which lead singer Matty Healy describes it as, “There was (expletive) no one there.”

Fans started to camp out the Wednesday before the day of the concert at 8 p.m. in hopes to be by the barricade. I made line the day of the concert at 11 a.m. and as the hours progressed the temperature began to heat up rapidly. People began to get sunburned, so they tried to borrow sunblock. Somebody’s mom went down the line giving each person sunscreen.

Once the gates opened at 7 p.m. fans ran to either the left or right entrance to enter the general admission area. The floor quickly became flooded with people an hour before The Japanese House took the stage. Security guards passed cups of water to help cool down the crowd, but people began to vomit or faint and needed to be carried out by security. The more people pushed closer together the hotter it became. By the end of The Japanese House’s set, everything sounded like I was underwater and looked blurry, so I asked the security guard to take me out.

The medics were set up in front of the barricade on some stairs. A group of four girls and one boy “welcomed me to the club.” We shared our experiences of fainting and/or vomiting and then decided to get back onto the floor. Although the medic suggested we stay away from the pit to avoid getting overheated, we went back into the crowd just in time for The 1975.

They played songs from both their self-titled album and their new album. While some songs were upbeat, others were intimate to which the band suggested fans to refrain from using their phones to record and photograph in order to get a better experience.

Compared to their first show in Austin this venue sold a total of 5,000 tickets, and although the venue was not filled, it’s exciting to see the crowd grow in numbers.