The 1975’s Matty Healy announces ‘indefinite hiatus’ at Sacramento tour opener

“It’s wonderful to have you guys with us tonight,” the singer said at the Sacramento concert.

Matty Healy of the 1975 told a crowd at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento that the band is going on an “indefinite hiatus” after its current tour ends.

Photo: Adam Pardee/Special to The Chronicle

Matty Healyofthe 1975had some bad news for fans at the band’s tour opener in Sacramento.

The singer and guitarist told the audience at the Golden 1 Center on Tuesday, Sept. 26, that the British hitmakers are going on an “indefinite hiatus” following their “Still … at Their Very Best” tour in support of the 2022 album, “Being Funny in a Foreign Language.”

“We love coming to this place and playing for you guys whenever we have the chance, and it’s wonderful you’re all here,” Healytold the crowd, according to videos shared on social media. “After this tour we will be going on an indefinite hiatus of shows so it’s wonderful to have you guys with us tonight.”

The 1975, which was among the headliners at this year’s Outside Lands festival in San Francisco, still has 36 more dates on its North American tour, which is scheduled to end in Seattle on Dec. 2.

指出lowing a two-month break, the band also has dates scheduled in the U.K., France, Spain, Germany, Poland and Italy, among other destinations. The final show on the itinerary is supposed to take place in Amsterdam on March 24.

Frontman Matty Healy of the 1975 performs during the Outside Lands music festival in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Aug. 13.

Photo: Adam Pardee/Special to The Chronicle

In the past year, Healy’s face has become a ubiquitous presencein the tabloids. In June, he broke off a relationship withTaylor Swift— for the second time — shortly afterallegations of casual racismwere leveled against him online (Healy claimedhis comments were “misconstrued”).

The band also courted controversy during a festival appearance in Malaysia in July, when the singer kissed bassist Ross MacDonald on stage in defiance of the Islamic-majority country’s discriminatory laws against LGBTQ+ people. The gesture prompted the promoter to cancel the Good Vibes festival in Kuala Lampur and demand the British band pay more than $2.5 million in damages.

The 1975, best known for pop anthems such as “Somebody Else” and “Love It If We Made It,” released its self-titled debut album a decade ago, making its Bay Area debut by playing a weeknight set at the 350-capacityRickshaw Stopin San Francisco.

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    Aidin Vaziri is a staff writer at The San Francisco Chronicle.