AceShowbiz - Matty Healy of The 1975 has recently reached out to fans on Reddit, expressing his desire to play the video game Arc Raiders together.

After an impressive performance at Glastonbury 2025, Healy confirmed that The 1975 has been busy in the studio working on new music. While he remained coy about the follow-up to their 2022 album Being Funny In A Foreign Language, he hinted that it might be a double album potentially titled DOGS. He also mentioned that the next two years "look mental" for The 1975.

In a recent update on the The 1975 subreddit, Healy revealed that he has been "living in the studio and not sleeping much," a routine he follows for about a month each year. He shared his enthusiasm for playing the dystopian extraction shooter Arc Raiders, admitting that he has been engaging with the game “almost religiously.”

“I’ve never had a game that’s part of my life like an album or something. It has become something I take quite seriously,” he stated. He expressed a desire to find a way to play with fans without compromising his gamer tag privacy. “Would be cool to play with you guys – any suggestions of how to do it without doxing my gamer tag and just blowing my shit up?”

The concept of Matty Healy playing Arc Raiders has sparked joy among fans, with one Twitter user expressing their amusement: "The fact that Matty Healy plays Arc Raiders is so fucking funny to me. I love him dearly."

Released in October 2025, Arc Raiders invites players to venture above ground to gather weapons and resources while navigating threats from enemy players and hostile NPCs. The game has received accolades, including the Best Multiplayer title at the 2025 Game Awards, and has sold over 12 million copies worldwide. Recently, Arc Raiders boss Patrick Söderlund revealed that they had enacted a "pretty aggressive" crackdown on cheating, banning "thousands" of players.

As for live performances, The 1975 has not yet announced any touring plans for 2026. However, they are set to release a 10th anniversary vinyl reissue of their album I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it later this month.

In related news, The 1975's manager, Jamie Oborne, hinted that the band's upcoming record will be "pretty extraordinary," but they are in no rush to release it. "I think they’ve earned the right to take their time. The world’s gonna be listening, so it needs to be right,” he stated.

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