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If you're in need of cheering up as the week begins, then you'll probably enjoy this hilarious Twitter feud between The 1975's Matt Healy and Jon 'The Rev' McClure from Reverend & The Makers.
It all started when 'The Rev' took a pot-shot at Healy, slamming him for 'thinking he's in Nirvana' when he's actually in Boyzone. A long string of abuse followed, with the flames being further fanned as fans from the camps of both fans jumped on board to troll one another, with the furore eventually coming to the attention of Healy, who zinged him in the style of Kanye, before comparing them to a 'Carling advert from 2006'.
Here are the highlights of what The Rev had to say:
That 1975 lad does my cake in.
— Reverend&TheMakers (@Reverend_Makers) February 20, 2016
Ur in boyzone mate. Ya not Cobain.
Pipe the fuck down
Understand that mass popularity and quality are often mutually exclusive.
— Reverend&TheMakers (@Reverend_Makers) February 20, 2016
One is not a guarantee of the other
//fuck//off //
— Reverend&TheMakers (@Reverend_Makers) February 20, 2016
Id rather 1D then 1975. At least they don't pretend to be arty cunts and quote Byron. 1D know they're shit https://t.co/LCozVa2L8Z
— Reverend&TheMakers (@Reverend_Makers) February 21, 2016
I'm not sure how to get the "fandom" to fuck off my timeline 😂
— Reverend&TheMakers (@Reverend_Makers) February 22, 2016
They aren't the brightest bunch I'll be honest
//button // up // your // shirt // nobsack
— Reverend&TheMakers (@Reverend_Makers) February 22, 2016
//you // only // smoke // if // there's // a // camera // there //
— Reverend&TheMakers (@Reverend_Makers) February 22, 2016
Subway's frontman Billy Lunn joined in too:
Billy Lunn knows what's what 👇 https://t.co/8OLwS1m5RN
— Reverend&TheMakers (@Reverend_Makers) February 21, 2016
He did show some decorum in not allowing fans to bring Healy's mother and actress Denise Welch into the row:
Plz don't bring this fella's mum into it if u row wi these idiots tho.
— Reverend&TheMakers (@Reverend_Makers) February 21, 2016
It's a low blow that
Healy then summoned his inner Kanye to paraphrase Yeezy is his response:
.@Reverend_Makers LIKE, OH THAT'S MATTY AND I CAN PUT HIS WIFE'S INITIALS ON MY TWITTER
— matty (@Truman_Black) February 21, 2016
.@Reverend_Makers BRO FIRST OF ALL YOU STOLE YOUR WHOLE SHIT FROM CUDI
— matty (@Truman_Black) February 21, 2016
.@Reverend_Makers SECOND, YOUR FIRST SINGLE WAS CORNY AS FUCK AND MOST THERE AFTER
— matty (@Truman_Black) February 21, 2016
.@Reverend_Makers Work hard play hard pic.twitter.com/lxzv0k2dpw
— matty (@Truman_Black) February 21, 2016
.@Reverend_Makers You have distracted from my creative process
— matty (@Truman_Black) February 21, 2016
.@Reverend_Makers I went to look at your Twitter and you were wearing cool pants #Irrelevantandthetapered(trousers)
— matty (@Truman_Black) February 21, 2016
.@Reverend_Makers
— matty (@Truman_Black) February 21, 2016
3rd no one I know has ever listened to one of your albums all the way through
.@Reverend_Makers 7TH I AM YOUR OG AND I WILL BE RESPECTED AS SUCH
— matty (@Truman_Black) February 21, 2016
No seriously tho. We make music for NOW. You make music for Carling adverts in 2006. @Reverend_Makers
— matty (@Truman_Black) February 21, 2016
It looks like The Rev didn't quite get the Kanye reference...
What a 🔔🔚 you really are 😂 https://t.co/iABIGWTTAp
— Reverend&TheMakers (@Reverend_Makers) February 21, 2016
The 1975, who are gearing up to release their difficult (to pronounce) second album I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It on 26 February, are also hitting the road next week. Their full list of upcoming tour dates are as follows. For tickets and more information, visit here.
The 1975 will play:
Fri March 04 2016 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Sat March 05 2016 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Mon March 07 2016 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Tue March 08 2016 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Wed March 09 2016 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Sat March 12 2016 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
Sun March 13 2016 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
Mon March 14 2016 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
Tue March 15 2016 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
Thu March 17 2016 - GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
Fri March 18 2016 - GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
Sat March 19 2016 - GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
Sun March 20 2016 - GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
Tue March 22 2016 - BIRMINGHAM Barclaycard Arena
Thu March 24 2016 - DUBLIN 3Arena
