Matty Healy appears to do Nazi salute on stage at The 1975 show

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The 1975 frontman Matty Healy appeared to do a Nazi salute on stage during a recent performance. “Whether it’s supposed to be satire or not, the mf willingly threw up an antisemetic sign in the middle of his performance.” Someone else wrote: “No amount of context will ever make this behaviour OK. People who try to justify this are part of the problem too.” “You can only hide so much under satire and art until your bigotry becomes real. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Healey is the son of Loose Women panellist Denise Welch and actor Tim Healy. Earlier this month, Healy attracted criticism for calling Irish people “simple” during a show in Dublin, Ireland.