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People think Matty Healy made dig at ex Taylor Swift with reference in Glastonbury set

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Updated 17:32 29 Jun 2025 GMT+1Published 16:26 29 Jun 2025 GMT+1

People think Matty Healy made dig at ex Taylor Swift with reference in Glastonbury set

Matty Healy wore a certain pin and declared himself a 'poet' on stage

Joe Harker

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Glastonbury fans reckon that Matty Healy of The 1975 made a dig at his ex, Taylor Swift, with something he was wearing during his performance at the festival.

He and his band performed the headline set at Glastonbury on Friday (27 June) and Healy clutched a pint of stout as he sang on the Pyramid Stage.

After The 1975 played 'Part Of The Band', Healy sat down and supped his pint while talking about how great his songwriting ability was, as he said: “What this moment is making me realise is that I probably am the best songwriter of my generation.

“The best what they say, a poet, ladies and gentlemen, is what I am.

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“Generational words, and I just wanted to remind you, over the next couple of minutes, these lyrics are poetry, I believe.”

That there is a Peter Pan pin, but what could it mean? (Jim Dyson/Redferns)
That there is a Peter Pan pin, but what could it mean? (Jim Dyson/Redferns)

They then played the tune 'Chocolate', and Healy said he was only joking about being a poet.

The singer was wearing a black leather jacket adorned with a number of pins, and one in particular caught the eye of some fans as they thought they recognised its meaning.

One of the pins was a Peter Pan pin, and the Peter Pan pin pricked the possibility that he was making reference to Taylor Swift, along with him talking about being a 'poet' when she's got an album called The Tortured Poets Department.

It's worth noting that there was no direct mention or reference to Swift during the set, however, fans ran with this theory as the pair were romantically linked for a few months in 2023.

Swift also has a song called 'Peter' which is about the story of Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up, but some Swifties reckon the tune is really about Healy with the lyrics making reference to the 'Lost Boys' which is Peter Pan's gang of friends and also a song from The 1975.

As such, some people reckon that Healy was calling out Swift by wearing the pin and by doing so he's incurred the great and terrible wrath of the Swifties.

Matty Healy declared himself 'a poet' on the Glastonbury stage (Joseph Okpako/WireImage)
Matty Healy declared himself 'a poet' on the Glastonbury stage (Joseph Okpako/WireImage)

"MATTY HEALY YOU WILL NEVER KNOW PEACE," one fumed as they posted a picture of his Peter Pan pin, while someone else claimed that he 'will never escape the shadow of Taylor Swift'.

Another fan said he was 'trying to mess with Taylor Swift's head again' by wearing a Peter Pan pin and a fourth said the pair of them were 'the two most melodramatic people you know'.

Meanwhile, others said they found it 'f**king hilarious' that he told the crowd what a great poet he was and then played 'Chocolate' for them.

This is not the first time the two of them have appeared to trade subtle barbs with their performances, as fans reckon that The Tortured Poets Department has some shots fired Healy's way by Swift.

LADbible Group has contacted representatives of Matty Healy for comment.

Featured Image Credit: Harry Durrant/Getty Images

Topics: Glastonbury, Matty Healy, Music, Taylor Swift, Celebrity

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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