Phoebe Bridgers, Matty Healy Play ‘Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America’

Phoebe Bridgers and the 1975’s Matty Healy carried out “Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America” collectively for the first time Friday at Los Angeles’ Greek Theater.

Earlier to the reside efficiency — Bridgers’ remaining gig of her U.S. tour — the singer cautioned followers on Twitter to “Come early tonight. Perception me.” Concertgoers had been then greeted with a shock acoustic opening set by the 1975 frontman, who launched out Bridgers to hold out their Notes From a Conditional Kind duet onstage for the first time.

The tune’s dwell debut was over a yr throughout the making, as Bridgers was initially tapped to open for the 1975 all through a 2020 tour that was in the long run canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic; Bridgers — who moreover sang backup on a handful of Notes From a Conditional Sort tracks — later took half in a digital 1975 tribute reside efficiency, the place she performed the band’s early hit “Women.”

Healy’s set moreover featured a model new monitor titled “New York” along with rendition of the 1975’s 2013 single “Intercourse,” NME experiences. Earlier this yr, Healy collaborated with Charli XCX and No Rome (“Spinning“) along with Beabadoobee (“Final Day on Earth“).