--- description: Members of the British indie band had previously posted a comic suggesting they might break up title: The 1975 Have Deleted All Their Social-Media Accounts image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt673714842ab990b5/69885264cd68480c720a01d8/gettyimages-454923084.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The 1975 Have Deleted All Their Social-Media Accounts Spurring Breakup Rumors by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 1, 2015 6:00 AM CUT  The 1975 band members, George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy and Ross MacDonald, pose for a portrait during the the 2014 Boston Calling Music Festival on Sept. 7, 2014, in Boston The 1975 band members, George Daniel, Adam Hann, Matthew Healy and Ross MacDonald, pose for a portrait during the the 2014 Boston Calling Music Festival on Sept. 7, 2014, in BostonPaul Marotta—Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 1, 2015 6:00 AM CUT Are the 1975 disbanding, or are they just setting the stage for a massive new album? Either way, the band’s [recent actions](http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2015/06/01/the-1975-delete-all-social-media-accounts-after-sharing-ominous-post/ "undefined") have sent their rather sizeable fan base into quite a tizzy. The British indie rockers deleted all their social-media accounts on Monday, according to themusic.com.au, about 24 hours after front man Matthew Healy posted a cryptic comic strip on Twitter and Instagram. The comic, still available on band manager Jamie Oborne’s Twitter feed, talks about changing their “projected identity” both visually and philosophically. > [](https://twitter.com/jamieoborne/status/605088701778145280) “Until then there won’t be any pop music or dancing with long hair,” a sentence reads, indicating a possible hiatus. The intent of the post becomes more ominous, musically at least, toward the end, with lines like: “The hardest part of any relationship is to say ‘goodbye’” and the concluding sentence: “So we must leave, with a parting ‘we love you’ — we are already gone.” While many are preparing for the worst, there are a few who are a little more skeptical. > [](https://twitter.com/ingridnilsen/status/605180853703090176) > [](https://twitter.com/orionnichole/status/605166272553181184) > [](https://twitter.com/camiilaxo%5F/status/605223160678510593) > [](https://twitter.com/stephen%5Fjames/status/605202638519468032) > [](https://twitter.com/willdarbyshire/status/605160826425573376) But right now, until the band’s big reveal, all everyone can do is wait. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3902864/the-1975-breakup-social-media-deleted-comic-strip/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3902864/the-1975-breakup-social-media-deleted-comic-strip/"},"headline":"The 1975 Have Deleted All Their Social-Media Accounts Spurring Breakup Rumors","datePublished":"2015-06-01T06:00:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:46:26.226Z","description":"Members of the British indie band had previously posted a comic suggesting they might break up","url":"https://time.com/3902864/the-1975-breakup-social-media-deleted-comic-strip/","keywords":["Social Media","Music","Breakup"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt673714842ab990b5/69885264cd68480c720a01d8/gettyimages-454923084.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt673714842ab990b5/69885264cd68480c720a01d8/gettyimages-454923084.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2014 Boston Calling Music Festival - Portraits","caption":"2014 Boston Calling Music Festival - Portraits","creditText":"Paul Marotta—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3902864/the-1975-breakup-social-media-deleted-comic-strip/","name":"The 1975 Have Deleted All Their Social-Media Accounts Spurring Breakup Rumors"}}]}] ```