The group consists of Matthew Healy (vocals, guitar), Adam Hann (guitar), George Daniel (drums), and Ross MacDonald (bass). After Hann invited the members to form a band, they passed their early days covering Punk songs in a local club. Healy was originally the drummer, but took over vocals after the previous singer left to start another band. Their name was inspired by scribblings found in the back page of an old Beat poetry book dated "1 June, The 1975."