Who is the hardest working band of the year?

You thought your band worked damned hard but you’ll have trouble topping The 1975 who have been named the hardest-working band of 2014 by Songkick. In the past 365 days they’ve played 195 shows, travelling 155,000 miles. Jake Bugg came closest to matching The 1975, racking up 226,789km

That distance, which has been accumulated by doing an average of 1.8 shows a day, would take them two-thirds of the way to the moon or six times around the world. The band’s track Medicine was voted second in Radio 1’s Hottest Record of 2014 poll behind Coldplay’s Magic. Their shows have included sets at Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds Festival and two nights at London’s Alexandra Palace.

The 1975’s busy year means they’ve played more shows and covered more ground within a calendar year than any other artist since Songkick started releasing their annual list in 2010. Bastille (124 shows), John Legend (135 shows) and Bombay Bicycle Club (139 shows) also feature on the list

Talking about the last 12 months, The 1975 said: “Touring this past year has been a really humbling experience. Our album was pretty much the story of the last decade of our lives, to see so many people around the world connecting with it has been incredible. We are very proud of our fans, they really understand what we are doing and the shows are an extension of that feeling.”