The 1975 delete social media accounts after cryptic tweet sparks split rumours

British band The 1975 have deleted all of their social media accounts after a cryptic tweet suggested that they were splitting up.

Leaving fans to speculate as to the current status of the Manchester-based Indie band, frontman Matt Healy shared a cartoon poster hinting that the boys were going their separate ways over the weekend.

And now the 26-year-old and fellow members of the band have removed their Twitter and Facebook accounts altogether.

Appearing to announce their break-up, despite the fact that their star is on the rise, the poster reads:

“Did you hear about The 1975? Yeah, I'm shook up man! I wanted that to last forever!"

It continues: "Our projected identity must change not only visually but philosophically - how do you do that? Firstly we must reclaim our identity & repossess our control of it...Until then there won't be any pop music or dancing with long hair.

“The hardest part of any relationship is to say goodbye. As much as we might like things to stay the same, change is an inevitable part of life.

"We can't simply go on forever - always staying the same, never evolving. So we must leave, with a parting 'we love you' - we are already gone.

Some fans have suggested that this might simply suggest a change in musical direction for the boys, who reached number one in the UK with their debut album back in September 2013.