You Me At Six frontman left without ‘words’ after band’s final gig

You Me At Six frontman Josh Franceschi said he has been left without “words” after his band played what has been billed as their final gig.

On Friday, they ended their more than 20-year career with a show at London’s OVO Arena Wembley.

The band, from Surrey, formed in the mid-2000s and are known for their catchy rock tunes including hits Suckapunch, Save It For The Bedroom, Truth Decay, Bite My Tongue, Night People, Sinners Never Sleep and Cavalier Youth.

On Saturday, Franceschi wrote on X: “When I have the words, I’ll tell you how I feel.”

Their farewell tour during 2024 and 2025 ended at Wembley where Franceschi reportedly said that he rallied to get on stage despite having “norovirus”.

He said:  “I’ve either been throwing up or shitting. Trust me, this is far from perfect but I will die on this stage before I cancel a show. I was watching you all queue up from my hotel room earlier going, ‘Wow’.”

Social media views showed Franceschi ending their last gig saying this is the “true”story of “useless c**** doing something good with their lives”.

He added: “It has been an honour being your band for the last 20 years, thank you for inviting us into your homes, your headphones, your hearts, and there is only one thing left to say – please stand for your national anthem, Underdog.”

They all then hugged on stage, bowing as the audience clapped and screamed.

Dropping the mic in the final moments, Franceschi said: “And just like that, we are dead, see ya later.”

The group, also made up of guitarists Max Helyer and Chris Miller, bassist Matt Barnes and drummer Daniel Flint, have had two number one albums – Cavalier Youth in 2014 and Suckapunch in 2021.

The 2018 album VI, and 2023 record Truth Decay have also charted in the top 10 Official Charts.

Franceschi has previously spoken of how he became depressed around 2017 in part due to the intensity of heavy touring across more than a decade, telling the PA news agency he credited boxer Tyson Fury with helping him.

In 2021, he said: “(Tyson) came back to me with a revelation because he was this champion of the world, this heavyweight boxer, and was exposing himself and letting people know how vulnerable he is, but saying, ‘I’m not going to let this defeat me’. It was so empowering.”