Noughties indie pin-up unrecognisable as he performs at hit music festival
AN ICONIC noughties star looked unrecognisable to many as he took to the stage during this weekend’s Estero Picnic Festival in Columbia.
Over two decades since his initial rise to fame, the now 52-year-old musician looks a far cry from the twenty-something many fans remember.
Do you recognise him?
The singer in question in Travis frontman Fran Healy!
Known for hits such as Why Does It Always Rain On Me? and Sing, Travis dominated the music scene in the late nineties and early noughties.
Lead singer Fran has swapped the bright red hair he rocked a few years ago for a bleached look, donning a sky blue jumper as he joined numerous stars in fronting the Columbian festival this weekend.
Alongside his Travis bandmates, Dougie Payne, Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose, Fran took to the festival’s Smirnoff stage to perform to the waiting crowds on Sunday.
The three-day festival also saw Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler The Creator, Swedish House Mafia and The Killers perform.
Alongside their own set on Sunday, Travis joined The Killers on stage to perform with them on Saturday.
Born in Stafford, Fran was raised in Glasgow and formed Travis back in 1991 while studying at the Glasgow School of Art.
Still going strong, the band are performing across Chile this month and next, with gigs in Viña del Mar, Frutillar and Santiago.
While the band have taken breaks throughout their lengthy career, they are famous for having never split up.
Their tenth studio album, L.A Times, was released in 2024.
Fran was in a relationship with German photographer Nora Kryst for 23 years before splitting back in 2019.
They share a 20-year-old son named Clay.
Last year, during one of Travis’ US gigs, Fran was rushed off stage and to the hospital after twisting his ankle on stage.
At the time, Fran took to Instagram to explain that he was wheeled out on a gurney and put into an ambulance.
Admitting that he thought he’d broken his ankle, the musician confirmed it was simply a “gnarly sprain”.