Fat Freddy's Drop

+ Louis Baker

Main Space

Fat Freddy’s Drop is internationally regarded as one of the world’s finest live draws. The seven piece band has navigated its way from the incubator of sunshine reggae through a colour-saturated field of soul psychedelia before swerving onto a desolate Detroit superhighway at night. This euphoric vibe demands to be heard live, a potent mixture of jazz virtuosity and diaphragm-wrecking digital sonics.

They may have been around since the early Noughties, but they are truly the most modern of institutions. Looking ahead to 2024, the focus is on recording a brand new studio album at the band’s BAYS studio in home town Pōneke, Wellington. The sessions will be the first since Freddys crafted ‘WAIRUNGA’ and ‘LOCK-IN’ live concert albums both recorded and filmed sans audiences at home in Aotearoa New Zealand during Covid-19 lock-downs.

RBC Lates

Want to keep the party going? If you’re coming to Fat Freddy’s Drop on Friday or Saturday, head down to the Roundhouse Bar and Cafe (RBC!) for RBC Lates after the show! DJ’s as follows:

Fri 13 December post show
DJ – JNCTN @are_eye_pea

Sat 14 December post show
DJ – SPINADA @Dujaspinada