Following on from their standout festival performance at this year's Splendour in the Grass festival, heavyweight soul providers FAT FREDDY'S DROP return to Australia this week to commence their highly anticipated completely SOLD OUT BLACKBIRD AUSTRALIAN TOUR.
The tour will kick off this Thursday in Sydney and will encapsulate EIGHT SOLD OUT SHOWS around the country with extra show dates added in Melbourne, Sydney & Perth to meet demand. The Blackbird tour celebrates the album of same name that has been winning critical acclaim around the world since it's launch and live stream from London in June earlier this year.
FAT FREDDY'S DROP
BLACKBIRD AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Thursday August 29 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney SOLD OUT
Friday August 30 – Tivoli, Brisbane SOLD OUT
Saturday August 31 – The Forum, Melbourne SOLD OUT
Sunday September 01 – The Forum, Melbourne SOLD OUT
Tuesday September 03 – Enmore Theatre, Sydney SOLD OUT
Thursday September 05 – Astor Theatre, Perth SOLD OUT
Friday September 06 – Astor Theatre, Perth SOLD OUT
Sunday September 08 – The Forum, Melbourne SOLD OUT
Blackbird is the third full-length release from the New Zealand band and has seen Fat Freddy’s Drop exceed half-a-million album sales worldwide, the result of playing over 800 shows in their career-to-date, clocking up 412 appearances in Europe, 27 Australian tours and over 300 shows in their homeland. Fat Freddy’s Drop celebrated a decade of European touring by releasing Blackbird in East London, with the sold-out show at Village Underground attracting over 4,000 hopeful ticket ballot entries in 24 hours with only 500 lucky punters attending.
Featuring nine tracks, Blackbird was written and recorded at Bays, the band’s own studio, which was one of the last vinyl pressing plants in New Zealand and then an apostolic church. Fitchie says, “What you hear on the album is the sound of Bays; the room itself, the vibe of the place and the performance we can get out of the band in there.”
Fat Freddy's Drop - Blackbird out now via Remote Control.
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Fat Freddy's Drop @ the Tivoli, Brisbane. Photos: Dean Swindell
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