Fat Freddy's Drop

Internationally regarded as one of the world’s finest live draws, Fat Freddy’s Drop may have been around since the early Noughties, but they are truly the most modern of institutions. The New Zealanders have navigated their way from the incubator of sunshine reggae through a colour-saturated field of soul psychedelia before swerving onto a desolate Detroit superhighway at night. It’s a sound that demands to be heard live, a potent mixture of jazz virtuosity and diaphragm-wrecking digital sonics. Doing it for the love of music, Fat Freddy's Drop is on the road in 2026 celebrating the 21st anniversary of their ground-breaking debut album Based On A True Story.