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Scotland the brave sydney opera house2/13/2023 It became one of many classics that turned up on the setlist, including Ernie and This Room. Ten years after its release, single Wandering Eye is still a sign of changing seasons in New Zealand where, despite what date the calendar might announce, it isn’t truly summer until heard on the radio. Dressed in dapper suit jackets and shirts, the band opened with Blackbird, while the walls of the Opera House seem to rattle with the roars of the crowd. And fans in Sydney were on their feet before the group had picked up a single instrument. Outside of the country, however, many of their tracks are considered too long and challenging for mainstream radio, making the group’s success both intriguing and impressive.īut years of traipsing local and international gig circuits have cemented Fat Freddy’s repertoire as a must-see live gig. Their first album, Based on a True Story, went nine times platinum and remained in New Zealand’s top 40 charts for over two years after its release in 2005. Fat Freddy’s Drop, a “silly name that stuck” after the seven-piece funk machine took a 48 hour LSD trip (Fat Freddy’s was the drug’s street name at the time), have an unusual yet euphonic sound, sometimes known as Aotearoa roots music.
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