Fat Freddy's Drop

Fat Freddy's Drop at Rock City

“There was such a ruckus they would only let us come back now.”

Look, every live music review at this point in time; this ridiculous skip bin fire of a year and our collective pandemic reality; is going to feature an epiphany of gratitude for being able to be in a crowd again, to enjoy the energy of people you don't know, undulating together in the same pursuit of vibe.

Breaking in the year Fat Freddy's Drop headlined a star-studded line up at Western Springs on Saturday, almost a year to the day of a similar line up. This year's offering, in order of appearance: The Logg Cabin & Printor, Bailey Wiley, JessB, Avantdale Bowling Club

Clear blue skies made for a stunning start to the afternoon at Western Springs leading up to Fat Freddys Drop taking the stage for a 2 hour set at 9pm.

Internationally acclaimed genre-benders Fat Freddy’s Drop carved out a small field with a festival-style concert at their Brisbane show (Eatons Hill Hotel, 23 March).

It was a bit of a shock to the system stepping out of my (nicely air conditioned) car at Whangarei's Toll Stadium the moist humid air hitting me square in the face as I tried to orient myself to this unfamiliar structure.