Fred again.. already had a very major night in London on Thursday (Feb. 26), when he played an unreleased Harry Styles song during his set at Alexandra Palace.
Now, he’s due to top himself on Friday (Feb. 27) as Daft Punk‘s Thomas Bangalter is set to be a special guest during the producer’s second and final Alexandra Palace show. Fred announced the news via Instagram Stories on Friday, sharing a photo of himself and the French icon and writing, “I can’t believe I’m typing this. There is only one way to end this tour of surreal whirlwind dream casting, and it is wit [sic] this man. The greatest.”
Fred’s next Stories further explain the plan, saying, “We’ve been in the studio all week and basically prepared and entire one off show jus [sic] for tonight. Me and Thomas Bangalter. One last dance. Doors at 6.”
The move is characteristic frenzy building from Fred, whose show Friday night will be the final performance of his USB002 tour that began last fall. The tour began with a 10-week Europe and North American run called “10 Weeks/10 Shows/10 Songs” and featured Fred releasing one (or two) singles from his USB002 album every week in conjunction with a performance for which the location was announced last minute.
This timeframe included a non-USB002 related performance in October at Paris’ Centre Pompidou, where Fred played b2b2b2n with British legend Erol Alkan, Ed Banger founder Busy P and Bangalter, in what was Bangalter’s first public DJ set in 16 years.
“Last night I got to play with Thomas Bangalter, Erol Alkan, Busy P at the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the last night before it closes for 5 years,” Fred Again.. wrote of that show in October. “Thomas told me in this lift on the way down to the show that the first time he fell in love with electronic music was in this building in 1992. He also told me hasn’t played a proper set without the mask on for 24 years. I didn’t know what to say to either of those things and I still don’t.”
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