Fred Again is full of surprises.
The British electronic music producer and artist kicks off his pop-up show at the iconic Sydney Opera House with a six-date arena run in Sydney and Melbourne next month, as well as the promise of another surprise gig on the Gold Coast, south of Brisbane.
Handsome Tours, part of the TEG Group, parent of Ticketek, TEG Dainty and other businesses, is the production of the tour.
The Grammy-and-Brit-winning musician on Tuesday (February 27) became the first artist to announce, sell out and perform at the Opera House all in the space of 24 hours.
The announcement of this one-off show at the Concert Hall was made on his Instagram account and caused a stir as more than 145,000 joined a virtual queue to buy tickets, representatives say.
This is the largest sell-out demand the 2,679-capacity room has ever experienced.
Fred Again (real name Fred Gibson) isn't going anywhere. Three back-to-back shows await at Melbourne's 15,000-capacity Rod Laver Arena from March 4, followed by three consecutive nights at Sydney's 22,000-capacity Qudos Bank Arena. The Gold Coast will host a show between these two series at a location to be confirmed, representatives say.
Support is Joy (Anonymous) and the general offer begins Thursday, February 29 — with, surprisewithout presale.
Starting out as a producer, the Brit's career has been explosive. A prolific producer, Fred's DNA is on at least seven UK No.1 singles and, in the process, became the Brit Awards' Youngest Producer of the Year and won two Grammy Awards earlier this month for Best Dance/Electronic album (for Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 23, 2022)) and Best Dance/Electronic Recording for his work on “Rumble” with Skrillex and Flowdan.
Fred Again (real name: Fred Gibson) has a special bond with the Australian public. He made his live debut here in January 2023, playing sets at Laneway festival, selling out headline shows and running DJ pop-ups that reportedly sold out in less than 5 seconds, including a set at Sydney's 5,500-capacity Hordern Pavilion.
To celebrate the new tour dates, Fred Again drops “stayinit,” a collaboration with Lil Yachty and Overmono, the latest in a series of “USB” releases. US fans get a taste of the action when Fred Again headlines Bonnaroo 2024 this June.
Fred Again Australia tour 2024:
March 4 — Rod Laver Arena Melbourne tickets
March 5 — Rod Laver Arena Melbourne tickets
March 6 — Rod Laver Arena Melbourne tickets
March 9 — Gold Coast Pop-Up (venue TBC)
March 12 — Qudos Bank Arena Sydney tickets
March 13 — Qudos Bank Arena Sydney tickets
March 14 — Qudos Bank Arena Sydney
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