Earlier this month Fred again.. kicked off his buzzy 10 shows in 10 weeks in 10 cities run, a peripatetic endeavor happening as part of the release of his USB002 project.
The English producer is releasing one song from USB002 in tandem with each week’s show, with UBS002 itself being an an evolution of USB001, which collected Fred hits including “Jungle,” “Baby Again” with Skrillex and Four Tet, “Lights Out” with Romy and Haai, “Rumble” with Skrillex and “Turn On The Lights Again..” with Swedish House Mafia and Future.
USB002 thus far promises to be as star-studded, with the first song of the project being a collab with Aussie rock band Amyl and the Sniffers. The song dropped on Oct. 3, the same day as the start of the 10-week run, which began with a packed night in Glasgow, Scotland.
Fred again.. later announced on social media that the next 10 shows in 10 weeks performance will happen Oct. 10 in the Belgian capital of Brussels. Upon announcing this show, Fred gave a hint at where the rest of the shows might happen, noting that this Brussels show will be “the most northern show we’re doing in *mainland* Europe… I chose my wording verrrry delicately there.”
The tour’s production is an installation by Dutch artist and composer Boris Acket, who contributed one of his billowing, parachute type works to the run.
See photos from each week’s show below, with this story updating after every performance for the next nine weeks.
Week 1: Glasgow, Scotland
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Fred’s 10-show run launched in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 3, the same day the producer released his first song from USB002, “You’re a Star,” with Aussie rock punk Amyl and the Sniffers. Happening at the city’s Scottish Events Center, the show featured a pair of special guests: Japanese producer Yousuke Yukimatsu and Australia-born, U.K.-based artist Haai, with whom Fred shared an all smiles group photo with after the show.
Week 2: Brussels, Belgium
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As Fred had revealed days prior, the second 10/10/10 tour stop happened at Gare Maritime in Brussels, Belgium on Friday, Oct. 10. The show happened in tandem with the producer’s second release from USB002, “OGdub.”
The track is a collaboration with frequent collaborators Parisi, along with Beam and hip-hop favorite Danny Brown, with Fred writing on Instagram that that “I’ve been listening to danny brown for yearssss, since i was 16 i reckon?! i remember when he first came out wit the hybrid and being like wait this feels enitrely [sic] new to me. this samples his song burfict wit jpegmafia which is an absolutely wild slice of audio. its like a horn fugue that then goes into a punk band that then drops unreasonably hard and jus keeepsss going.”
With Fred welcoming special guests for each of the 10/10/10 shows, the night featured support from local artists Kōma, Lauravioli, DC Noises and Shoplifter. As with the entirety of this tour, attendees of this set had stickers put over their phone cameras, to maintain an intimate and present atmosphere at the show.
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