Internationally regarded as one of the world’s finest live draws, Fat Freddy’s Drop is looking forward to bringing the groove machine to Esplanade Park in Fremantle fresh from conquering Europe and Aotearoa.
Doing it for the love of music, Freddy’s Based On A True Story 21st Anniversary Tour 2026 across Australia, Aotearoa and Europe is the band’s first return to the stage following the sudden death of Freddy’s chief Chris ‘MU’ Faiumu in 2025. Based On A True Story needs no intro for Fred Heads; 10 slices of fresh slices of future funk, with surprises, fakes & freaky sidesteps released on vinyl and CD in May 2005.
The resolutely independent Aotearoa New Zealand band formed in 1999, emerging from Wellington’s underground dance music scene into a genre-bending juggernaut who regularly sell out performances across UK, Europe, Australia and at home. Live, Freddy’s musical alchemy of reggae, dub, soul, techno and jazz is a raucously joyful experience.
Support for Fat Freddy's Drop comes from Sydney-based seven piece Sub-Tribe, known for blending deep bass, reggae, blues, jazz-hop, dancehall, jungle and drum and bass into a sound entirely their own.