You’re most likely used to seeing Fred Once more.. smashing the pads of an MPC when he’s up on stage, or spinning high-octane dance music on CDJs with Skillex and 4 Tet. However, as a pupil of Brian Eno, the British producer appears to have some ambient in his locker, too.
At Glastonbury on Friday, 28 June, Fred Once more.. (actual title Fred Gibson) took to the Strummerville stage to play a shock 30-min ambient set. The Strummerville space is generally dwelling to area of interest and upcoming acts, and is known as after the late Conflict frontman Joe Strummer, who carried out Glastonbury’s principal stage in 1999. It’s a comfortable atmosphere, with a 24-hour campfire, cafe and bar, with “the competition’s most interesting viewpoint.” It type of is smart that Gibson posted up there for his ambient set, then — however festival-goers have been nonetheless greatly surprised.
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The unannounced set comprised principally of unreleased music, plus tracks from his collaborative album with Brian Eno, Secret Life, which was launched on 4 Tet’s Textual content Information label in Could 2023. Strummerville’s crowd was “hushed and reflective amid the late afternoon sunshine,” says Gibson’s press group.
Fred Once more.. at Glastonbury Strummerville. Picture: Theo Batterham
Gibson’s ambient set this yr is a big distinction to his performances at Glastonbury 2023. We praised his principal set on the Different Stage for his capability to get tens of 1000’s of individuals dancing and, later that night time, he had 1000’s extra individuals heading towards The Temple for a shock set with The Blessed Madonna.
Glasto-goers have shared the expertise on-line, with one saying that the unannounced look was “fully bonkers”, whereas one other mentioned they headed to Strummerville to flee the insanity, solely to search out that “some insanity turned up
Most Glastonbury factor ever. We’re up at Strummerville, the chillest stage within the joint, up within the woods above the positioning. Right here for The Royston Membership however they’re operating an hour behind.
Why?
Fred Once more… simply performed a secret arrange right here. Completely bonkers ahaha pic.twitter.com/UdWcIl0KP6
— George Poole (@GeorgePuddle) June 28, 2024
Went to Strummerville for a break from the insanity and a few insanity turned up.#FredAgain#Glastonbury2024 pic.twitter.com/Wg4J4SIJqv
— Polly (@PollyJacksonx) June 29, 2024
There’s presently no phrase that Fred Once more.. is performing elsewhere at Glastonbury. However, with Gibson, you actually by no means know. It was only some weeks in the past that he introduced a stay present at Los Angeles’ 77,500-capacity Memorial Coliseum. He introduced the present on the 11 June, with the efficiency going down solely three days afterward the 14 June. Did it promote out? After all it did.
Different acts acting at Strummerville this yr embrace Dennis Simply Dennis, Rompa’s Reggae Shack, Ged Lever and Cumbia Child.
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