Fred again Sydney

Fred again.. played a Laneway Festival sideshow in front of a full house at Sydney's Enmore Theatre. David James Young was there to review.

[Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 2022: 100-1](https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/triple-js-hottest-100-of-2022-100-1-live-updates/) [Fred again.. But that was merely practice for later on, when The Blessed Madonna appeared on-screen for ‘Marea (we’ve lost dancing)’, lamenting the loss of dancing to a piercingly loud reception. In the midst of all of that, his [Laneway sideshows](https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/the-complete-list-of-laneway-festival-2023-sideshows-finneas-girl-in-red-slowthai-more/) were announced, and literally sold out before tickets went on sale to the general public. Fred’s piano-driven interludes added a distinct ambience, including a tease of Bon Iver’s ‘Beth/Rest’, and his understated vocal delivery gave further texture to tracks like ‘Sabrina (i am a Party)’ and ‘Kahan (last year)’. will play in this city, it felt like we had finally made it. show, there were still plenty of bangers in the mix. With the now-famous words of American poet Guante ringing out, ‘Kyle (i found you)’ offered sub-bass you could feel in your chest and an emotive sensibility you could feel in your heart. [completed last October](https://musicfeeds.com.au/album/fred-again-actual-life-3-january-1-september-9-2022-album-review/)) through global festival appearances. This binary underpinned the lion’s share of Fred’s performance, turning Actual Life into a tangible phenomenon through a dazzling audio-visual display. ‘Jungle’ got the electricity flowing, with fans on shoulders as far as the eye could see, before the Hottest 100 entry ‘Turn on the Lights again..’ and the Skirllex collab ‘Rumble’ imperilled the His joie de vivre, as captured in a now-legendary [Boiler Room](https://youtu.be/c0-hvjV2A5Y) DJ set, carried his momentum even further. A similar turn of events involved Laneway announcing UK wunderkind producer