Fred again.. kicked off his buzzy 10 shows in 10 weeks in 10 cities run in October, a peripatetic endeavor happening as part of the release of his USB002 project.
The English producer released 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.
Week over week, USB002 tracks and shows became an increasingly star-studded endeavor, with the music featuring collaborators including Aussie rock band Amyl and the Sniffers, Danny Brown, Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, Sammy Virji, Kettama, Caribou, Floating Points and more, while the live sets featured guests like Four Tet, Skream & Benga, Haai, Yousuke Yukimatsu, Caribou and Floating Points and many other DJs both massive and rising.
If you didn’t see much internet footage from these performances, it’s because the run was phone-free, with fans in each city having a sticker put over their phone cameras upon arrival to maximize presence and participation.
And if you didn’t get get the chance to attend, Apple Music is offering another way in when it streams Fred’s week five USB002 set from Dublin as part of a New Year’s Eve event on Dec. 31. Fans can watch the video stream, the only full-length film from the entire run, for free in the Apple Music New tab starting at 12 a.m. local time on Dec. 31 and hear the entire set on Apple Music Club radio on Dec. 31 at 9 p.m. PT. (This stream is happening amid a 24-hour Apple Music Club radio takeover featuring new sets by more than 20 artists including Shygirl, DJ Snake, Disco Lines, Cloonee and more.)
And just hours after the 10 shows/10 weeks run officially ended in Mexico City on Dec. 12, Fred announced USB002/10 More Shows a dual residency that will encompass six performances at New York’s East End Studios in January and four shows at London’s Alexandra Palace the following month.
