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Fred Again.. performs at Frost Amphitheater in Palo Alto, Calif. on June 4, 2024. Matt Pang\/STAFF.<\/p>\n
SAN FRANCISCO \u2013 Pandemonium ensued among fans of Fred Again.. earlier this week when the London DJ and producer took to Instagram to tease the next city on his USB002 tour with a video of him driving across the Bay Bridge. The artist, born Frederick John Philip Gibson, has been announcing this tour one show at a time on the week of the show itself.<\/p>\n
To add even more hype, Gibson is playing 10 cities in 10 weeks while releasing 10 songs, part of his USB002 project,\u00a0which meant attendees at the Cow Palace on Friday got a new song.<\/p>\n
Fred Again.. started with his latest track with Boston rapper BIA, \u201cICEY,\u201d as red lights beamed all over. He played an extended outro, keeping the momentum up while cheering attendees on, standing on top of his CDJ gear.<\/p>\n
\u201cSan Francisco! There\u2019s a song that came out today!\u201d he yelled before the room turned dark red and he premiered \u201cSolo,\u201d featuring British drill rapper Blanco. He followed that up with anthem \u201cDelilah.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t take this for granted. Thank you so much for coming,\u201d he shouted. \u201cAre you ready to sing with me?\u201d<\/p>\n
He then transitioned to \u201cAdore You,\u201d which had some fans locking arms together and singing word for word.<\/p>\n
Above the crowd, a\u00a0fabric installation designed by artist Boris Acket hung above the crowd and moved throughout the performance, accompanied by lights.<\/p>\n
The lights started to flicker as Fred Again.. played his remix of Future\u2019s \u201cTurn On the Lights.\u201d The bass dropped out and some began moshing.<\/p>\n
The set then took a left turn as Gibson spun Prince\u2019s \u201cThe Most Beautiful Girl in the World.\u201d The moment felt like an intermission and a break from the intense beat drops of the first half of the performance. Lights shone on the Cow Palace floor, illuminating the crowd.<\/p>\n
Fred Again.. brought the energy up again and asked attendees to sing their loudest as during his collaborative song with Romy of the xx, \u201cStrong.\u201d He closed out the show strong with his collaboration with \u201cPlaces To Be,\u201d a collab with\u00a0Anderson .Paak that he debuted at a set at San Francisco\u2019s Civic Center Plaza in June 2024.<\/p>\n
Each show on the USB002 tour includes a different lineup and Friday\u2019s gig featured five artists: Hamdi, Oppidan, Bad Juuju, Clearcast and Vertigo, with the latter three DJs performing together.<\/p>\n
Oppidan, a rising U.K. garage DJ and producer, meshed hard techno with house music. The bass from her songs echoed throughout the Cow Palace. Oppidan later switched back to drum and bass and played remixes of classics like Disclosure\u2019s \u201cYou & Me.\u201d Her Grimes beats paired well with the electronic percussion.<\/p>\n
Fellow U.K. artist\u00a0Alexander Hamdi blended intense dubstep with different grime beats. The tempo increased and his music began syncing to the lights, which produced a strong organic effect. Hamdi played EsDeeKid\u2019s \u201c4 Raws\u201d and later transitioned to A Trak\u2019s \u201cHeads Will Roll.\u201d That instrumental alone made the dance floor more rowdy.<\/p>\n
With Oppidan and Hamdi on stage, Fred Again.. appeared to perform alongside them. This was the best of both worlds, mixing Gibson\u2019s melodic sound with the guests\u2019 deeper bass techno sound. The three spun Dom Dolla\u2019s \u201cSan Frandisco,\u201d among others. Fred Again.. also played original tracks like \u201cVictory Lap,\u201d mixing it to Travis Scott\u2019s \u201cFEIN.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bay Area artists Bad Juuju, Clearcast and Vertigo started the night off with a b3b set,\u00a0blending deep techno that synchronized well. They mixed songs like \u201cone2three\u201d by Disclosure and Leven Kali with gritty U.K. rap like Stormzy\u2019s \u201cWiley Flow.\u201d The three concluded with a remix of \u201cIf U Need It,\u201d by Sammy Virji.<\/p>\n
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