Surprise performances have been coming thick and fast recently and superstar DJ Fred again.. was no exception, when he announced a surprise rave at NYC’s Knockdown Centre. Fred again.. revealed he would be playing a back-to-back set with Welsh breakout brothers, Overmono. That wasn’t the only surprise as he brought Lil Yachty onto the stage to perform a previously unreleased track. Reportedly titled ‘Stayinit’, the song sees Lil Yachty singing over an icy future garage beat.
A fan-filmed snippet of the performance can be seen via the provided link in the original article. Fred again.. is set to headline Reading Festival’s Saturday date alongside Lana del Rey. Unfortunately, tickets for Reading’s Saturday shows have sold out, but remaining tickets can still be purchased. Liam Gallagher, Blink-182, Gerry Cinnamon, and Catfish & The Bottlemen are also set to headline.
Fred again.. is not limited to Reading Festival as he is set to headline Budapest’s Sziget Festival and Helsinki’s Flow Festival. Lil Yachty has also been busy releasing collaborations with a range of artists. He recently released his track with rockstar Yungblud called ‘When We Die (Can We Still Get High?)’, along with a song with childhood friend Faye Webster called ‘Lego Ring’.
In his album ‘Let’s Start Here’ released last year, he took a surprising pivot to psych-rock. Lil Yachty has also spoken about his opinions on the state of affairs in hip hop by saying the genre is “in a terrible place right now”
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