Four Tet Plots One-Off Melbourne Show For The Inaugural Freeform Festival

Weeks after British EDM star Four Tet – aka Kieran Hebden – announced his return to Sydney, Melbourne is set to join in the fun.

Four Tet will headline the inaugural Freeform Festival in the heart of the city. Taking place at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Friday, 10 October, Four Tet will be joined by Floating Points, Skee Mask—making his Australian debut—Atsuo The Pineapple Donkey, INVT, and DARWIN.

Elsewhere, the festival has locked in local talent with DJ Jnett, Yikes, Yarra, Chuleo Club, and Jono Ma.

Freeform has been described as “a new outdoor festival celebrating sound without borders and connection without limits,” bringing together international trailblazers and local up-and-coming artists for an epic sonic adventure that spans from sunlight to starlight.

Fans can find early access pre-sale tickets on Tuesday, 8 July, at 12 pm AEST, followed by the general sale, which opens on Thursday, 10 July, at 12 pm local time. Tickets will be available via Ticketek.

Last month, it was announced that Four Tet would headline Sydney’s Mode Festival on Saturday, 11 October. He’ll be joined by artists such as DARWIN, RONA., MUSCLECARS, Skee Mask, X CLUB, and many others.

Four Tet last toured Australia as part of Listen Out, Pitch Music & Arts, and Golden Plains festivals in 2023. He’s frequently visited his fans Down Under, playing at festivals and one-off shows since 2009.

Reviewing his set at Listen Out Brisbane in 2023, The Music’s Tione Zylstra wrote, “You could feel the ‘untz untz’ beat before you could hear it at Four Tet’s 909 set. The crowd were going wild for the critically acclaimed UK DJ.

“Everyone was singing along to his hit songs like Two Thousand and Seventeen, Baby again.. and VOLVER. Cheers echoed throughout the area as the funky lights brought you into a different dimension.”

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