Fred Again.. closed out one of the most ambitious live campaigns in recent electronic music history, and now the world gets to see exactly how it ended. The full recording of his final USB002 show at London’s Alexandra Palace premieres on YouTube tomorrow at 5pm UK, 1pm NYC, and 10am LA, and it features something almost nobody expected: Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk playing back-to-back with Fred to close the night, only his second live appearance in nearly 20 years.
The USB002 run was a genuinely remarkable undertaking. Ten shows, ten cities, ten weeks, wrapping with residencies in New York and London at the end of 2025. Each show brought a staggering lineup of collaborators to the stage. The Alexandra Palace closing night alone featured Benga, Berwyn, Blanco, CA7RIEL and Paco Amoroso, Coki, D Double E, Durrty Goodz, Ezra Collective, Flowdan, Hamdi, Kano, Jamie T, JME, JOY Anonymous, La Roux, Mala, MPH, Nia Archives, Oppidan, Romy, The Streets, Skream, and Underworld. That is not a guest list. That is a festival.
The Bangalter appearance is the centerpiece. One of electronic music’s most legendary figures, largely absent from live performance for the better part of two decades, stepping back onto a stage to close out a show with one of the most vital artists working in the genre right now. The significance of that moment is hard to overstate.
The full set streams tomorrow.