Last weekend, on November 1, well-known DJ Fredrick Gibson, or more commonly known as ‘Fred Again’, surprised Irish fans by playing his final European show of his 10-week pop- up tour in Dublin.  

The English DJ held 5 pop up gigs across Europe over the last 5 weeks to celebrate the launch of 10 new songs. Gibson didn’t reveal what city he was in until the week before the show, with the tickets going on sale on the week of the event.  

After much speculation, it was revealed that the final show would take place in the RDS. The musician took to Instagram to announce it, saying that his final European show was “always going to be Dublin.”. 

The show took place in the Silo at the RDS. The capacity was 3,500 people and tickets sold out in minutes, causing many fans to be left disappointed. To combat the disappointment, Gibson played a second pop-up gig in the Button Factory. The link to tickets was sent to any fans that signed up for the original sale but were unsuccessful. 

Gibson reassured the RDS crowd, telling them he will “always come back to Dublin.” 

Gibson was joined on stage by several guest acts including Dundalk rapper ‘Reggie’, to perform their brand-new song “Talk of the Town.” The event opened with Fontaines DC, DJ Caolan Ryan, and EMA. The three Irish acts played from 4:30pm to 7pm, allowing Gibson 3 hours to play, his longest set throughout this tour, with the gig finishing at 10:30pm.  

In the hours leading up to Gibson taking the stage, the DART was filled with excitement. 

Photographed: Will Lanigan and Ben Fraser  

The sign at the entrance to the concert, the same sign used to announce each city. “10 Weeks, 10 Songs, 10 Cities” 

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Gibson had requested no phones be used throughout the concert ahead of time, to achieve a sense of “togetherness.” Fans were given a sticker to cover their camera on entry. The request was respected in the beginning, but as fans got increasingly excited, there were inevitably videos and photos taken throughout.  

Gibson is known to have a fantastic light show to accompany his music and the Dublin show was no different. 

Alongside his opening acts, Gibson also brought out many artists during the show. 

Rappers Travvy and Reggie accompany Fred Again on stage. 

Gibson had a fabric instillation overhead at all ten shows, made by Boris Acket. Gibson said the visual goal behind this piece was to have something “sorta intricate and living almost but could still work in these warehouse ravey spaces.” 

Gibson also often requested throughout his shows for people to “get up on shoulders” and Dublin didn’t disobey. 

Bottom photo: Ben Fraser and Liam Kelly 

Gibson closed out the show with his song “See Yourself In My Eyes”, featuring none other than Dermott Kennedy. 

Swarms of fans still filled with adrenaline following the concert, exited the RDS and made their way down Marrion Road.