In 2017, riding the wave of Chicken-Bone-Soup—the album that heralded Fat Freddy's Drop's return to soulful roots with jazz inflections after dub experiments—the New Zealand band from Wellington, pioneers of jam sessions in the reggae scene since 2001, delivered a climactic performance at Alexandra Palace, London's Victorian palace opened in 1873 as a people's palace and a rock concert bastion since the 1990s, where Cedric Mason's horn and bass lines improvised into echoes across the 10,000-capacity hall. The 90-minute set, brimming with warm vocal solos and festival euphoria, showcased their mastery in forging collective trance, infusing funk with worldwide resonance before a sold-out crowd.