Fred Again.. and Thomas Bangalter Went B2B at Alexandra Palace

Thomas Bangalter — one half of Daft Punk, reclusive legend, the guy who hasn't really done this in nearly two decades — just showed up at Alexandra Palace and went b2b with Fred Again.. Let that sit for a second.

The set closed out the UK leg of Fred's USB002 tour, which has been running since the start of 2026 with a simple but brilliant concept: every stop gets a different special guest. No announcements, no leaks, just show up and find out. Previous stops featured names like Underworld, Mike Skinner, Nia Archives, La Roux, Romy, D Double E, Berwyn, Ezra Collective, Joy Anonymous, and The Streets. Each one felt like an event. None of them hit quite like this.

Bangalter has been almost entirely absent from public performance since Daft Punk officially called it quits in 2021. His Alexandra Palace appearance was only his second live outing in roughly 20 years, which alone would've been enough to send the internet into meltdown. Pair that with Fred Again.., arguably the most visible figure in electronic music right now, and you've got something that immediately slots into the conversation for live moment of the year.

The set itself didn't disappoint. The two ran through a mix that included Daft Punk staples like "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" and "Around The World" — tracks that need no introduction but still hit different when one of the people who made them is standing behind the decks. Reports from inside Ally Pally suggest the crowd lost it in a way that's hard to overstate.

“Bangalter has been almost entirely absent from public performance since Daft Punk officially called it quits in 2021.”

For Fred, the USB002 tour has been a masterclass in curation. The guest list reads like a dream festival lineup scattered across individual nights, and the format keeps every show feeling genuinely unpredictable. Ending the UK run with Bangalter was the kind of flex that only works if you've built the relationships and the reputation to pull it off.

Official pro-shot footage of the b2b set is scheduled to premiere on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 5pm GMT — so if you weren't there, that's your next appointment. And with the USB002 tour still rolling, the real question now is who else Fred has left to call.