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Concert in your area for Electronic, Indie & Alt, and Jazz.
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What sets Goldfish apart from their contemporaries, especially in the Western world, is the fact that they hail from South Africa and make an effort to incorporate local influences into their work. Their own brand of dance music is flecked with nods to African styles and jazz, too, and has seen them shake up the dance world since they formed in the early noughties. They’ve supported a slew of genuine luminaries of the genre on tour, including Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx, Faithless, Mr. Scruff, Paul van Dyk and Pete Tong.
Their experimental stage show sees Peters and Poole poised behind the decks, as is the usual fashion at the huge dance festivals they frequent, but also play traditional African instruments onstage, too - the result is something genuinely unusual, and they’ve amassed massive crowds at events like Ultra and Tomorrowland accordingly. They usually take a number of singers on the road with them, too; the most common fixture on their tours has been Sakhile Moleshe, but Poole himself has also taken on vocal duties alongside the likes of Max Vidima, Monique Hellenberg and Hlulani Hlangwane. Their output in the studio has been prodigious, too, with six albums in eight years between 2006 and 2013.
Incredible concert. The tickets were very affordable, and it was a great performance. I was surprised to find out the Goldfish is not very well known in the US. Such a unique type of music, electronic with a jazz twist, and they are incredible performers. I ended up buying 8 tickets and got my friends to go with me, most of whom had never heard of Goldfish before. After last night, they now all love Goldfish. There is not one person that I have introduced Goldfish to that hasn't loved them.
So I highly recommend going to a Goldfish concert if you have the chance. Just listen to a few of their top songs, I have a feeling you will realize why a Goldfish concert would be so fun. Be ready to dance though, you may leave the concert venue a little sweaty...