New Orleans bounce artist Big Freedia is coming to Dublin for a gig at the The Workmans Club, Dublin on 24th May.
Big Freedia is considered the Queen of Bounce, the genre known for its frenetic rhythms and booty-bounce moves like “the twerk”, “the shake” “the wiggle,” “the bend ova,” the “hands on the ground,”. Freedia featured on Beyoncé’s ‘Formation’.
Tickets priced €16 go on sale Friday 9th February at 9am through www.ticketmaster.ie & usual outlets nationwide.
Also worth a watch, N.E.R.D.’s hit song “Lemon” owes a lot to New Orleans bounce
And an article of note:
The Ballad of Big Freedia: How the New Orleans Bounce Icon Was Betrayed By Her City’s Housing Crisis
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
