The Black Seeds – Fabric Release Tour

New Zealand, get ready to dance to the beat as almighty reggae group The Black Seeds bring their 'Fabric Tour' this September to October.

Starting off in Raglan, The Black Seeds will be heading to Auckland, Mt Maunganui, Wanaka, Dunedin, Christchurch, Nelson and Napier before making their full stop in Wellington. Known for an electrifying live show and having just returned from a successful tour of Canada & the US, the band are all set to play in celebration of their forthcoming album 'Fabric'.

Members of The Black Seeds include Barnaby Weir (vocals/guitar), Daniel Weetman (vocals/percussion), Jarney Murphy (drums), Nigel Patterson (keyboard), Ned Ngatae (guitar), Francis Harawira (bass), Barrett Hocking (trumpet), Lucien Johnson and Matthew Benton (saxophone)

"It's the meaningful, party, pick-me-up track on the album." - Barnaby Weir, The Black Seeds co-frontman

"The best reggae band in the world right now." – Rolling Stone Germany

"Almost like the changing of the seasons, you can count on The Seeds to rock into your town and deliver an uplifting concoction of reggae, dub and funk with their own ingenious twist." – Otago Daily Times

The kinetic energy within the album is physically infectious and makes you want to move. There are times where we dip into a gorgeous nostalgic homeage to the late '70s and early '80s R&B-funk era like their recently released single 'Freakin' and the album's nostalgic summery anthem 'Better Days'.

Overall, there is a grand expansiveness that sets over the tracklist, allowing for each song to breathe and exist on its own, but also comfortably within the context of the wider picture. The Black Seeds’ limitless creative energy for what it is - always moving forward and progressing without compromising the soul of who they are, while always remaining conscious of the current world around them.

Witness a Black Seed performance this September and have a good dose of feel-good funk.