Even if he hadn’t announced it multiple times, Flume’s ear-to-ear grin during his Sydney show made it clear he was delighted to be back performing in his hometown. Or maybe he was just really excited about the surprise he had planned for the encore.
Discounting his performances at the electronic festival Listen Out in 2019, it’s been six years since producer Harley Streten’s last national solo tour, which included two shows at Sydney’s 21,000-capacity Qudos Bank Arena. But in the years since Flume’s platinum-selling, award-winning sophomore album Skin and its subsequent tour – with lead single Never Be Like You also topping Triple J’s 2016 Hottest 100 – the producer has quietly turned against stadium success.
