![]() Knowing they'd have sellout shows, concert promoters went to lengths to drip-feed ticket sales for this ten-centre tour to prevent ticket scalping. Maybe they got sick of everyone asking, who knows? While their solo careers are catapulting them into a space most artists can only dream of - Bret's got an Oscar sitting on his piano at home and Jemaine has appeared on the big screen alongside some of Hollywood's biggest stars - it's fantastic they've teamed up again for this series of concerts. Before long their spell on the audience had them belting out Song for Epileptic Dogs in four-part harmony. ![]() Making their way through an impressive array of instruments, Jemaine and Bret, who have more than 1.5 million followers on Facebook, even manage to give the triangle and recorder a bit of old-school cool. They are later joined by a lone cellist who they dub the "New Zealand Sympathy Orchestra". ![]() "We've got Jemaine on guitar and Bret on guitar". "We should introduce the band," they say early on. They're not trying to be something they're not - they don't need to, the talent's there in droves. They bounce off each other like Lennon and McCartney and their musical ability isn't a far cry from them either. Their unique and refreshing low-key, deadpan humour is pitch-perfect. While there's a bit of scripting, they don't miss a beat with their ad-lib banter. ![]() Seeing them live proves their comedic and musical genius doesn't come from successful television editing. With a slew of awards behind them, FOTC have garnered a cult following not just here, but internationally too - largely thanks to their popular HBO sitcom series. ![]()
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