It may have been a windy night, shaded by the looming first-day back at work, but Fat Freddy's Drop proved to Tauranga they're here to stay - after two decades in the game.
Opening with a plethora of Kiwi artists that need no introduction and the iconic DJ Jazzy Jeff right before kick-off at 9pm, the crowd was already roaring for Freddy's to drop.
And fans in Wharepai Domain were on their feet before the group had picked up a single instrument eager to start the night.
The crowd only grew larger and larger as the night stretched on, hungry for many of the timeless classics that craft the Aotearoa identity.
However, Fat Freddy's Drop has a habit of never playing hits back to back – instead, twisting the triumphant tunes into the next with meticulously reworked instrumentals, riffs and electrifying guitar solos.