Surprise Chef | Vivid LIVE

One of the hottest bands on Melbourne’s buzzy funk scene, Coburg quintet Surprise Chef have attracted a cult-like following with their tasty cocktail of funk, jazz, hip-hop samples and deep grooves – not to mention their hypnotic live sets, which draw audiences into their electrifying, immersive sonic landscape.

Two years after thrilling audiences in support of R&B master Lee Fields, the band returns to the Sydney Opera House to celebrate the release of their latest album, Superb.

Formed in 2017, Surprise Chef made a name for themselves with a string of collectible 45s, their vividly cinematic debut All News is Good News (2020) and the supremely groovy Daylight Savings (2022), which saw them snapped up by taste-making Brooklyn label Big Crown Records, praised by the likes of Questlove and Jurassic 5's DJ Nu-Mark, and sampled on a collaboration between 88 Rising's Rich Brian and the Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah. 

Invigorated by their 2024 score and live performances for the 70s film classic Wake In Fright, the band set to work on their third album Superb, a funky, experimental adventure that draws on the cinematic soul of David Axelrod and the grooves of Timbaland and The Neptunes. From the psychedelic opener Sleep Dreams to the pounding single Bully Ball and the experimentation of Body Slam and Fare Evader, it’s an album that proves these instrumental juggernauts are among the most exciting, irresistible funk acts in the game.

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