The New Mastersounds Conclude US Farewell Tour in Brooklyn (Gallery + Recap)
The New Mastersounds, photo by Marc Millman
On Saturday, Nov. 22, The New Mastersounds touched down in New York for the last show in the last full leg of their TTFN Tour – shorthand for “Ta-Ta for Now.” After 26 years of touring abroad, the British four-piece funk powerhouse announced their final US tour in the spring and have celebrated their live legacy with a sprawling cross-country tour since. The band’s final stop in Brooklyn, preceding a New Year’s Eve double-header in Denver, served as a fond farewell to stateside fans through 27 tracks reflecting the vibrant whole of their catalog. Highlights within the mix included the opening treatment of “Do the Sausage Roll,” sit-ins from members of Norside Trio on “102%, “No Way” and “You Mess Me Up,” Shira Ellis’ guest vocals on “Never Did I Ever Stop Loving You” covers of Stretch’s “Why Did You Do It” and the Grateful Dead’s “Help on the Way” and a final encore of “Land of Nod” and “Nervous.”
Get an inside look at The New Mastersounds’ final Brooklyn performance in the gallery below, courtesy of photographer Marc Millman. The New Mastersounds will formally finish off their year-long TTFN Tour with two nights at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver on Dec. 30 and 31; find tickets and more information at newmastersounds.com.
