26 July 2025 – Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane – words by Lucas Bell – pictures by Luke Petty
Fresh off the release of his first record in eight years, Melbourne rap superstar 360 made his grand return back to Brisbane this past weekend, and we were lucky enough to see this lightning in a bottle kind of show. Celebrating the journey of his life, the man behind the name, Matt Colwell has had his ups and downs. But with the release of Out of the Blue, and a new lease on life, these shows were anticipated to be some of the best of the year. And not only that, but 360 was bringing one of his best friends on tour, the always incredible Pez.
Pez was running a little late, but the moment he hit the stage, he was met with an overwhelming ovation. The set was a quick 30 minute love letter to the fans, with some of the best work of his career in a single set. Opening the show with ‘Can’t Wait’, he mentioned how even though Melbourne is home for 360 and himself, they always love coming back to Brisbane, and that it feels almost like a second home. And based on the reaction, Brisbane loves Pez just as much. We then got ‘The Con’, before a small medley of some throwbacks, including ‘These Days’ and ‘Keep On’, before the intro to ‘The Festival Song’ was teased to us, but not played.
PEZ – FMH – photos by Luke Petty
After The Game, Pez dropped the newest song he’s featured on, called ‘Dad Joke’s On You’, with Eso from Bliss n Eso. Hilariously, they managed to give a guy on the barrier a round of applause for his “full on dad beard” after the song concluded, which happened to be me. So technically, I’ve received a round of applause in The Fort. Which is a moment that will never leave my brain. The set was closed down with ‘Weekend’, and ‘The Festival Song’, which had the entirety of Brisbane losing their minds.
A quick 15 minute change over between sets, and as the lights went down, the noise went loud for 360’s return to Brisbane. Sixty’s set was a monster 21 song setlist, featuring a lot of his new record, Out of the Blue, with a good mix of tracks off Falling & Flying, Utopia, and some other deep cuts. Opening with ‘Euphoria’, he blasted straight into ‘Break the Rules’, and even ripped out his cover of ‘! (The Song Formerly Known As)’ by Brissy boys Regurgitator. Sixty then spoke about the set tonight being two stories being told at the same time. One was about 360 the rapper, and the other was about Matt Colwell. We then got ‘Boys Like You’, which drew a massive reaction from the crowd, followed by ‘Killer’, with somehow, a bigger reaction.
360 – FMH – photos by Luke Petty
‘Child’ was up next, which Sixty dedicated to his mother and father, who he gushed about their unconditional love for him to chase his dreams. On the back board during the track, were photos of Colwell as a child, which was really moving to watch. After ‘You and I’ played, Sixty brought Pez back out on stage to do the first of a couple of features for the night, ‘Live It Up’. We then got the ‘Price of Fame’ and ‘Yesterday’, before Pez came back out for ‘Coup de Grace’. You can tell how much these guys love each other. Whenever they’re on stage together, they’re a force of energy and love. I’ve low key hoped for years these guys would do a full project together. Hopefully, this tour becomes the catalyst for that.
The mood dropped a little for the heartbreaker, ‘Tiny Angel’, which Sixty acknowledged after completing the song that it was a bit of a mood killer, but he wanted to play it and even spoke about how difficult of a song it is to perform. The crowd didn’t mind though, as they were singing along with him during, which was beautiful. The energy was picked back up though, with ‘Knowing My Place’ up next. Sixty then spoke about how Out of the Blue dropped a few weeks ago, and was the first full record since 2017’s Utopia. He then played the first song that dropped from the record, ‘Back to You’, which is a banger on the record. Sounded even better live.
360 – FMH – photos by Luke Petty
After a bit of a scary moment at the end of the song where security were in the crowd, we got a run of ‘Chasing Ghosts’ and ‘Save My Soul’. Sixty then spoke about how since becoming sober, he found God. And that even though his finding of God might have lost him some followers and fans, it didn’t matter because the people in the room are the people he wants with him on his journey. And that even if you don’t agree with him spiritually, it meant the world that people were here tonight to see him. Another P-Easy chant broke out, as Pez returned one last time to the stage.
The boys then ran through tracks like ‘Broken’ and ‘Dem Gainz’, before closing the main set out on probably the most surprising song of the night, ‘The Festival Song’. Again. So just for clarity, Pez teased the song in his set, then played it as the last song of his set, then we got it again at the end of Sixty’s set. We technically heard the song three times, which is hilarious to me. After ‘The Festival Song’ finished, Sixty mentioned he loved being here, and wished he could stay all night and left the stage. Chants broke out for more, and Sixty returned to the stage to do an encore that featured the songs ‘Incomplete’ and ‘Run Alone’. Sixty shouted out a kid on the balcony who was hype all night, and mentioned how wholesome the vibes had been all night. And it’s true. The show was amazing, and showed that Australia’s hip hop future is reignited with the return of one of the best individual rappers Australia has ever seen.
