Returning to Thekla on Friday the 19th of September – Fun Lovin’ Criminals – the acclaimed band from New York City bring sounds of their 30 years together and their upcoming seventh album.
Fun Lovin’ Criminals are the acclaimed band formed in New York City in 1993. One of the most enduring acts to emerge from a meltingpot of pop culture and music in the nineties with a singular style that continues tomesmerize fans around the world. The band has a reputation for being a must-see live act and have committed to performing electrifying shows featuring new songs, deep cuts and their classic hits, including ‘Scooby Snacks’, the smash hit song featuring dialogue from Quentin Tarantino’s films and ‘Love Unlimited’, a tribute to – and loved by – soul superstar Barry White.For more than 30 years, six albums and two EP’s of beloved songs masterfully created by fusing genres from rock to hip-hop, funk, blues and jazz to disco, the band have drawn adoration and respect from devoted fans and fascinated critics drawn to FLC’s magnetic and charming world.Founding member, multi-instrumentalist and producer Brian ‘Fast’ Leiser, drummer and producer Frank Benbini and guitarist Naim Cortazzi are currently finishing the band’s seventh album with multiple grammy award winning engineer Tim Latham, ISP. The new album will be released August 29, 2025 and will be followed by a worldwide tour.
