The Burnt City x Fizz: The Secret Set

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On 16 August 2023, Fizz announced that they would be playing a secret set at Punchdrunk's The Burnt City immersive theatre show. Only 50 tickets were made available for 'The Secret Set,' available to anyone who purchased a ticket to the show that night, however the band also stuck around to play a few songs in Peep (the bar) after the show had finished. Dodie also reprised her role as Calliope in the show - see below for more.

Prior to the show, fans who had bought tickets to the secret set were sent a 'telegram' via email with instructions on what they needed to do to get to the secret set. Fizzlets were instructed to collect an object from the box office (which turned out to be a Lanyard, which was a travel pass for Troy) and stick around in Peep after the finale. Upon hearing the silent song, they were then to head to the purple mushroom to access the set...

## The Secret Set

Following the finale of the show in Peep and Orpheus' performances, she then announced it was time for fans to head to the Purple Mushroom. This was located int he corner of the room by the VIP entrance into The Burnt City (which led out into the light shop). Fans were then led through to the Palladium Arcade. Here Gret was stood on the Dance Dance Revolution machine, looking around wistfully. Once Fizzlets had all made it into the Arcade, Gret picked up a lantern and led them into Troy Town Square, where Dodie was sat atop Hecuba's throne. She too picked up a lantern and guided the group into Aligheri's Department Store, where Martin was stood waiting, before finally heading back into the square where Orla was stood in the window of Ciaco's Cafe. With all four members of the band now present, they led the group on a winding path through the city, finally arriving in the Hotel Elysium's Aphrodite Suite. Here they sat on the bed, whilst Fizzlets sat on the floor, and played their set.

For the majority of this experience, Fizz remained silent or only communicating through whispers, as is much of the nature of The Burnt City. In this vain also, the show was completely acoustic, with the only instruments being two guitars and no microphones or amps. After their first song, they thanked Hades for letting them stay.

During this portion of the show, phones were still locked away in the bags given to attendees of The Burnt City, hence no photos of The Secret Set exist.

### Setlist

1. Close One
2. Hell of a Ride
3. You, Me, Lonely

After playing these three songs, they led the group out of the city and back into Peep, where they then disappeared for a few minutes, before coming back onto the stage to continue performing.

Entrance to the Palladium and Hecuba's ThroneTroy Town Square (Calico's straight ahead and Alighieri's to the right)The Aphrodite Suite where Fizz performed The Secret Set
## Show in Peep

    Once in Peep, Fizz took to the stage, this time with microphones, electric guitars and Martin at the keyboard (as well as Dodie breaking out the clarinet). This was much more of a generic show experience, with little bits of chat and crowd interaction between the songs. Here again they thanked Hades for letting them stay, if he could hear them wherever he was. This was ironic as one of the actors for Hades was sat in the crowd watching.

### Setlist

1. As Good As It Gets
2. I Just Died
3. The Secret to Life
4. High in Brighton

Following the show, the band stuck around in Peep for a little while to say hi to all the Fizzlets.

## Dodie's earlier debut at The Burnt City

In some ways this show is a sequel to an earlier special event at The Burnt City, when Dodie played the character of Calliope and performed some select songs from her own discography on 18 July 2023. In her role as Calliope both in July and the Fizz show in August, she performed the song *All Cried Out* in Peep, as well as doing 1:1 experiences in the show.

Dodie is a well known super fan of The Burnt City, having visited 26 times prior to her own debut in the show that night!