Moby is ready for this round of fame

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Set us as preferred Moby is headlining a large-scale show, joined by Underworld, Fcukers, Nia Archives (DJ set) and DJ Holographic, at Brookside at the Rose Bowl on Saturday.For Moby, who will also play in San Francisco two nights earlier, being able to headline a venue and show of this scale solidifies the fact that, following his very memorable Coachella 2026 set, highlighted by “Natural Blues,” with vocals from Jacob Lusk, he is, once again, on the upward side of fame.However, as he talked with The Times, now older and sober, he is so much better equipped to handle fame and all its trappings.As always, a conversation with Moby is a fascinating journey, from lessons on fame to tales of hanging with David Bowie and Lou Reed.We did a Times interview for Area One in 2001, and this particular show brings me back to those tours.Oh yeah, very much so the eclecticism.

Also, I realized roughly around that time was the first time I ever played with Underworld.It was at the very first Coachella in ’99, so I guess for better or worse, everything is full circle.Do you feel like being older you’re in a place now where you can appreciate the magic of these moments more? It’s a sort of hopefully expanded version of that.

One, you can appreciate it more, but also the public figure stuff becomes less of a pillar.Meaning when I was in my late 30s or I was enjoying the success of the album “Play,” a lot of my self-worth and self-perception had to do with the opinions of strangers.

It was basically public figure style accolades.And now it’s nice, I guess, if people respond well to what I do, but that’s not the foundation of my life.

Back then, public figure stuff was the rule.And now it’s the minor exception.

For example, last spring, I played at Coachella and it became this crazy viral moment, which was fun.It was nice...