King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have announced a US orchestral tour taking place in the summer of 2025. They’ve also confirmed a 3-day camping festival in Colorado called Field of Vision going down at the conclusion of their US tour.
The prolific Australian group has played hundreds of shows, but they’ve never done shows with a 28-piece orchestra before. Led by Sarah Hicks, King Gizzard will be joined by a handful of different orchestras for each show of their tour. The summer run of orchestral shows will end with Field of Vision, a new 3-day residency at Meadow Creek in Buena Vista, Colorado taking place from August 15th to 17th. The orchestral shows and Field of Vision will be King Gizzard’s only US performances in 2025.
In addition to announcing the tour, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have shared a new song, “Phantom Island.” Keeping with the orchestral theme, “Phantom Island” features a string section, horns, and auxiliary percussion, and much more. Across a buoyant, disco-esque groove, “Phantom Island” is a more warm, regal offering from King Gizzard, who seem to inhabit a totally different identity with each release.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are currently celebrating the release of their 26th(!) album “Flight b741”, which featured a more blues rock-cantered sound. They’re about to resume the next leg of their US tour with a show at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Friday, November 1st; Afterwards, they’ll make their way through the West Coast, Southwest, and Southeast.
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