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An Extensive Chicago* '25 Orchestral Show Recap

King Gizzard performing at Ravinia Festival.

TimelandIsWacky reflects on the band's 2025 orchestral show in Highland Park, talking about the show and its details while examining the odd intricacies of Ravinia both past and present.

posted by TimelandIsWacky in the Show Recap category on 2025-08-20 20:01:20

King Gizzard Has Left Spotify. What Now?

With King Gizzard's music now off Spotify, you may have a few questions. What other options are available? Should you stick with streaming or go to physical media? What are the pros and cons of each alternative? This guide aims to help answer those questions.

posted by TimelandIsWacky in the General category on 2025-08-08 13:59:40

Obsession Is Good For You: EU Spring Tour '25 - the Sights and Sounds Of Athens

Photographer Photon Obscura shares his view of Athens '25 in this Spring Tour recap.
There were some absolutely amazing venue choices on this EU 25 Spring tour and my decisions on which pair to hit were largely based on the venues. With so many tempting choices, Athens quickly took hold as a non-negotiable for me. Not only is it an amazing city that is shrouded in history, it offered one of the most unique venues that I had laid eyes on. As an photographer, the pull of that venue could not really be denied. The chance to shoot KGLW in a venue on top of a hill in Athens with views of the Acropolis, Aegean Sea, Athen’s distant lights and mountain ranges was an unparalleled opportunity. Tossing in the chance of a Magma closed the deal on this one.

posted by AlteredBeef in the Show Recap category on 2025-08-05 09:02:13

EU Residency Infographic

words and infographic by rsprochaska

So what’s this post all about and why should you read it? Well to start, there’s a lot to unpack for a band that streams every show live and releases the subsequent soundboards shortly after, developing an official live catalogue that far exceeds their already elaborate and fantastically excessive studio output. I started tracking live Gizz after my first show at Radius, Chicago in October 2022, contributing to this website in early 2024, and compiled an infographic (link here) for the band’s first fully released tour in North America at the end of last year.

This 2025 European residency tour is my second attempt to visually analyze the musical performance of each show of a certain period in the band’s live history. A link to the full PDF of the infographic is available here.

posted by AlteredBeef in the General category on 2025-07-11 09:22:36

Anatomy Of a King Gizzard Show

Updated Spring '25 I made this guide to address the tidal wave of new fans attending concerts for perhaps the first time. First, welcome to an incredible band known for out of this world live shows. Its quite a rabbit hole and we're a pretty friendly group. You’re going to have a great time attending live but if I see one more new thread in r/KGATLW asking what a King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard concert is like, I swear I’m going to compile all the answers to the common questions into an easily accessible document and publish it for all to read.
Oh wait, that’s exactly what this is.
Before we begin, some disclaimers. I’m from the US and I’ve never been to a major venue or show outside the US. Your mileage will definitely vary elsewhere in the world. Every suggestion I have is just that: a suggestion. Nothing I say should be taken as hard fact and your experience might vary greatly from my written word. DON'T use anything I say in here as justification for your actions and DO take all my advice at your own risk.
And yes, I do go over how to make sure you get a poster.

posted by W.B.T.G. Slinger in the General category on 2025-05-06

Brent's Recs, Vol. 9: Another SBD/AUD Matrix Edition

The penultimate edition of Brent’s Rec’s is a follow-up to Volume 4 from a year ago featuring early taper-made King Gizzard matrix recordings. Matrix recordings are a mix of the soundboard and an audience recording. In King Gizzard’s case, there are 11 known taper made SBD/AUD matrix recordings from 2014-2019. All 11 known recordings were made by only a handful of US tapers. The soundboard recordings for these shows were not officially released, so the tapers were likely permitted to plug directly into the soundboard. I didn’t want to end this series without one more shoutout to those early King Gizz tapers, and to remind readers of some great shows that may not be on their radar. This edition features the six remaining matrix recordings not highlighted in Vol. 4 last year. Also in this edition after the Brent’s Recs, there is another Wishlist of archival shows in the hopes the band will one-day release more recordings. First up though are some wonderful matrix recordings.

Brent is creator of the King Gizzard Live Spreadsheet and a KGLW.net collaborator. He is @Gizzhenge here and Bluesky and (u/yebrent) on Reddit. These recommendations are the best combination of complete recordings, in high quality, of the band in their top form.

posted by AlteredBeef in the Brent’s Recs category on 2025-04-23 10:19:42

Brent's Recs, Vol. 8: Many Thanks, and a Plea

Recommending the very best live King Gizzard recordings.

Thank You, Tapers!

2024 was a monumental year for fans of live King Gizzard, with the launch of the official livestream and bootlegger downloads of every show from both the stellar 2-leg US summer/fall tour. I know it's been said a million times already, including a bunch of times by myself in other forums and media, but it really can’t be said enough: Thank You King Gizzard for such an amazing gift these full show streams have been! And to make them free and part of the official bootlegger program is above and beyond what even the most altruistic bands have done for their fans. King Gizzard should be more widely praised for sharing their live recordings with their fans, while finding a way to make it work economically.

posted by AlteredBeef in the Brent’s Recs category on 2025-02-15 08:08:31

Seek Electricity: Reflecting on 10/22/22

View from the balcony at Franklin Music Hall on 10/22/22

Singin’ through you to me/thunderbolts caught easily/shouts the truth peacefully/Electricity

My first King Gizzard show was on 10/22/2022 at Franklin Music Hall, just a week after I had purchased the domain KGLW.net. Lightning has crackled through each and every day since. We’re talking about the frenetic energy that makes life exciting, that attracts people across time and space, that powers us to create. This essay is a reflection on the ways that the circuitry has been in place to light up this machine all along. Looking back to my first show, the synchronicity was all there for me to see. So, this is also a prompt for you to consider the lessons you’ve learned and connections you’ve made thanks to this band, whether you recently saw your first show or you’re nearing triple digits.

posted by AlteredBeef in the General category on 2025-02-04 20:37:13

2024 Gizzies — First Annual KGLW.net Awards

The Gizzies trophy image! depicting a golden gator holding aloft a golden nonagon, standing on a plinth with a plaque reading 'The Gizzies' (image by greylocke)

Welcome to the first annual KGLW.net Gizzies!

2024 saw many twists and turns with live debuts, multiple tours, new songs, and a whole new studio album. There was so much to digest as fans this year. To celebrate and remember what we’ve collectively experienced, we decided to recognize the finest moments of 2024.

We got our results from two different sources. We first ran an internal poll for KGLW.net staff: volunteers were asked a variety of questions ranging from “Best New Song” to “Best Stu Costume/Outfit,” which gave a wide array of results. The more interesting poll, however, was one that we released to everyone via Instagram, Bluesky and Reddit. In it we asked what the best show of the year was and what people’s favorite memories from the year were. In the end we had over two hundred and fifty responses!

There were some very close categories, with multiple tie-breaking votes needed. I can imagine that there were many tough calls for everyone. You may be shocked by some of these results!

posted by SupremeAxendancy in the General category on 2025-01-15 22:52:39

North American Tour: Vegas To Albuquerque Recap, Pt. 3

poster art by Jason Galea: a red ghoul in a purple robe lords over a submerged purple ghoul through a direct connection from the mouth of one to the cranium of the other

Part 3 of a journey through Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Albuquerque! This is the final entry that sees our travelers through to Albuquerque and homeward.

posted by AlteredBeef in the Show Recap category on 2024-12-11 17:35:24

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