King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard announce 2025 orchestral tour, drop new single ‘Phantom Island’
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard have announced a new orchestral tour, and have released a new single ‘Phantom Island’.
Last night (October 29), the Australian band took to social media to announce their upcoming ‘Phantom Island’ tour, which is set to take place in 2025. The majority of the tour will include a full orchestra with conductor and music director Sarah Hicks and city-specific orchestras, while some concerts are being billed as “good ol rock n roll shows”.
The tour will be in support of the band’s upcoming album, which has yet to receive a title. The tour will begin in July and will run until August, and will take place across 11 shows in the United States.
Tickets to the tour go on sale at 10am local time this Friday (November 1). You can get your tickets here.
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard’s 2025 US tour dates are:
JULY
28 Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann %
30 New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl >
AUGUST
01 Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
02 Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium *
04 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
06 Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival
08 Colorado Springs, CO – Ford Amphitheater
11 San Diego, CA – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
15 Buena Vista, CO – Meadow Creek *
16 Buena Vista, CO – Meadow Creek *
17 Buena Vista, CO – Meadow Creek *
* – performances without orchestra
The tour announcement comes alongside the release of a new single, also titled ‘Phantom Island’. In a separate post on social media, the band announced that the song – which is the namesake of their upcoming tour – also features an orchestra.
The song was one of 10 outtakes from their latest album ‘Flight B741’, which was released in August. The upcoming album will consist of 10 songs, all of which include an orchestra. The record is currently in the works and has yet to receive a release date.
‘Flight B741’ marked the band’s 26th album. The record was preceded by one single, ‘Le Risque’. It is their first album of 2024, and follows 2023’s ‘PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation’ and ‘The Silver Cord’.
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Surej Singh
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