King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Completely fried theremin-wielding psychopaths brought together through a share house in Melbourne and a mutual love of Pavement, Thee Oh Sees and Nuggets. read more…

Completely fried 7-piece garage punk band of theremin-wielding psychopaths half originating from the flat salt bush plains of Deniliquin and the other from the sea-stained Anglesea coastline, brought together through a share house in Melbourne and a mutual love of Pavement, Thee Oh Sees and Nuggets.

They released their debut EP “Willoughby’s Beach” on a limited run of 10” vinyl in October 2011. The first single “Black Tooth” pricked the ears of Triple J’s Dom Alessio, who dubbed the band : “a tour de force of reverberated rock’n’roll.”

The band soon gained a devoted and at times visceral Melbourne following – selling out several residencies and their debut EP launch at the Tote Hotel. In the following weeks King Gizzard were nominated for Best New Talent at The Age’s EG Awards alongside Kimbra, Lanie Lane, Royal Headache and Husky.

2012 began with Gizzard being officially “unearthed” by Triple J, winning a spot at the Melbourne Big Day Out. They also landed a tour with US musician Girl Talk performing sold out shows at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney and Palace Theatre in Melbourne. A huge 2012/13 summer ensued with appearances at Falls Music and Arts Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival, Cherry Rock and a national tour with Jeff The Brotherhood.

“Dirty and unashamedly sloppy, psychedelic warts and all, ****”- The Age Newspaper.

“This is a fuzz explosion of garage rock revival injected with a healthy dose of surf and psychedelia…What you get is 35 great minutes of mind-blowing rock’n‘roll”. – Sydney Morning Herald.

“No one else in Australia comes to mind as doing anything quite like this, let alone doing it so well.” 4.5/5 – The Brag.

“‘Eyes Like the Sky’ is like nothing else released this year – or probably this decade.”- PBS Radio.

News

• Paste Magazine reviews King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizards' "Murder of the Universe" Jun 20, 2017
• King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard headlines Audiotree Music Festival Jun 20, 2017
• Stu Mackenzie of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard talks with The Observer about touring and upcoming records Apr 12, 2017
• Pitchfork features King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's announcement of new record Murder of the Universe Apr 11, 2017
• Brooklyn Vegan shares "Murder of the Universe" & "Han-Tyumi" both singles of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizards 2nd record of 2017 Apr 11, 2017
• Stereogum features King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's album trailer for upcoming record, "Murder of the Universe" Apr 10, 2017
• Paste Magazine features King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard record announcement for "Murder of the Universe" Apr 10, 2017
• AXS reviews King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's show at Webster Hall Apr 1, 2017
• Pancakes and Whiskey cover King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's Sold Out Show in NYC Apr 1, 2017
• Pitchfork live streams King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's show at Webster Hall Mar 31, 2017
• King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Flying Microtonal Banana P4K Review Feb 27, 2017
• NPR features King Gizzard on "World Cafe" Jan 25, 2017
• New Music Of The Day: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – ‘Rattlesnake Dec 3, 2016
• King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Plan on Releasing Five Albums in 2017 Dec 3, 2016
• King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Announce New Album, Share “Rattlesnake” Nov 12, 2016
• King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard release music video for "Rattlesnake" Nov 10, 2016
• King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard review: Psychedelic night to remember Aug 5, 2016
• Esquire names King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's "Gamma Knife" one of the songs of the summer Jun 7, 2016
• JamBands interviews King Gizzard & The Lizard's Stu Mackenzie about "Nonagon Infinity" May 28, 2016
• SF Gate names King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's "Nonagon Infinity" the best record of the year May 20, 2016
• The Visalia Times-Delta preview King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard's upcoming show at The Cellar Door May 18, 2016
• The Boston Globe reviews King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's show at the Sinclair May 14, 2016
• Exclaim! reviews King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard at The Velvet Underground in Toronto May 11, 2016
• NME reviews King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's Nonagon Infinity May 4, 2016
• Pitchfork reviews King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's "Nonagon Infinity" May 4, 2016

Tour Dates

Date	Venue	Location	With	Tickets
Sun 6/25/2017	Glastonbury Festival	Pilton, Somerset, United Kingdom
Sat 9/23/2017	Arcadia Creek Festival Place	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Audiotree Music Festival
Sun 9/24/2017	Lincoln Hall	Chicago, Illinois
Mon 9/25/2017	Lincoln Hall	Chicago, Illinois
Tue 9/26/2017	Cannery Ballroom	Nashville, Tennessee
Wed 9/27/2017	Variety Playhouse	Atlanta, Georgia
Thu 9/28/2017	One Eyed Jack's	New Orleans, Louisiana
Sat 9/30/2017	Mohawk (Inside Stage)	Austin, Texas
Sun 10/1/2017	Trees	Dallas, Texas
Tue 10/3/2017	Sister Bar	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Wed 10/4/2017	Ogden Theater	Denver, Colorado
Thu 10/5/2017	Fox Theatre	Boulder, Colorado	Tropical Fuck Storm
Fri 10/6/2017	Metro Music Hall	Salt Lake City, Utah	Tropical Fuck Storm + Koala Temple
Sat 10/7/2017	Neurolux	Boise, Idaho	Tropical Fuck Storm
Sun 10/8/2017	Crystal Ballroom	Portland, Oregon	Tropical Fuck Storm
Mon 10/9/2017	Commodore Ballroom	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Tropical Fuck Storm
Tue 10/10/2017	Neptune Theatre	Seattle, Washington	Tropical Fuck Storm
Thu 10/12/2017	The Fillmore	San Francisco, California	Tropical Fuck Storm