King Gizzard and Lizard Wizard have announced a US orchestral tour taking place in the summer of 2025. They have also shared “Phantom Island” and confirmed a 3-day camping festival in Colorado called Field of Vision that will take place at the end of his tour of the United States.
The prolific Australian group has played hundreds of shows, but has never before performed with a 28-piece orchestra. Led by Sarah Hicks, King Gizzard will be accompanied by a handful of different orchestras for each show on their tour. The summer orchestral performance series will end with Field of Vision, a new 3-day residency at Meadow Creek in Buena Vista, Colorado, taking place August 15-17. The orchestral and Field of Vision shows will be King Gizzard and Lizard Wizard's only year-round U.S. shows.
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The seven-date 2025 “Phantom Island” orchestral tour will kick off July 28 in Philadelphia and continue in New Haven and New York City. After a non-orchestral show at Forest Hills Stadium in New York City on August 2, the orchestral tour will continue in Maryland, Illinois and Colorado, ending with a show in San Diego on August 11. The band will then return to Colorado for the Field of Vision festival. See the full list of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's 2024-2025 tour dates below.
Tickets for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's 2025 orchestral tour (excluding the Highland Park, Illinois date) go on sale Friday, November 1 at 11:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster as well as that of the band website.
In addition to announcing the tour, King Gizzard and Lizard Wizard have shared a new song, “Phantom Island.” Continuing with the orchestral theme, “Phantom Island” features a string section, trumpets and auxiliary percussion, and much more. Through an upbeat, disco beat, “Phantom Island” is a warmer, more majestic offering from King Gizz, who seem to inhabit a totally different identity with each release. stream “Phantom Island” below.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are currently celebrating the release of their 26th (!) album. Flight b741which featured a more blues rock-focused sound. They are about to resume the next leg of their US tour with a show at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Friday, November 1; Then, they will tour the west, southwest and southeast coast. Get tickets to see the band. here.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Tour Dates 2024-2025:
01/11 – Inglewood, CA @ The Kia Forum
02/11 – San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
03/11 – Paso Robles, CA @ Viña Robles Amphitheater
04/11 – Stanford, CA @ Frost Amphitheater at Stanford
06/11 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
08/11 – Las Vegas, NV @ PH Live
09/11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theater
10/11 – Albuquerque, New Mexico @ Revel Entertainment
12/11 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion
11/13 – Fayetteville, AR @ JJ's Live
11/15 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
11/16 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
11/17 – New Orleans, LA @ Mardi Gras World
11/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theater Atlanta
11/20 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheater
11/21 – Miami, FL @ Factory Town
05/18 – 05/20 — Lisbon, PT @ Coliseu do Recreios
05/23 – 05/25 — Barcelona, ES @ Poble Espanyol
05/29 – 05/31 — Vilnius, LT @ Lukiškės Prison 2.0
04/06 – 06/06 — Athens, GR @ Lycabettus Theater City of Athens
06/08 – 06/10 — Plovdiv, BG @ Ancient Theater
07/28 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann *
07/30 – New Haven, CT @ Westville Music Bowl *
01/08 – Forest Hills, New York @ Forest Hills Stadium *
02/08 – Forest Hills, New York @ Forest Hills Stadium
04/08 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion *
06/08 – Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival *
08/08 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Ford Amphitheater *
11/08 – San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park *
08/15 – 08/17 — Buena Vista, CO @ FIELD OF VISION in Meadow Creek
* = orchestral show
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