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— King Gizzard (@kinggizzard) November 16, 2021

The Australian band has made their mark as quite possibly one of the most successfully prolific bands working today; despite only forming in 2010, the band has released eighteen full-length studio albums. The group has also proven throughout their career that they cannot be pinned down by one genre, as whilst some would categorise them as psychedelic rock, the band has subverted this label numerous times by releasing a thrash metal album in 2019, and most recently, they have ventured into the realms of dream pop and synthpop with Butterfly 3000.

Butterfly 3000 was released on the 11^th of June to warm reception from both fans and critics, with Stereogum saying; “…King Gizzard magically arrived at their most generously melodic and open-hearted album to date.” The sound of the album is a slight change of course to prior albums; whilst it is still recognisably King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, the group has focused heavily on the use of modular synthesiser motifs, danceable drum beats and dreamy atmospheres. The album (along with the rest of the band’s musical catalogue) is available on all streaming services, and physical media can be pre-ordered here.

Butterfly 3000 is the second full-length album that the band has released this year, the first being L.W., released on February 25^th. L.W. was also well-received and features a sound that occupies familiar ground for the band, with a focus on psychedelic elements and an “Eastern” sound that can also be heard on albums such as Flying Microtonal Banana (2017) and Polygondwanaland (2017).

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will be accompanied by numerous different artists on this upcoming tour, including Amyl and the Sniffers, SPELLING, DJ Crenshaw, Leah Senior and The Murlocs.

The tour will entail shows in South America, Europe and the United States of America. Listed down below are the band’s European tour dates. Tickets can be purchased here.

31/05/2022- Gagarin 205- Athens, Greece
01/06- Gagarin 205- Athens, Greece
03/06- Primavera Sound- Barcelona, Spain (SOLD OUT)
05/06- Primavera In The City- Barcelona, Spain
06/06- Primavera In The City- Barcelona, Spain
07/06- Primavera In The City- Barcelona, Spain
09/06- Primavera Sound- Barcelona, Spain (SOLD OUT)
11/06- Maifield Derby Festival- Mannheim, Germay
14/06- Tempodrom- Berlin, Germany
31/07- All Together Now- Waterford, Republic of Ireland
02/08- St. Michael’s Fortress- Šibenik, Croatia
03/08- St. Michael’s Fortress- Šibenik, Croatia
05/08- Archa Theatre- Prague, Czech Republic
07/08- Arena Wien (Open Air)- Vienna, Austria
09/08- Parkbühne- Leipzig, Germany
10/08- Tonhalle- Munich, Germany
12/08- Rocklette, Palp Festival- Val de Bagnes, Switzerland
18/08- Paredes de Coura Festival- Paredes de Coura, Portugal
19/08- Check-In Party Festival- Gueret, France
20/08- La Route du Rock Festival- Sanit-Malo, France
23/08- E-Werk- Cologne, Germany
24/08- Markthalle- Hamburg, Germany
27/08- Canela Party- Málaga, Estonia

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