King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce 2025 UK and European orchestral tour

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced a 2025 UK and European orchestral tour.

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The Melbourne sextet is set to bring their ‘Phantom Island’ tour overseas later this year, with select dates played as rave sets and other dates as orchestral shows led by conductor/musical director Chad Kelly.

They will play songs off their forthcoming album ‘Phantom Island’ (release date unknown), along with cuts from their wide catalogue. Rave sets will incorporate tracks from 2023’s ‘The Silver Cord’, the band’s pivot into electronic music, and they will modify other songs through a fully modular synthesis table.

Meanwhile, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s orchestral shows include a date at London’s Royal Albert Hall, where they will perform with Covent Garden Sinfonia.

Pre-sale commences at 10am on April 2, whilst general sale will follow at 10am on April 4 – find your tickets here and see tour dates below:

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s ‘Phantom Island’ 2025 UK/EU tour dates are:

OCTOBER
31 – Aviva Studios – Manchester (rave set)

NOVEMBER
1 – Brixton Electric – London (rave set)
2 – Brixton Electric – London (rave set)
4 – Royal Albert Hall – London (with Covent Garden Sinfonia)
5 – La Seine Musicale – Paris (with Orchestre Lamoureux)
6 – 013 – Tilburg, NL (rave set)
7 – Mainstage – Den Bosch, NL (with Sinfonia Rotterdam)
9 – Inside Seaside Festival – Gdansk, PL (with The Baltic Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra)
10 – Columbiahalle – Berlin (rave set)
11 – SaSaZu – Prague (rave set)
12 – Gasometer – Vienna (rave set)
14 – Poolen – Copenhagen (rave set)
15 – Gothenburg Film Studios – Gothenburg (rave set)

The UK/EU tour will follow the band’s upcoming leg in the US, where they will tour with conductor and musical director Sarah Hicks. Additionally, the band will play some non-orchestral shows billed as “good ol rock n roll shows”. See their US tour dates below and get any remaining 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 

Finally, the band will perform a series of European residencies in cities like Lisbon, Vilnius and Athens starting May this year. You can see all dates below and find tickets to the residencies here:

King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard’s 2025 EU residency tour dates are:

MAY
18 – Coliseu dos Recreios – Lisbon, Portugal (w/ Etran De L’Air)
19 – Coliseu dos Recreios – Lisbon, Portugal (w/ Etran De L’Air)
20 – Coliseu dos Recreios – Lisbon, Portugal (w/ Etran De L’Air)
23 – Poble Espanyol – Barcelona, Spain (w/ Etran De L’Air)
24 – Poble Espanyol – Barcelona, Spain (w/ Etran De L’Air)
25 – Poble Espanyol – Barcelona, Spain (w/ Etran De L’Air)
29 – Lukiškės Prison 2.0 – Vilnius, Lithuania (w/ King Stingray)
30 – Lukiškės Prison 2.0 – Vilnius, Lithuania (w/ King Stingray)
31 – Lukiškės Prison 2.0 – Vilnius, Lithuania (w/ King Stingray)

JUNE
4 – Lycabettus Theatre – Athens, Greece (w/ King Stingray, DJ Crenshaw)
5 – Lycabettus Theatre – Athens, Greece (w/ King Stingray, DJ Crenshaw)
6 – Lycabettus Theatre – Athens, Greece (w/ King Stingray, DJ Crenshaw)
8 – Ancient Theatre – Plovdiv, Bulgaria (w/ King Stingray)
9 – Ancient Theatre – Plovdiv, Bulgaria (w/ King Stingray)
10 – Ancient Theatre – Plovdiv, Bulgaria (w/ King Stingray)

So far, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released the song ‘Phantom Island’ in anticipation of their upcoming album. Originally one of 10 outtakes from their latest album ‘Flight B741’, released last August, their upcoming album will reportedly 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.

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