King Gizzard and Lizard Wizard Announce 2025 Orchestral Tour

King Gizzard and Lizard Wizard have announced a US orchestral tour that will take place in the summer of 2025. They also shared “Phantom Island” and confirmed that the 3-day camping festival in Colorado called Field of Vision will be closing at the end. their US tour.

The prolific Australian band have played hundreds of concerts but have never performed with a 28-piece orchestra before. King Gizzard, led by Sarah Hicks, will be joined by several different orchestras at each show on the tour. The summer series of orchestral shows will culminate with Field of Vision, a new three-day residency at Meadow Creek in Buena Vista, Colorado, running August 15-17. The orchestral shows and Field of Vision will be King Gizzard and Lizard Wizard’s only US performances all year.

Tickets for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard can be purchased here.

The seven-date 2025 Phantom Island Orchestra Tour begins July 28 in Philadelphia and continues to New Haven and New York City. Following a non-orchestral performance at Forest Hills Stadium in New York on August 2, the orchestra tour will continue to Maryland, Illinois and Colorado, ending with a concert in San Diego on August 11. The band will then head back to Colorado for the Field of Vision festival. For a full list of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard tour dates for 2024-2025, see below.

Tickets for the 2025 King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Orchestra Tour (excluding the Highland Park, Illinois show) go on sale Friday, November 1st at 11:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster and on the band’s website.

In addition to the tour announcement, King Gizzard and Lizard Wizard shared a new song, “Phantom Island.” Following the orchestral theme, “Phantom Island” features a string section, horns, auxiliary percussion and more. With a bouncy, disco style, “Phantom Island” is a warmer, more regal offering from King Gizz, who seems to take on a whole new personality with each release. Stream “Phantom Island” below.

King Gizzard and Lizard Wizard are currently celebrating the release of their 26th (!) album. Flight b741which featured a more blues-rock oriented sound. They are set to resume the next leg of their US tour with a show at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Friday, November 1st; After that, they will pass through the West Coast, Southwest and Southeast. Get tickets to the band’s performance here.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Tour Dates 2024-2025:
11/01 – Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
November 2 – San Diego, California, The Rady Shell in Jacobs Park.
11/03 – Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheater
November 4 – Stanford, CA @ Frost Amphitheater at Stanford
11/06 – San Francisco, California, Regency Ballroom.
October 8 – Las Vegas, NV @ PH Live
11/09 – Phoenix, Arizona @ Arizona Financial Theater
11/10 – Albuquerque, NM @ Revel Entertainment
November 12 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion
November 13 – Fayetteville, Arkansas @ JJ’s Live
11/15 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
November 16 – Houston, Texas, White Oak Music Hall
11/17 – New Orleans, Louisiana @ Mardi Gras World
November 19 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theater Atlanta
November 20 – St. Augustine, FL, St. Augustine Amphitheater
November 21 – Miami, FL @ Factory Town

18.05 – 20.05 — Lisbon, PT @ Coliseu do Recreios
23.05 – 25.05 — Barcelona, ​​ES @ Poble Espanyol
29.05 – 31.05 — Vilnius, Lithuania @ Lukiškės Prison 2.0
04.06 – 06.06 — Athens, Greece @ Lycabetus Theater, Athens
08.06 – 10.06 — Plovdiv, BG @ Ancient Theater
July 28 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann *
July 30 – New Haven, CT @ Westville Music Bowl *
August 01 – Forest Hills, New York @ Forest Hills Stadium *
August 2 – Forest Hills, New York @ Forest Hills Stadium
August 4 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion *
08/06 – Highland Park, IL @ Ravinia Festival *
August 08 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Ford Amphitheater*
August 11 – San Diego, CA @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park*
August 15 – 17 – Buena Vista, CO @ FIELD OF VISION at Meadow Creek

* = orchestral show