King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on Tuesday confirmed that they will offer free livestreams of the majority of the shows on their ongoing North American tour via the band’s YouTube page. The announcement comes after the eclectic Australian rockers quietly streamed their tour-opening shows in Washington, D.C. (8/15), New York (8/16, 8/17) and Boston (8/19) in similar fashion.
As guitarist/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Stu Mackenzie noted in a post on social media, “Every show of the USA/CAN tour is streaming live on our youtube for FREE! Everyone said it was a bad (and expensive) idea but seeing thousands of you on the first few streams is giving me LIFE HAHAHA YAY!!”
“These streams look so crazy good too,” Mackenzie continued. “Allan and Jackson making it look hella cinematic and having heaps of fun up there with us @jack.sunflower @allendobbins_ @heapskeenllc. Boogieman sam @sanjalapeno has the soundboard mix absolutely dialled and it’s getting better each night. We’re DIYing this VERY hard so a few tech diffs here and there but we wanna deliver all of you beautiful people who we love something that is free and intimate and real. Heres some snippets from night 2 stream at Forest Hills Stadium New York. I cant believe they let us play places like this hahaha.”
Tune in to free livestreams of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s North American tour here.
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Mackenzie also used the same post to clarify the band’s updated policy on bootleg concert recordings: “PS… I’m gonna say that bootleggers can bootleg any show they want. We’re gonna work on a website update where you can download sams soundboard mixes from this tour. And maybe the stem mixes as well… that would be pretty crazy huh. … PPS no philly stream – they said no. But we’ll still try record audio for y’all bootleggers”
“We’re having so much fun,” he added. “LOVE STU XOX.”
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have long maintained a unique policy regarding bootlegs. As the band explains on the “Bootleggers” page on its website, “Yo indie labels, bootleggers, fans, weirdos. We’ve got a deal for ya… If anyone wants to release these albums, you’re free to do so. Below you’ll find links to audio master files and cover art. Feel free to get creative with it if you like – it’s yours. Only deal is you’ve gotta send us some of them to sell on GIZZVERSE.COM – whatever you feel is a fair trade is cool with us. Ideas: double LPs, 7”, remix, reimagined cover art, bizarre looking wax, live show box sets, tapes. Or keep it simple – that’s totally ok. Anyone keen?!” For more information on King Gizard & The Lizard Wizard’s bootlegging policy, head here.
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King Gizzard tour continues this week with shows in Portland, ME (8/20), Toronto, ON (8/21), Detroit, MI (8/23), and Cleveland, OH (8/24). Find ticketing information for King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s upcoming North American tour dates here. For a full list of upcoming shows, head here.
The ongoing tour coincides with the release of the band’s 26th studio album, Flight b741. Read more about the new LP here.
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