King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's US Residency Tour was a concert tour of the United States that took place during June 2023. It began on 28 May 2023 with the band's performance at Boston Calling, and concluded on 21 June 2023 at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood Hills, California.
The tour was announced on social media by bassist Lucas Harwood on 15 November.
History According to frontman Stu Mackenzie, the residency concept was inspired by the tendency of some fans of the band to attend multiple shows. He told SPIN:
The concept proved successful, with the band's shows at the Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee selling out so quickly that a fourth night had to be added. The band's shows at the Salt Shed would be made into the live album Live In Chicago '23 while their performance at the Caverns was made into the live album Live at The Caverns '23.
The band's show at the Hollywood Bowl, at the time their largest yet, was planned to feature a guest appearance from Broderick Smith, father of keyboardist, harmonicist and vocalist Ambrose Kenny-Smith. They had planned for Smith to narrate tracks from the band's second album, Eyes Like the Sky. Smith would pass before the tour began, however, with the band opting to pay tribute at the beginning of the show. In a concert review for PopMatters, Greg M. Schwartz called it a "touching tribute" and a "poignant moment in King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard history".
Reception The tour attracted praise for its large and varied sets. In a review for Atwood Magazine, Max Kalnitz said of the tour "To say these shows were special would be an understatement. In the same way that Deadheads look back on the spring of 1977 and Phish fans do for the fall of 1997, I think Gizz fans will look back on the residencies of 2023 and acknowledge that they were some of the best shows the band ever played." Tour dates
+ List of concerts Date City Venue Notes May 28, 2023 Boston Boston Callingrowspan="6" June 1, 2023 Pelham The Caverns Underground June 2, 2023 June 3, 2023 The Caverns Amphitheatre June 4, 2023 June 7, 2023 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre June 8, 2023 Two shows in one day, one early and one late June 11, 2023 Chicago The Salt Shedrowspan="6" June 12, 2023 June 13, 2023 June 16, 2023 Carnation Remlinger Farms June 17, 2023 June 18, 2023 June 21, 2023 Los AngelesHollywood Bowl 3-hour marathon set
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