Welcome to KGLW.net

A lot has changed for me as a fan since Chicago ‘23. After I wrote my recap of last year’s residency I was offered to join KGLW.net as a volunteer. I did and it opened up a can of worms after I became the lead writer for the site’s song histories, where I documented every song King Gizzard ever wrote or performed. From there I only got deeper into this with show recaps, tour guide help and forum threads. I was already following the band closely but now I’m even more obsessed, so waiting for the next Chicago show was certainly exciting. It was made even more exciting when it was announced that it would be a marathon show (three hour set) with no repeats from the Salt Shed. Not only that, the opening band would be Geese, who had just released an incredible record called 3D Country. Not to mention that Gizzard released Flight b741 and started live streams for the entire tour with bootlegs to come soon after.

Needless to say, I had some hopeful expectations. I wanted the first half of Nonagon Infinity. I wanted “Crumbling Castle” into “The Fourth Colour.” I wanted “Hell” and “Dragon” and “Flamethrower.” I wanted deeper cuts like “You Can Be Your Silhouette.” Time permitting, I would want a “Head On/Pill.” More than anything, I wanted to hear a full performance of my favorite Gizzard suite: “Han-Tyumi and the Murder of the Universe.” I was so desperate for this that my flair on r/KGATLW read “Praying for MOTU suite during Chicago ‘24” ever since the band announced the show.

Somehow, King Gizzard did all of that and then some.