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2025 Gizzies — Second Annual KGLW.net Awards

The Gizzies trophy image! depicting a golden gator holding aloft a golden nonagon, standing on a plinth with a plaque reading 'The Gizzies' (image by greylocke)

Welcome to the second annual KGLW.net Gizzies!

This year we’ll be releasing the results in a set of five batches over the next five days, all on this very page, so keep your eyes peeled!

2025 was a big year for King Gizzard! While things were quiet on the album front with only one major release, their touring schedule was wild with a second residency tour in Europe, a North American orchestral tour, the band’s inaugural Field of Vision festival, a return to Europe for a split rave/orchestral tour, and the first Australian tour in a few good years! So much happened that we can’t put it all here, but thankfully we have a way of figuring out the cream of the crop. Last year we did our inaugural Gizzies, an end-of-year retrospective trying to find the best of the best. This was a lot of fun to put together and it created a lot of discussion. With that response, a second installment was inevitable. Instead of doing a repeat of last year, however, we’ve made some big changes!

posted by RattleRattleRattle in the General category on 2026-01-17 15:00:17

Nice V, Vol.1 : Top 5 From PALP Festival (August 14, 2023 in Bagnes, Switzerland)

Hey everybody, Rowdy here. We’re trying a new monthly column (Nice V!) where a different site team member rounds up some notable, favorite, or just downright awesome tracks (or shows or albums, etc.) for your listening pleasure. We’ll share what we love about the music and unearth some hidden gems (which can all be found on our very own Gizztapes.)

This month, I’m building a top five from a specific show I come back to easily once a week; probably safe to call it my favorite show I haven't attended. I’m definitely revealing my psych rock lean here but King Gizzard's performance from PALP Festival 2023 is just so dense with great moments.

posted by RattleRattleRattle in the Nice V category on 2026-01-01 10:06:33

Phantom At the Opera: Sydney '25 Recap

Everything changes when you become a parent, least of all you’ll probably stop going to live music for about 14 months. Not that seeing Gizzard in Australia was easy before that: my last show was a short festival set at Splendour in the Grass 2023, and my last full headline show was mid-July 2019 night 1 at Sydney's Roundhouse. So on the train into night 2 of the Phantom Island orchestral tour at the Sydney Opera House, I could hardly believe where I was and what I was about to see, let alone the following night at the Enmore Theatre that I had added on just a couple of weeks prior.

posted by RattleRattleRattle in the Show Recap category on 2025-12-20 06:03:30

Crack Of Doom: AI Slop and Broken Systems

In December, an AI version of King Gizzard would make its way onto streaming platforms with many outlets reporting on it. What they missed, however, was a rabbit hole of impersonators exploiting antiquated streaming service systems. Join TimelandIsWacky on an exploration of the failings of streaming services to keep artists safe.

posted by RattleRattleRattle in the General category on 2025-12-15 12:22:49

Interview: Tyler Wicker Of MindFuzz Music

shot of Gizz Trips Vol. 1 with Red Rocks behind it

Join the King Gizzette for an extended chat with Tyler Wicker of MindFuzz Music, a new Official Bootleger label that has just released Gizz Trips Vol 1. This double-LP compilation of Summer 2025 highlights features a little bit of everything we love about King Gizzard: the new and the old, the common and the rare, the songy and the jammy. Check out the entire interview for more on how the tracks were selected, how the release was mastered and manufactured, and what's next for MindFuzz Music.

posted by RattleRattleRattle in the General category on 2025-12-01 15:21:32

KGLW.net Meta Post #06 - Third Site Anniversary

Another year has flown by! We have reached the third anniversary of KGLW.net as a live website, so it is time for another update.

gif by grey locke featuring Gizz fish and gators playing horns to celebrate three years of the site

posted by W.B.T.G. Slinger. in the General category on 2025-10-19 04:00:34

In This Field Of Vision: a KGLW.net Omnibus Recap Of King Gizzard's 2025 FoV Festival

Has it really been two weeks already!? Whether you’re jonesing for more of those Field of Vision vibes or still nursing a bad case of FOMO, we’ve got you covered. Join the KGLW.net team as we offer up musical highlights and personal reflections from what was an otherworldly weekend of music and community. From the campground to the main stage to the couch and all points in between, we’ve tried to capture as much of the FoV experience as possible. Have your own memories and opinions to put down for posterity? Navigate to one of the festival’s setlists and click “+ Add a Review” to share your thoughts.

posted by RattleRattleRattle in the General category on 2025-08-31 08:40:33

An Extensive Chicago* '25 Orchestral Show Recap

King Gizzard performing at Ravinia Festival.

TimelandIsWacky reflects on the band's 2025 orchestral show in Highland Park, talking about the show and its details while examining the odd intricacies of Ravinia both past and present.

posted by TimelandIsWacky in the Show Recap category on 2025-08-20 20:01:20

King Gizzard Has Left Spotify. What Now?

With King Gizzard's music now off Spotify, you may have a few questions. What other options are available? Should you stick with streaming or go to physical media? What are the pros and cons of each alternative? This guide aims to help answer those questions.

posted by TimelandIsWacky in the General category on 2025-08-08 13:59:40

Obsession Is Good For You: EU Spring Tour '25 - the Sights and Sounds Of Athens

Photographer Photon Obscura shares his view of Athens '25 in this Spring Tour recap.
There were some absolutely amazing venue choices on this EU 25 Spring tour and my decisions on which pair to hit were largely based on the venues. With so many tempting choices, Athens quickly took hold as a non-negotiable for me. Not only is it an amazing city that is shrouded in history, it offered one of the most unique venues that I had laid eyes on. As an photographer, the pull of that venue could not really be denied. The chance to shoot KGLW in a venue on top of a hill in Athens with views of the Acropolis, Aegean Sea, Athen’s distant lights and mountain ranges was an unparalleled opportunity. Tossing in the chance of a Magma closed the deal on this one.

posted by AlteredBeef in the Show Recap category on 2025-08-05 09:02:13

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