2024.05.16 Offenbach is a highlight of Europe 2024 with one heck of a jam segment in the opening stanza. Offenbach may be the most suburban of the many locales I've been fortunate to catch the band in. Essentially like an American high school gym, Stadthalle stood out to me from the tour announcement as it has a storied venue history. Most famous amongst this is a highly lauded and recommended 1978 film and official release by jazz fusion titans Weather Report. Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter hold it down as always, and this time period fortunately features the mercurial Jaco Pastroius in what many consider the quintessential version of the outfit. Seek this out if you haven't heard the burning takes of Black Market, Teen Town, Elegant People and more. Sorry for the aside, back to King Gizzard. The smallish venue made for a great atmosphere. The band came out swinging hard (!) with a 45 minute Nonagon medley -> Boogieman Sam -> the debuting Sad Pilot -> Hot Water -> Sea of Trees. Great jammjng throughout, I’ll take a Hot Water -> Sea of Trees anytime. The rest of the show didn’t reach these heights but I hope for a soundboard release one day to relive the aforementioned opening segment.