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MinneapolisKing25 Reviewed: August 19, 2024 concert by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
This show had magic beyond your typical show.  The weather was looking iffy all day.  The venue was located just north of the Logan Airport resulting in planes flying over behind the audience, a fitting backdrop for the new album released a couple weeks prior (Flight b741).  The band kicked off the night with the US tour bust out of the Table.  Gondii->Change->Extiction were played and jammed on with a lightning storm rolling behind the stage, but making no ground.  As the band played, the clouds kept rolling in.  After the tabel was rapped up with Grim Reaper, the band went into Supercell and as if they fought off the lightning lord on the horizon with the Table, they called down the rains with Supercell.  The rain didn't dampen any spirits, if anything the spectacle of the song with the rain energized the crowd even more.  Perihelion was a surprise with a fan named Timmy taking the stage and playing the song on Joey's guitar in tribute for his recently deceased friend (also named Joey).  Hell and Gila Monster were great, and the band once again struck magic with Magma.  Magma was performed with its usual ferocity and as they played the Super Blue Moon (no joke, that was the name of the moon that night) broke through the clouds of the horizon behind the audience.  The band comented on the light show the moon provided with planes landing over the audience at near by Logan airport.  All of the Flight b741 tracks were performed great, and Wah Wah was jammed on the River into Road Train to the crowd's delight.  The night ended with Hypertension and a FAFYL with a heavy metal jam that left the audience cheering and thrashing their heads.  This show with everything that happened weather wise, the fan participation with Timmy, the quality of the bands performance, and the excitement of the crowd made for a truely special King Gizzard concert. 5/5 and one that shouldn't be missed! 
MinneapolisKing25 Reviewed: August 23, 2024 concert by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
A show that starts at the peak of a mountain but ends on a bit of a sloppy note. The opening Theia might be the greatest acoustic performance by the band thus far.  It was a surprise, played well, and had great jams that went to Wah Wah and Motor Spirit.  All of the tracks from Flight b741 were also fantastic.  After that the band really started feeling loose like they usually do with their acoustic sets, goofing off and cracking jokes.  From "You Can Be Your Silhouette" through "Minimum Brain Size" the band played a number of microtonal acoustic debeuts which were exciting and fun with lots of crowd interaction and banter.  From Rattlesnake onwards though the show took a turn for the worse.  The band kept up the goofiness and fun with the crowd but started really showing signs of inibriation with sloppy playing and singing, with songs coming to a complete full stop as the band got lost from one another resulting in confusion and breaks in the music.  An unfortunate ending to a show that started on such a high peak.
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