Cook Craig
Ambrose Kenny Smith
Joey Walker
Michael Cavanagh
Stu Mackenzie
Cook Craig
Lucas Skinner
Joey Walker
Stu Mackenzie
Joey Walker
Lucas Skinner
Stu Mackenzie
On August 31. 2024, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard made a name for themselves inside the Ascend Amphitheater venue. Already a well known Australian psychedelic rock band, the group definitely found new members of the weirdo swarm at their show. “Geese”, a band from Brooklyn, New York, opened for the iconic six member group and set the stage for the night ahead. With songs that had the whole crowd grooving, they were the perfect complement to KGLW and no one was left unsatisfied with their performance. At 9 PM, King Gizzard finally stepped on stage and it caused an uproar in the crowd. Fans could be heard screaming out the members names, songs they wanted to hear, and a cacophony of “I love you!” and “King Gizzard!” rang through the venue.
They opened the night with ‘Evil Death Roll’ from “Nonogon Infinity”, one of their most iconic albums. It’s known for being an album that you can play on a loop for hours without any stops and they easily flowed to the intro of their next song. They played ‘Field of Vision’ from their latest album “Flight b741” and the crowd loved it, especially once they went into ‘Mirage City’ from the same album. We got some old hits such as ‘Work This Time’, a few songs from “I’m In Your Mind Fuzz”, and a couple songs from “Petro-Dragonic Apocalypse”. King Gizzard brought out Jay Weinberg, the former drummer of Slipknot, to play ‘Perihelion’ and it was truly amazing. Jay perfectly executed the double kicks and all the fills were just like Michael Cavanagh. Cavs sat on the stage while Jay was playing and you could tell that he knew he made a good choice for a drummer.
They rounded out the set with an extended version of ‘Chang’e’ and ‘Extinction’ which are both from their album titled “The Silver Cord”. The setlist was a huge mix of everything from old to brand new, and the fans were sucked into the performance for the entire 2 hours they were playing. By the end of the night, people were sweaty from moshing and sore from all of the muscle strain that a Gizz show can cause. Upon leaving the venue, all that could be heard were praises for the setlist, the lighting, and the show itself. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard was the show to be at and it will be a while before Nashville forgets that band and the insane show that they put on.
- Ashlee Riggins
Photos Courtesy of Ashlee Riggins (For Bell Music Magazine)
