King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Launch Two-Day Festival

13 April 2015 | 1:19 pm | Staff Writer

Introducing the aptly titled GIZZFEST

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Melbourne fuzz-rock ensemble King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced a two-day festival to celebrate the release of their upcoming album.

The seven-piece's inaugural GIZZFEST will venture around the country this May, with a host of locals bands joining them at each of the events. 

So far, we know that GIZZFEST will kick-off in Melbourne at the Corner Hotel on Saturday, 2 and Sunday, 3 May, with an all-ages show and over-18s show both taking place on the Saturday. Check out the line-ups below:

Saturday — All ages

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Dreamin’ Wild, Love Migrate, Atolls, Sleep Decade

Saturday — over-18s

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Murlocs, Babe Rainbow, Scott & Charlenes Wedding, Sewerside, Contrast, The Kremlings, Sagamore, The SMB, Crepes, Drunk Mums, Destrends

Sunday — over-18s

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Dave Graney & The Mistly, Harry Howard & The NDE, The Pink Tiles, Fucking Teeth, Tiny Giants, White Bleaches, Mangelwerzel, Davey Lane, Zig Zag, ORB, The Dead Heir

Details of the other GIZZFEST dates and venues will be announced each day this week, in the order of Adelaide, Perth, Sydney and Brisbane. 

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In other King Gizz news, the band have dropped the video for their newest single, The River, which is off the forthcoming album, Quarters. Check it out:

Quarters is out on Friday, 1 May through Flightless/Remote Control Records.