King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have raised the bar. After leaving Spotify earlier this summer over the streaming platform CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in AI drone technology, the Australian psych rockers have made their music more accessible on Bandcamp by switching to a name-your-price model for fans looking to access their digital catalog.
“Can we put pressure on these Dr. Evil tech bros to do better? Join us on another platform,” the band posted to Instagram back in July. Now, after more than a month of their music being unavailable on streaming platforms, the world can purchase their jams at a lower price than the previous minimum of $10 for each album.
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Paying supporters get unlimited streaming of King Gizzard’s music on the free app. Proving this strategy’s success, the prolific band’s deep discography currently populates the entire Top 25 of Bandcamp’s best-selling albums section.
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are just one of a growing group of artists fleeing Spotify in response to Ek serving as chairman of Helsing, a German company that specializes in AI military software. Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor are just some of the acts that have pulled their music from Spotify for that reason.
The band is set to go back on the road next month, for a combination of orchestral shows in support of their most recent album, Phantom Island, mixed in with a series of “rave sets.” The gigs rev back up on Halloween night (October 31st) in Manchester, UK, followed by stops in London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, and more before wrapping up in December in Melbourne. See the full run of dates below, and get tickets here.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 2025 Tour Dates:
10/31 – Manchester, United Kingdom @ Aviva Studios ^
11/01 – London, United Kingdom @ Electric Brixton ^
11/02 – London, United Kingdom @ Electric Brixton ^
11/04 – London, United Kingdom @ Royal Albert Hall *
11/05 – Paris, France @ La Seine Musicale *
11/06 – Tilburg, Netherlands @ 013 Poppodium ^
11/07 – Den Bosch, Netherlands @ MAINSTAGE *
11/09 – Gdańsk, Poland @ Inside Seaside Festival *
11/10 – Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle ^
11/11 – Prague, Czech Republic @ SaSaZu ^
11/12 – Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer ^
11/14 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Poolen ^
11/15 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Gothenburg Film Studios ^
12/02 – Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House *
12/03 – Sydney, AU @ Sydney Opera House *
12/05 – Sydney, AU @ Enmore Theatre #
12/07 – Brisbane, AU @ Fortitude Music Hall #
12/09 – Brisbane, AU @ The Princess Theatre *
12/12 – Melbourne, AU @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl %
12/13 – Melbourne, AU @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl &
* = Orchestral show
^ = Rave set
# = Rock show w/ Party Dozen
% = Orchestral show w/ Folk Bitch Trio
& = Rock show w/ Barkaa
