Upcoming Studio Material:
Note: Stu has said previously that most of their albums take about 2 years between conception and release, typically with multiple in progress in parallel at different stages.
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Phantom Island is album number 27, due to release June 13th 2025. Phantom Island is a sister album to Flight b741 in that the songs were conceived during the same mid-2023 sessions, but completed later in collaboration with an orchestra who reached out to the band to perform together.
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Only vague details exist for albums 28 and beyond. Recording started after October 2023 for an album with the ‘parameter’ of each band member swapping instruments more than usual, including Lucas playing keyboard. It is unknown if this project still exists, or was perhaps put aside in order to complete Phantom Island.
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Rather than formal rehearsals for the 1st leg of the 2024 NA tour, the band were said to have been making an ‘improvised techno album’ instead. It is ambiguous whether this was a recording project intended for release, or the Rolling Stone author’s round-about description of a synth table rehearsal. It could be speculated that this is how the band described a then-unannounced rave set rehearsal in order to not have to reveal it through the RS article. It would be totally unprecedented for the band to rehash a creative direction for an album (The Silver Cord) so soon, and contrary to Stu’s often stated approach of always trying something he’s never done before.
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A secretive project was mentioned in this Spin article as being worked on in mid 2024, with no further details given.
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According to the 2025 Reddit AMA Demos Vol. 7 & 8 have been sitting forgotten on Stu’s hard drive for years and will have to be released ‘soon’.
Live Shows:
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All known upcoming live shows are listed on the band’s website and kglw.net.
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An Australian live tour is in the works, though figuring out the exact format has been difficult likely due to the local live music economy and population density.
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Reddit AMA 2025:
- Ambrose says they would hopefully tour South America again in 2026 or 2027.
- Transitions between equivalent Petro and Silver Cord songs is a goal.
- Releasing live orchestra recordings may be complicated by legal factors.
- Joey says the band will eventually perform in India.
- They would love to return to Japan but have no established booker/promoter relationship.
- Cyboogie on the synth table has been discussed since they first set it up, but just hasn’t been tried yet.
- The band expressed enthusiasm to debut various songs such as Candles, No Body, Searching, and others but didn’t indicate that these would happen in the near future.
- No ‘special’ or themed setlists planned for the upcoming Bonnaroo performances.
Misc:
- Reddit AMA 2025: Lucas hints at official Gizz guitar hardware, possibly a pedal. Possibly related to the Earthquaker Devices echo pedal collaboration Stu mentioned in this rig rundown.
- Reddit AMA 2025: Lucas says some form of collaboration with Indigenous artists is coming ‘very very soon’. Its unclear if this is a music project or not.
Speculation:
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Bluegrass/Country inspired music was widely discussed after this impromptu jam during the 2023-06-04 acoustic show at The Caverns. Billy Strings attended the 2023-08-10 show in Sweden, and hung out with the band after, prompting speculation of a collaboration.
In Oct 2023 Stu avoids the question of if they have any projects planned together, but states he’s a sweet guy and collaborating would be ‘fucking crazy’. As of the April 2025 Reddit AMA Stu says he’s keen to see Billy Strings perform in Melbourne July 2025, and Ambrose says he doubts the Caverns Bluegrass jam will inspire any future works. -
Stu thinks that the didgeridoo is ‘amazing’ and would be open to collaborating with an indigenous artist using one.
Indigenous (Yolŋu) Surf-Rock band King Stingray joined King Gizzard for a portion of their 2024 touring and plan to again for 2025’s Field of Vision festival.
‘Never’ happening or abandoned projects:
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Christmas, Ska/Reggae (Fantano interview), or full rap album (Office Hours podcast appearance).
As of Oct 31 2023, Lucas is “curious” about Ska as a genre for King Gizzard to explore and Joey flips between joking about actually doing it and doubling down that it will never happen; Ambrose maintains a similar attitude toward a King Gizzard rap album though continues to rap lyrics presumably from the shelved project on stage during jams. In Reddit AMA 2025 he concedes rapping is something he ‘might’ try again, and that he hopes Torture Chamber will eventually be released acknowledging it wont be any time soon. -
The complete Nonagon Infinity visual album (‘maybe when they run out of new ideas’).
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A ‘Chunky Shrapnel 2’ concert film was planned for the cancelled ‘22 Autumn Europe tour, it is unclear if this plan will eventually go ahead but has likely been replaced by Heaps Keen productions’ live streams of every show that is planned to continue for the foreseeable future.
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The ‘Sexy Alien’ soundcheck jam will not be released as a song (2023 Reddit AMA).
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On returning to the signature Mind Fuzz/Nonagon, or original surf/punk sound Stu is unsure they even could if they tried, and if they did it would only be to add something to it. (2023/2025 Reddit AMAs).
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The band would like to release the Hollywood Bowl marathon recording, but licensing for the venue name is prohibitively expensive (2023 Reddit AMA).
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They were once asked to play a cover for Triple J’s Like A Version, but were denied when they said they wanted to play the hour-long “Dopesmoker” by Sleep, and have never been asked again.
Let the rampant speculation and new updates begin.
