King Gizzard And Mac DeMarco Charity BBQ Raises $210,000 For Bushfire Relief Charities
Words by Riley Fitzgerald
Graphic by Jamie Wdziekonski (@sub_lation)
A charity barbeque held last Sunday by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Mac Demarco has raised $210,000 (Australian) for bushfire relief efforts.
“Thank you to everyone who attended and donated!” Penny Drop, a co-organizer of the Melbourne event, writes via Instagram. “$210,000 will be shared between Wildlife Victoria and the Fire Relief Fund for First Nations Communities. Well done Melbourne!”
The news follows King Gizzard’s announcement that the group had also raised $50,000 for bushfire charity within just five days of the release of albums Live In Adelaide ’19 and Live In Paris ’19.
With the group releasing a third live album and all three of these records now in the Australian Albums Chart, it is likely the figure will continue to grow.
Furthermore, Gizzard has also donated several thousands of dollars worth of memorabilia and other oddments to their label Flightless to auction via eBay.
Fellow Australian act Tame Impala has also announced just this morning that it will also be donating $300,000 to bushfire fund relief efforts.
From January 27th until February 9th, the band will tour Australia as part of Laneway Festival.
After this, three members of King Gizzard will participate in a live reimagining of the score from 1977 horror film Suspiria at the Melbourne Art Center March 1.
Following this, the group will depart for the US to play two marathon three-hour sets and more than a dozen other US dates, including an appearance at mega-festival Coachella as well as Bonnaroo.
King Gizzard 2020 North American Tour Dates
APRIL 18: Greek Theatre, CA – SELLING FAST (3-hour marathon set)
APRIL 19: Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
APRIL 20: Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
APRIL 23: Minneapolis, MN – The Palace Theater
APRIL 24: Chicago, IL – RADIUS
APRIL 25: Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
APRIL 27: Toronto, Canada – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
APRIL 28: Montreal, Canada – L’Olympia
APRIL 30: Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre
MAY 01: Washington, DC – The Anthem at The Wharf
MAY 02: Philadephia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
MAY 5: Red Rocks, Colorado – SELLING FAST (3-hour marathon set)
MAY 6: Red Rocks, Colorado – SOLD OUT (3-hour marathon set)
