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Gong
Gong’s musically diverse world includes shades of psychedelia, space rock, jazz, avant-garde, krautrock and surreal soundscapes.
From its beginnings in a French commune in 1967, through the Virgin Records years, mismanagement, court cases, break-ups and rejoinings, deaths and rebirths – there has always been a continuous thread of beautiful, dangerous and extraordinary music. Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth began the journey, collecting an array of itinerant musicians along the way, including Didier Malherbe, Mike Howlett, Steve Hillage, Tim Blake, Pierre Moerlen and Miquette Giraudy amongst many, many others.
The current holders of the flame have come together over the last seven years; sinuous bass player Dave Sturt joined just as the album 2032 was shown to the world; Ian ‘Eastwinds’ East was the next to blow in through the portal; Fabio Golfetti brought his guitars from Brazil (after working with Daevid for many years); Kavus Torabi appeared to Daevid in a vision; Cheb Nettles just sort of turned up.
Gong Tickets
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Thu 1 - Fri 2 Apr 2027
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Depot Mayfield
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Back To The Future The Musical
Manchester Opera House
Tue 13 Jul - Sat 21 Aug 2027
Jesus Christ Superstar starring Sam Ryder
Palace Theatre
Thu 11 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
