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\"GONG\"
GONG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GONG: The Legendary British psychedelic space rock collective touring North America in the Fall of 2024<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The ever-metamorphosing entity that is GONG launches, as ever, into unknown \u2013 and unknowing \u2013 territory with new tours destined to be talked about, discussed, and argued over, up and down the land.<\/p>\n

From its beginnings in a French commune in 1967, through the Virgin Records years, mismanagement, court cases, break-ups and re-joining\u2019s, deaths and rebirths \u2013 there has always been a continuous thread of beautiful, dangerous and extraordinary music.<\/p>\n

The current holders of the flame have come together over the last eight years; sinuous bass player Dave Sturt joined just as the album 2032 was shown to the world; Ian East (Sax, Flute) was the next to blow in through the portal; Fabio Golfetti brought his guitars from Brazil (after working with Daevid Allen for many years);\u00a0Kavus Torabi (lead vox and guitars) appeared to Daevid in a vision; Cheb Nettles (drums) just sort of turned up.<\/p>\n

In 2015, Daevid Allen passed away. His influence and legacy were honoured on the band\u2019s subsequent album,\u00a0Rejoice! I\u2019m Dead!<\/em>\u00a0(2016). In recent years GONG has performed with the Steve Hillage Band (himself a former member of the 1970s GONG line-up) and released the critically acclaimed album\u00a0The Universe Also Collapses\u00a0<\/em>(2019) and a stunning new live album\u00a0Pulsing Signals<\/em>\u00a0(2022) captures the band at a creative peak with tracks drawn from their 2019 tour. Their new studio album,\u00a0Unending Ascending<\/em>, was release in November 2023.<\/p>\n

Gong\u2019s musically diverse world includes shades of psychedelia, space rock, jazz, avant-garde, krautrock and surreal soundscapes.<\/p>\n

GONG
\n<\/strong>KAVUS TORABI – <\/strong>vocals, guitar
\n<\/strong>FABIO GOLFETTI<\/strong> – guitar
\nIAN EAST<\/strong> – sax, flute
\nDAVE STURT – <\/strong>bass
\nCHEB NETTLES<\/strong> – drums<\/p>\n

Videos:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.gongband.com\/videos\/my-guitar-is-a-spaceship<\/strong><\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.gongband.com\/videos\/my-sawtooth-wake-live-from-pulsing-signals<\/strong><\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.gongband.com\/videos\/gong-tiny-galaxies-veruno-03-09-2022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

OFFICIAL WEBSITE:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/www.gongband.com\/the-band<\/strong><\/a>
\nFACEBOOK:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/officialgong<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE WORLDWIDE BOOKING OUTSIDE OF UK\/EUROPE:
\nLeonardo Pavkovic,\u00a0<\/strong>moonjunerecords@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n