Progressive, psychedelic rock pioneers Gong have announced a new special edition of their highly praised 2023 release Unending Ascending today. The new release, a CD package with an 8-page booklet, includes 6 previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded live from the band’s superb 2024 show at Edinburgh’s Summerhall as part of the ‘Gong + Ozric Tentacles UK Tour’.
The release coincides with Gong’s extensive late-2024 North American & European tour which will see them play shows across the USA, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Poland, amongst others. “It’s been a long time coming but, following the release of Unending Ascending, Gong are delighted to be playing in the US. No minds left unblown or else” says Kavus Torabi.
“Cosmic rock of the highest order” – PROG
“If Unending Ascending is your first time encountering Gong, this is a spectacular introduction” – LOUDER THAN WAR
PRE-ORDER GONG UNENDING ASCENDING SPECIAL EDITION CD DIGIPAK WITH 8-PAGE BOOKLET: https://gong.lnk.to/UA_special_edition
GONG UPCOMING SHOWS
15/08 Woodstock Forever ’24, Eisfeld – DE
16/08 The Forum, Tunbridge Wells – UK
17/08 A New Day Festival, Hernhill – UK
24/09 Chapel at Muhlenberg College, Allentown PA – USA
25/09 The Southern Music Hall, Charlottesville VA – USA
26/09 King’s Raleigh, Raleigh NC – USA
27/09 The Grey Eagle, Asheville NC – USA
28/09 Mockingbird Theater, Franklin TN – USA
30/09 The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids MI – USA
01/10 Reggie’s, Chicago IL – USA
02/10 Shank Hall, Milwaukee WI – USA
03/10 Token Lounge, Detroit, Westland MI – USA
04/10 Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati OH – USA
05/10 Irving Theater, Indianapolis IN – USA
06/10 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland OH – USA
09/10 75 Stutson Street Auditorium Stage, Rochester NY – USA
10/10 Homer Arts Center, Homer NY – USA
14/10 Space Ballroom, Hamden CT – USA
15/10 The Iron Horse, Northampton MA – USA
17/10 The Strand Theater, Hudson Falls NY – USA
19/10 Orion Studios, Baltimore MD – USA
20/10 Progstock Festival @ Williams Center, Rutherford NJ – USA
07/11 O13, Tilburg – NL
08/11 Boerderij, Zoetermeer – NL
10/11 MS Stubnitz, Hamburg – DE
11/11 Hotel Cecil, Copenhagen – DK
12/11 Babel, Malmö – SE
13/11 Musikens Hus, Goteborg – SE
15/11 Debaser, Stockholm – SE
16/11 Rockland, Sala – SE
18/11 Validi Karkia Club, Pori – FI
19/11 Louhisali, Espoo – FI
21/11 Hybrydy, Warsaw – PL
22/11 Kuźnia, Bydgoszcz – PL
23/11 CK Zamek, Poznan – PL
24/11 Rialto, Katowice – PL
26/11 Kofferfabrik, Fürth – DE
27/11 KuBa, Jena – DE
28/11 Akropolis, Prague – CZ
29/11 Kino Ebensee, Ebensee – AT
30/11 Porgy & Bess, Vienna – AT
03/12 Backstage, Munich – DE
04/12 Das Rind, Rüsselsheim – DE
05/12 Jubez, Karlsruhe – DE
06/12 Cafe de la Danse, Paris – FR
07/12 Le Grillen, Colmar – FR
09/12 Harmonie, Bonn – DE
TICKETS: https://www.gongband.com/shows/
The universe of Gong began in 1969 when visionary Daevid Allen was inspired by a profound psychedelic vision. A founder member of Soft Machine, Allen incorporated his spiritual and metaphysical leanings into an evolving collective. More a mythology than a band in the conventional sense, Gong established itself as one of the most unique, innovative, and experimental rock groups of the seventies, through an exploratory mix of rock, jazz and psychedelia with elements of mysticism and surrealism, unafraid to deliver its messages directly, obliquely or whimsically.
Watch the videos for:
My Guitar Is A Spaceship – https://youtu.be/RrJRaWzXvW8
Tiny Galaxies – https://youtu.be/jqoFLJlxpWw
All Clocks Reset – https://youtu.be/PVjU7LX0YiQ
The current incarnation, who were put together by Daevid for his swansong album with Gong, I See You, honour his intention that Gong do not die with him, urging the band to “carry it on into new unknown heights and depths far beyond anything I could ever imagine myself”.
Photo credit – Layla Burrows
The current lineup of Kavus Torabi, Dave Sturt, Fabio Golfetti, Ian East and Cheb Nettles is the most stable in Gong’s illustrious history, having written, recorded and toured together for eight years since Allen’s passing. A dynamic, powerful and explosive live band, their music draws from the credo of the original Gong while remaining committed to pushing the composition, performances and message into new realms, paying no mind to nostalgia.
The Unending Ascending Special Edition will be released on Kscope on 27th September on digipak CD with an 8-page booklet. Pre-order: https://gong.lnk.to/UA_special_edition
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