Live Review: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, ORB

Not often do a band with stellar performances under their belt improve upon them to such a degree that there is only one word that can possibly describe the show: flawless.

Opening was fellow Flightless Records labelmates, three piece ORB who brought heavy Black Sabbath-inspired riffs to the packed crowd. Musically speaking, the classic vibes of the band impressed many, with heads bobbing around the venue. However, with very little crowd interaction and the band facing themselves, it was hard at times to keep the audience's attention with songs blending together, a little less skilfully than the headliners. Still, the riffs were a stoner's wet dream, and the crowd took full advantage of this.

The seven members of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have become the definition of prolific, spending the last few years releasing multiple albums a year while touring the world.

After recently dropping the exhilarating, infinitely looped concept album Nonagon Infinity, the expectations for the show were pretty damn high. The band opened with the frenetic Robot Stop, a song which could almost be considered the chorus of the whole album, given that it pops up in almost every song. From there, they played the first half of the album without pause to a now ecstatic and excitable crowd. Songs like Gamma Knife and People-Vultures sounded absolutely gargantuan coming through the venue's huge sound system.

This was a band in complete control of the chaos they were creating.

It was after this run of songs ended that the brilliance of the night was fully appreciated. Older songs were blended together, one after another, creating a never ending medley. Hot Water and the first half of 2014 album I'm In Your Mind Fuzz had the crowd jumping. The River was one of the most technically impressive songs we've seen live and lead the band into the close of the show, with the noisy and visual overload of Road Train.

Using the only break of the night, guitarist Joe Walker criticised the heavy-handed security for kicking out an excited punter, telling the crowd to "raise your hand and your beer". Chants of "Let him in" actually worked with the crowd cheering as he returned to the venue.

This may well have been one of the best gigs of the year, and every single person walked out with the same thought.