King Gnu Sets First U.S. Headline Shows in Los Angeles and New York
King Gnu announced on Friday that the band will play its first U.S. headline shows at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on March 26 and at the Brooklyn Paramount in New York on April 2.
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Why it matters
The two dates are King Gnu's first U.S. headline shows, and the draw rests on an anime theme catalog rather than a U.S. release campaign.
Key Facts
- King Gnu will play The Wiltern in Los Angeles on March 26 and the Brooklyn Paramount in New York on April 2.
- Presales for both King Gnu shows open on November 4, with general sales on November 6.
- King Gnu took its current name in 2017 and released the major debut album Sympa in January 2019 on Ariola Japan.
- Daiki Tsuneta plays guitar and sings, and Satoru Iguchi sings and plays keyboard, with Yu Seki on drums and Kazuki Arai on bass.
- King Gnu performed "SPECIALZ" for the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen and "TWILIGHT!!!" for the Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback film.
Presales for both dates open November 4, with a Live Nation presale on November 5 and general sales on November 6. The band's anime credits include theme songs for Jujutsu Kaisen, Banana Fish and Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback.
King Gnu formed in 2013 as Mrs.Vinci, played for a stretch as Srv.Vinci, and took its current name in 2017. Two independently released albums came before a signing to Ariola Japan and the major debut album Sympa in January 2019. Daiki Tsuneta handles guitar and vocals alongside vocalist and keyboardist Satoru Iguchi, with Yu Seki on drums and sampler and Kazuki Arai on bass.
The songs behind the U.S. bookings run from "Prayer X" for Banana Fish to "SPECIALZ" for the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen, plus "Ichizu" and "Sakayume" for Jujutsu Kaisen 0, "BOY" for Ranking of Kings, "Go Ghost" for The Ghost in the Shell and "TWILIGHT!!!" for Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback.
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