Live at Levitation '16

Live at Levitation '16
Live album by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Released	December 10, 2021
Recorded	May 1, 2016
Genre	Psychedelic rock thrash rock
Length	57:20
Label	Self-released Various
Producer	Stu Mackenzie
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard chronology
Live at Levitation '14 (2021) Live at Levitation '16 (2021) Butterfly 3001 (2022)

Live at Levitation '16 is a live album released by Australian rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, of their performance at Levitation, a music festival at Carson Creek Ranch, Austin, Texas. The album was released alongside Live at Levitation '14 in December 2021 between the studio album Butterfly 3000 and its remix album Butterfly 3001 .

Recordings

Although the festival itself would be canceled due to severe weather, since King Gizzard had already traveled to Austin they decided to press ahead with the show at a venue named the Barracuda, and perform anyways. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} King Gizzard mostly performed songs from the still unreleased Nonagon Infinity as part of a build up towards the albums release. ^{[5] [3] [6]}

Reception

4 limit editions of vinyls of the album where released by The Reverberation Appreciation Society which runs the Levitation festival. ^{[6] [4]} Additionally the albums came out shortly before the beginning of their World Tour 2022. ^[4] King Gizzard's front-man Stu Mackenzie stated that this was one of their personal favorite live recordings, saying "It doesn’t get any better" while the magazine Tinnitist also noted that the band was "firing on all cylniders." ^[1] The album would also be released for free on as part of the band's official Bootlegger program. ^[7]

Track listing

The albums were mastered by Joe Carra and mixed by Stu Mackenzie with cover art by Alan Forbes. ^{[8] [5]}

Live at Levitation '16

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Robot Stop"	4:12
2.	"Hot Water"	4:53
3.	"Trapdoor"	3:15
4.	"I'm In Your Mind"	3:18
5.	"Im Not In Your Mind"	2:56
6.	"Cellophane"	3:19
7.	"I'm In Your Mind Fuzz"	3:26
8.	"Gamma Knife"	3:55
9.	"People-Vultures"	5:45
10.	"The River"	10:40
11.	"Evil Death Roll"	8:42
12.	"Cut Throat Boogie"	2:59
Total length:		57:20

References

1. Sterdan, Darryl. "Albums Of The Week: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Live at Levitation '14 and '16". tinnitist. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
2. Broerman, Michael. "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Share 'Live At Levitation' Culled From 2014, 2016 Sets [Video/Audio]". Live For Live Music. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
3. "Live At Levitation '14". kglw.net. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
4. Pearis, Bill. "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard release 'Live at Levitation' double album". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 27 May 2025.
5. "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Unveil New Double LP, 'Live At Levitation'". Jam Bands. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
6. "KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD release 'Live at Levitation'". heaviestofart.com. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
7. "King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard Surprise Drop "Live At Levitation" Album". Ghost Cult Magazine. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
8. "Live at Levitation '14". Bandcamp . Retrieved 27 May 2025.