Gong
Gong’s musically diverse world includes shades of psychedelia, space rock, jazz, avant-garde, krautrock and surreal soundscapes.
From its beginnings in a French commune in 1967, through the Virgin Records years, mismanagement, court cases, break-ups and rejoinings, deaths and rebirths – there has always been a continuous thread of beautiful, dangerous and extraordinary music. Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth began the journey, collecting an array of itinerant musicians along the way, including Didier Malherbe, Mike Howlett, Steve Hillage, Tim Blake, Pierre Moerlen and Miquette Giraudy amongst many, many others.
The current holders of the flame have come together over the last seven years; sinuous bass player Dave Sturt joined just as the album 2032 was shown to the world; Ian ‘Eastwinds’ East was the next to blow in through the portal; Fabio Golfetti brought his guitars from Brazil (after working with Daevid for many years); Kavus Torabi appeared to Daevid in a vision; Cheb Nettles just sort of turned up.
Gong Tickets
Most Popular Shows and Events in London
High School Musical
Troubadour Wembley Park
Sun 1 Nov 2026 - Sun 3 Jan 2027
Candlelight - Hans Zimmer's Best Works
Central Hall Westminster
Sat 28 Nov 2026 - Sat 30 Jan 2027
Paranormal Activity
The Ambassadors Theatre
Mon 2 Nov 2026 - Sat 27 Feb 2027
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Piccadilly Theatre
Mon 2 Nov 2026 - Sat 3 Jul 2027
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
New Wimbledon Theatre
Tue 23 - Sat 27 Mar 2027
English National Ballet - Romeo & Juliet
London Coliseum
Thu 14 - Sun 24 Jan 2027