''Live in Adelaide '19'' is the second in a trio of benefit live albums by Australian

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band,

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, which was released digitally to

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on 10 January 2020. It was released simultaneously with one other live album, ''

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''. The third album ''

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'' was then released five days later. The album debuted at number six on the

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Background

The album features a set by the band performed at the

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on 12 July 2019. Most of the tracks come from the band's later releases at the time; ''

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'' (which as of this performance had yet to be released), ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Two other tracks come from earlier releases, namely "Hot Water" from ''

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'', and the album closer, a nearly half-hour long rendition of "Head On/Pill" from ''

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'' which integrated elements of tracks from other releases such as "Hot Water", "Altered Beast", "Cellophane", "I'm in Your Mind", "Am I in Heaven?" and "Rattlesnake". All of the proceeds have gone to

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in response to the 2019–2020 Australian bushfires.

Track listing

Personnel

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard * Michael Cavanagh – drums *

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– guitar, keyboard * Ambrose Kenny-Smith – harmonica, vocals, keyboard, percussion *

Stu Mackenzie Stuart Douglas Mackenzie is an Australian musician best known as the frontman of psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. Early life Mackenzie grew up and went to school in Geelong. His father played guitar to him and his brother ...

– vocals, guitar, keyboards * Eric Moore – drums * Lucas Harwood – bass guitar * Joey Walker – guitar, vocals Additional musicians * Adam Halliwell – flute Production * Sam Joseph – sound crew * Stacey Wilson – sound crew * Stu Mackenzie – mixing Artwork * Jason Galea – cover design

Charts

References

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