Drummer Jay Weinberg Joins King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard In Nashville

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard rolled their tour into Nashville for a concert at Ascend Amphitheater last Saturday night. The band was joined by former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg who sat in on the song “Perihelion.”

The guest spot came near the end of KGLW’s main set. Leading up to sit-in, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard kicked off the show with “Evil Death Roll.” A few songs later, the band played “Black Tooth” for the first time since October 2, 2022, ending an absence of 118 shows.

Drummer Michael Cavanagh dedicated “Le Risque” to Johnny Cash before singing lead on the song off their recently released 26th studio album, Flight b741. In the middle of the set, frontman Stu Mackenzie paused to examine some items tossed on stage, including a t-shirt mashing up the familiar Phish logo with the word Gizz.

“Oh cool, Gizz Phish!,” Mackenzie said. “Thank you Trey. Our friend Trey.” Stu then put the Gizz/Phish t-shirt on and wore it for a song.

Later in the set, Cavanagh spoke to the audience.

“We’ve got a very special guest, his name is Jay Weinberg,” Cavanagh said. “He’s one of my all-time favorite drummers and he’s going to play ‘Perihelion’ for us, thank you very much.”

Cavanagh sat in a chair in front of his drum kit, which was taken over by Weinberg. The guest drummer, whose father is E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg, was a member of Slipknot between 2014 and 2023. As previewed by Cavanagh’s introduction, Jay Weinberg and the band delivered the hard-hitting “Perihelion” from KGLW’s 2019 album, Infest the Rats’ Nest.

After Weinberg’s exit, King Gizz finished off the show with the live debut of “Chang’e” from their 2023 album, The Silver Cord, and the closer “Extinction” which featured a tease of the Beastie Boys’ “Intergalactic.”

Watch the full King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard concert from Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater featuring guest drummer Jay Weinberg below:

Setlist (via KGLW.net)

Set: Evil Death Roll, Field of Vision, Mirage City > Raw Feel, Black Tooth, Work This Time, Le Risque, I’m In Your Mind > I’m Not In Your Mind > Hot Wax > I’m In Your Mind Fuzz, Slow Jam 1, Motor Spirit, Gila Monster, Supercell, Perihelion[1], Chang’e[2], Extinction

Notes:

• [1] with Jay Weinberg on drums
• [2] Debut; with intro jam
• Evil Death Roll contained You Can Be Your Silhouette and Field of Vision teases. Field of Vision was dedicated to the city of Nashville. Raw Feel contained a Witchcraft tease. Black Tooth was played for the first time since 2022-10-02. (118 show gap) Le Risque was dedicated to Johnny Cash. I’m Not In Your Mind featured Ambrose on sax. Hot Wax contained a Am I In Heaven? tease. After I’m In Your Mind Fuzz, Stu thanked Trey [Anastasio] because a fan threw a shirt on stage of the Phish logo with the letters altered to say Gizz. Slow Jam 1 featured Ambrose on sax and Hypertension and Witchcraft teases. Perihelion featured Jay Weinberg (formerly of Slipknot) on drums. Chang’e contained an intro jam with Extinction quotes and the song itself contained Witchcraft quotes. Extinction contained an Intergalactic (Beastie Boys) quote.