Japanese rock band King Gnu announced on Friday that they will have their 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. Presales for both the Los Angeles and New York shows open on November 4, with a Live Nation presale on November 5, and general sales on November 6.
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The band first formed as Mrs.Vinci in 2013, later changing their name to Srv.Vinci. The band changed their name to King Gnu in 2017. The band released two albums independently before signing on to Ariola Japan and releasing their major debut album Sympa in January 2019.
The members include Daiki Tsuneta (guitarist/vocalist), Yū Seki (drums/sampler), Kazuki Arai (bass), and Satoru Iguchi (vocalist/keyboard).
The group have sung theme songs for such anime as Banana Fish ("Prayer X"), Ranking of Kings ("BOY"), Jujutsu Kaisen 0 ("Ichizu" and "Sakayume"), the second season of Jujutsu Kaisen ("SPECIALZ"), The Ghost in the Shell ("Go Ghost"), and the Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback film ("TWILIGHT!!!").
Source: Press release