Eclectic piano composer and rapper Chilly Gonzales has announced a 2024 album and a 2025 tour. Gonzo is out September 13 through Gentle Threat.
According to a product description, "Gonzales has a lot to get off his chest," as Gonzo "sees the writer and rapper take a more serious tone." It's available to pre-order on CD or vinyl here.
As a preview of the album, Gonzales has shared "F*CK WAGNER," a self-described "diss song" about composer Richard Wagner's antisemitism. The rap track also calls Kanye West "the brand new Wagner," and celebrates Drake's "Hotline Bling" for being written by a Jewish rapper.
Hear the song below. Scroll past that to see Gonzales's upcoming tour schedule, including some spring 2025 shows in Toronto, Quebec City and Montreal.
Gonzo:
1. Gonzo
2. Surfing the Crowd
3. High as a Kite
4. Fidelio
5. Open the Kimono (feat. Bruiser Wolf)
6. Neoclassical Massacre
7. Cadenza
8. F*CK WAGNER
9. I.C.E.
10. Eau de Cologne
11. Poem
Chilly Gonzales 2024–2025 Tour Dates:
04/27/2024 Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom
05/04/2024 Stuttgart, Germany - Beethovensaal
05/06/2024 Frankfurt Am Main, Germany - Alte Oper
05/07/2024 Frankfurt Am Main, Germany - Alte Oper
06/02/2024 Paris, France - We Love Green 2024
07/25/2024 Köln, Germany - Roncalliplatz
08/09/2024 Rees, Germany - Haldern Pop Festival 2024
08/11/2024 Edinburgh, UK - Edinburgh International Festival 2024
10/12/2024 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Koninklijk Theater Carre
10/13/2024 Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royal
10/28/2024 London, UK - Royal Albert Hall
04/13/2025 Quebec, QC - Grand Théâtre du Québec
04/15/2025 Montreal, QC - POP Montreal (Théâtre Rialto)
04/16/2025 Montreal, QC - POP Montreal (Théâtre Rialto)
04/18/2025 Montreal, QC - POP Montreal (Théâtre Rialto)
04/22/2025 Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
06/10/2025 Paris, France - Casino de Paris