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Legendary Pink Dots concert poster, trippy and funky pink and blue graphic, for show at Zebulon on October 3rd

The Legendary Pink Dots, Orbit Service

‘So Lonely in Heaven’ is The Legendary Pink Dots’ second album since the World stopped for a Global Pandemic. With members scattered across three countries and two continents, our guilty confession is that quite a few Air Miles were consumed in its creation. Ideas were spun across Cyberspace for months, but the magic happened collectively in small spaces with the tape running.

SO LONELY IN HEAVEN – THE MESSAGE

The machine is everything we are. It sees everything, hears everything, knows everything and feeds, speeds, drinks us down, spits us out – we lost control of it at the instant of its conception. You may cough, curse and die, but the machine will resurrect you without the flaws, at your peak, smiling from a screen, bidding someone in a lonely room to join you. It’s an invitation from Heaven, where anyone can be anything they want to be, but it’s a Nation of One. You’ll be everything we are. You’ll be a shadow of yourself. You’ll repeat yourself- endlessly. You’ll be desperate for some kind of explanation.

You’ll be lonely. So very lonely…

El’Zabar Murray Duo – Sir Kahil El’Zabar & David Murray

On June 25th creative jazz legends David Murray and percussionist Sir Kahil El’Zabar bring their longtime collaboration to the Zeb stage!

Spiritual and avant jazz percussionist Kahil El’Zabar has a career that stretches back to his early activity in the fecund scene around the Association for the Advancement of Creative Music (AACM) in Chicago, and with the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble up to the present day.

Known for a robust, emotive tenor saxophone sound while playing a range of styles – free jazz, gospel, blues, and Afro-Caribbean influences – saxophonist David Murray has played with luminaries such as Don Cherry and Andrew Cyrille, and continues to push forward with his own ensembles, namely the David Murray Quartet.

Together the pair blaze! Their deep synergy, forged over decades of collaboration, resonates with audiences across generations, blending deep-rooted jazz traditions with forward-thinking innovation.

Don’t sleep – join us for an epic night of improvisation and spirit!