Kavus is coming back to make his third visit to Shire of Weird. His last visit was in August 2024 and it was a brilliant, steaming, hot and visceral night at The Victory. This time he's coming down to the basement, in The Speakeasy - on a Monday night! Let's fill this space with psychedelic goodness! Here's what you already know: Kavus Torabi is a British/ Iranian composer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, author, artist, broadcaster and DJ. His largely autobiographical solo work marries the human with the celestial. Since 2016 he has fronted legendary psychedelic band Gong with whom he is principal songwriter. He is a member of the semi-modular experimental/ psychedelic trio The Utopia Strong. He is a former guitarist of British cult band, Cardiacs and avant rock instrumentalists Guapo. As part of a a DJ duo with Steve Davis, he has performed festivals throughout the UK, recently performing at Wembley Stadium between bands for Blur's comeback performance. In 2021 White Rabbit published, Medical Grade Music, his memoir with Steve Davis which was Shindig's music book of the year.