GoGo Penguin live at NAC - Babs Asper Theatre (Ottawa)

Schedule

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts (1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada) | Ottawa, ON

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Touring their new album Necessary Fictions.
GoGo Penguin, the Manchester trio who inspirationally blend jazz, classical and electronic influences, return with a powerful new album, Necessary Fictions, which finds pianist, Chris Illingworth; bassist, Nick Blacka; and drummer, Jon Scott digging deep internally to reach “what we think are our integral, authentic qualities at this moment in time”. It’s a powerful driver for some of their boldest music to date, incorporating modular synths, Moog Grandmother, and electric bass into their sound more than ever before as they glide spectacularly from acoustic instrumentation into electronica with drums to the fore. Honest and powerful, Necessary Fictions is the band at their very best.
GoGo Penguin are: Chris Illingworth, piano, Nick Blacka, bass & Jon Scott, drums.
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National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts (1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada), Canada

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