Peter Serafinowicz opening for Chilly Gonzales at the Royal Albert Hall

Recent praise for the new Chilly Gonzales album, ‘GONZO’

“It’s astute, really – having addressed the elephants in the room, he’s free to provoke thought and amusement in equal measure” – MOJO

“Like Eminem’s classically trained cousin” – UNCUT

“Just about the most fun you can have with a piano while keeping your bathrobe on”– The Spectator

“Sophistication wins out” – The Times

With just over a month to go before Chilly Gonzales takes to the world renowned stage at the Royal Albert Hall, he is announcing the first of his special guests: comedian and actor Peter Serafinowicz.

Sometimes Chilly Gonzales invites his friends to take part in concerts, and there may well be others joining him on-stage at this special show… but today, he is sharing the exciting news that the creator of comic legend Brian Butterfield and YT series Sassy Trump, Peter Serafinowicz is the official opening act. He will be presenting a new show which imagines Elvis Presley singing the hits of today and, in the hands of someone as gifted as Peter Serafinowicz, Elvis will very much be in the building. Final remaining tickets are available here.

Chilly Gonzales recently released his new album ‘Gonzo’, which sees the entertainer flip seamlessly between his piano and rapping, keeping the listener on their toes throughout. Behind the wordplay and name-dropping (Ron Jeremy, Marie Kondo, Genghis Khan and Philip Glass to cite a few) the songs that made it to the new album reveal an ongoing tension between persuasion and confession, delusion and self-awareness and finally, gratitude. The tension between creativity and commerce also continues to be a career-long exploration for Chilly Gonzales. You can read his recent article for The Quietus here, in which he discusses his thoughts on the neoclassical subgenre he helped birth.

With a rich and diverse back catalogue, ranging from his Solo Piano Trilogy (whose first record is 20 years old this year), to collaborative albums with Boys Noize, Jarvis Cocker and Plastikman and a best-selling Christmas record and TV special A Very Chilly Christmas, Chilly Gonzales has garnered a large and loyal fanbase over his career. Always pushing boundaries and subverting the norm, his audience excitedly follows each musical path he leads them down.

Following the release of his first French-language album ‘French Kiss’ last year, Chilly Gonzales performed to an intimate, sold out crowd at EartH in Dalston. This follows his previous London headline show at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall alongside Jarvis Cocker for Christmas 2021. He gave fans a preview of the new album at Edinburgh International Festival in August and also performed at the opening ceremony for the Paralympic Games in Paris last month