October 5th, 2008

Due to recent PK crackdown activities, Gong Wu was forced underground for the last 2 months.. Li went into hiding in the UK and all other members also went into exile.

The heat is off, Li is back and has been reunited with the surviving heavyweight champion that is G-Ho. Unfortunately after numerous underground communications no word was ever heard again from Joe and Masaki. We heard rumours that they'd been picked up somewhere outside of Ho Chi Min with shaved heads trying to blend in with rice pickers, unfortunately the tattoos covering Masaki's entire body and the can of Carling in Joe's hand gave them away immediately. We wish them all the best, wherever they are and whatever they're doing. We just hope the local PK go easy on them with those big black truncteons!

For whoever of you that got the invite yesterday Gong Wu played a secret show last night with Grin at Backstage!

On the Guitars we'd like to officially welcome the incredible Andrew Bautista! Possibly the biggest, meanest and loudest guitarist in Hong Kong.

On the Drums we'd like to officially welcome the almighty Lawrence Tsui (My brother by surname!) he has by far the biggest sei cap collection in Kwai Hing, nuff said.

In the space of 4 hours we managed to learn and play 9 tracks last night.

Whoever came down last night was in awe of the sheer power eminating from the stage.

We tore that place apart!

We are back, we are meaner, louder and more pissed off than ever!

PREPARE FOR GLORY!

August 3rd, 2008

WHAT A GREAT EFFIN SHOW! Thanks to Re:spect Magazine for putting together by far the best live show we've played as a band thus far! A full heavy sweaty crowd going apeshit to the tinitus inducing noise that is GONG WU! Thanks to all the crazy people who we're jumping along with us! You made it a night to remember!

This is our last gig booked until October. We hope to record a new record sometime in September! Expect it to be bigger, bolder and louder than ever!

Li and the G W Crew

July 12th, 2008

We've had a blast playing the last few shows! Thanks to everyone for turning up to Tuesdays show with Djizoes! They rocked! And so Chris B's new band Cockfight!

Last night we played Fringe with our buddies FBI who tore it up with their "Man Love" and we even managed to get a mosh pit going! something the Fringe Club rarely sees! We also dropped in a couple of covers for last night's set which everyone seemed to enjoy!

We have just confirmed new dates for August.

1st August @ The Fringe Club (this is our night and expect it to be a big one more details TBA!)

3rd August @ Backstage with Re:spect Magazine.

Unfortunately due to work commitments we have had to pull out of the IVE show and the Chainsaw show on the 12th and the 26th of July, something we hate to do to our fans but completely unavoidable! We hope to make it up to you all soon at another one of our shows!

Once these shows are complete we will be taking time out to continue writing better songs and hopefully be back in the studio to record a new EP!

Remember you can also now find us on Facebook! Just search for Gong Wu!

JUNE 13 , 2008

Here's some great news to kick off Friday the 13th for you all! We just had a great time with our new drummer, MASAKI, at a gig at the Wanch! Bad-ass Masaki has officially increased our performance and tattoo levels by 300%!

Just to remind everyone, we're doing a bunch of shows next week, and we've just confirmed our July gig schedule! Here's a quick rundown (for details on addresses and ticket venues, please check out our SHOWS section):

June 20th at the Fringe Club in Central, 1030 PM (tickets at the door or at the Fringe)

June 21st at the Warehouse in Aberdeen, 7 PM (tickets at the door or at Zoo Records)

June 22nd FREE SHOW at the Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, 530 PM

July 8th at Club CiXi in Central

July 12th at IVE in Cheung Sha Wan

July 26th at the Warehouse in Aberdeen

MAY 29, 2008

Looks like Joe and Li are back in the papers again, fortunately this time, no one got arrested. The feline Johannes Pong of HK Magazine notoriety hung out with the guys recently and wrote about them in his Nightlife column for the May 30th issue. Check it out in our PRESS section!

And some sad news for everyone, Victor has resigned from the band due to his multiple work commitments. We wish him all the best, and we'll be letting everyone know about our new drummer in a couple of days once he gets paroled.

With that, we've also got some exciting news for everyone! We've confirmed a couple of July gigs with CityU BandSoc's AP show, as well as the lovely Kaman's band extravanganza on the 12th of July with none other than the Never Ns!

Keep checking back here for more updates!

MAY 28, 2008

What a week! We had a really fun time doing the Fringe Club gig, and they ended up raising over HKD 68,000 for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake! We're really happy to have helped out, and thanks to everyone who donated their time and money!

Just to remind everyone, check out our SHOWS section for information on upcoming gigs, and we're happy to confirm that we're playing The Wanch on June 12th, which means you get to watch the band four times in June!

Also, we took some time out to see the Never Ns perform at Yo Park last Friday, and those guys are the baddest metal band in Hong Kong. Go check them out if you have the chance because those guys will put hair on your balls!

We've also finally updated our PRESS section with a couple of features from the good people at re:spect magazine and Time Out Hong Kong. And finally in our list of good news, we've uploaded some new pictures from our most recent photoshoot in the GALLERY and BIO sections.

Get your ass over there, and check them out!

MAY 19, 2008

Pictures from The Underground gig are now up in our GALLERY section! Also, we've just confirmed that we're also performing next Sunday, May 25th, at the Fringe Club with the likes of Helter Skelter, DP, etc. to raise funds to help the earthquake victims in Sichuan. Your money goes to the people who need it the most, and you get to have a killer time to some of the best music Hong Kong has to offer. There's no excuse not to go!

The event starts at 4 PM and goes on till 10 PM. Gong Wu go on at 5 PM sharp, so get your asses over!

MAY 18, 2008

Official flyers are up in our SHOWS section with tons of information on our upcoming shows! Check it out! We're still waiting to confirm our Wanch gig, and in the meantime, we've got plans for a really great photoshoot when Gavin comes back!

Incidentally, if you haven't contributed yet, we urge you to donate to a charity to help out the victims of the Myanmar Cyclone or the Sichuan earthquake. The amount of suffering is unbelievable, please try to give what you can!

MAY 16, 2008

More shows confirmed! We're doing Listen Up! with the most adorable Koya-san at the Fringe Club on June 20th! So that's three gigs in a row for all you Gong Wu fans! Our official flyers will be up soon in our SHOWS section. We're also in the middle of confirming a gig at The Wanch in mid-June, as well, so keep checking back!

MAY 12, 2008

Thanks to everyone who came out to Sammi Kitchen last Saturday! We don't have any pictures from our set up yet -- you'll all have to wait just a little bit longer to see Li and Gavin shirtless, Joe looking like a throwback Korean gangster, and Vic flaying the skins off the drums!

However, we do have a few pictures from the Underground gig up, as well as a link to more on the Underground site. Please check out our GALLERY section!

Next up, we're performing at Mind Your Head's show at the Warehouse in Aberdeen on June 21st, and a free afternoon show for everyone in Tsim Sha Tsui at the Tom Lee Music Carnival on June 22nd. More details in the SHOWS section.

MAY 4 , 2008

We had a great ass-kicker of a show at the Underground last night! Thanks again to Chris B for putting everything together! Gavin's cherry is well and truly popped! Pictures from the show will be uploaded soon!

Next up is a gig on MAY 10TH supporting DP's 1st birthday and Star Crossed Tattoo's 2nd birthday! Details in our SHOWS section!

APRIL 28, 2008

Welcome to the new look of GONG WU's official Web site! We've updated a number of things on our site, including adding a link to RTHK's Teen Power show, which airs every Friday at 11 pm. Li and Joe were the featured guests of last Friday's show, please check out our MULTIMEDIA section to listen to their hilarious interview! You can also see pictures from that interview up in our GALLERY.

Just to remind you of our upcoming shows: we are performing at the Underground at Club CiXi on May 3rd, please check out our SHOWS section for more details. We're popping the cherry of our new bassist, GAVIN HO!