Flaming Lips!

[marcwilson87]

So, they are here for Green Man in August. Is that too late to expect them to play Glastonbury?I'm really hoping they play, was sure they were going to last year and was actually gutted they didn't.

Never seen them, hope they clash with U2

[Dan101]

Never seen them, hope they clash with U2

[T.Funster]

I hope so too. I'd love to see The FLips (missed out on seeing them in Manchester this year ).

[5co77ie]

Surely they would be a Pyramid Stage act if they did play?

[marcwilson87]

Surely they would be a Pyramid Stage act if they did play?

[russycarps]

So, they are here for Green Man in August. Is that too late to expect them to play Glastonbury?I'm really hoping they play, was sure they were going to last year and was actually gutted they didn't.

Never seen them, hope they clash with U2

[rexclark]

Fantastic band, amazing live, get them booked!

[MattL80]

+1

[When Jokers Attack]

Glasgow was amazing, Superb stage show!

[fuzzylogic]

funny, I'm watching on youtube their performance from 2003 and thinking how awesome they would be this year.

Headlining the other stage opposite U2 would be perfect

[rideincircles]

I talked to Wayne for a little while at their halloween parade in Oklahoma City in October. He said they plan on playing some festivals next year but not which ones.

I will be going to the Flaming Lips show in Oklahoma City on New Years, they are gonna play all of "Dark Side of The Moon" once midnight hits. I can't wait.

This is me and Wayne.

[russycarps]

I talked to Wayne for a little while at their halloween parade in Oklahoma City in October. He said they plan on playing some festivals next year but not which ones.

I will be going to the Flaming Lips show in Oklahoma City on New Years, they are gonna play all of "Dark Side of The Moon" once midnight hits. I can't wait.

This is me and Wayne.

[rideincircles]

As of now I am not sure how long the show will be, I know they are supposed to play Dark Side of The Moon After midnight with Star Death and White Dwarf which is Wayne's nephews band. They played at the Halloween parade and put on a damn good show. I can't really think of a funner band to see for New Years.

This will be third time I have seen the Lips,

the first time was with Beck on the Sea Change tour and they were Beck's band, it was awesome.

The other time was just for a little while at Bonnaroo 2007, I missed their spaceship landing which I totally regret.

I am hoping they play Bonnaroo again which is our best festival in the US, it's half as many people as Glastonbury. I have been the past 3 years but may skip since Glasto is priority.

[When Jokers Attack]

I talked to Wayne for a little while at their halloween parade in Oklahoma City in October. He said they plan on playing some festivals next year but not which ones.

I will be going to the Flaming Lips show in Oklahoma City on New Years, they are gonna play all of "Dark Side of The Moon" once midnight hits. I can't wait.

This is me and Wayne.

[rideincircles]

Yesh it was the March, I was considering going and then my friends in Houston couldn't make it so I went just to see what it was all about. Definitely an interesting experience, I just wish I had someone else to go with. I didnt have anything to do that day so I went and took pics and met Wayne. I am not a good makeup artist though, mine was joker inspired.

My March of Flaming Skeletons Photo Album

Heres a couple videos.

I tend to post a lot of media and take lots of photos and videos from festivals and shows.

[tevaburger]

The other time was just for a little while at Bonnaroo 2007, I missed their spaceship landing which I totally regret.

I am hoping they play Bonnaroo again which is our best festival in the US, it's half as many people as Glastonbury. I have been the past 3 years but may skip since Glasto is priority.

[russycarps]

I was there for the spaceship landing in Bonnaroo '07. it's something that would only work well in the darkness obviously, and that would mean an Other Stage headline slot, if that stage was even big enought to handle it. Plus, there was a huge gap before the FLips came on stage at Bonnroo to set that all up which they wouldn't have at Glasto.

Bonnarroo is indeed the best US festy, but still a second or third division side compared to Glasto.

Edited December 18, 2009 by russycarps

[lak attack]

f**king Ace band, would be in my top 3 of all time id say.

[tevaburger]

The UFO wont come to Europe as it is too hard/costly to transport supposedly.

It was much better this tour anyway when the band emerged from a lady's foo-foo

[coolwaves]

Surprised (pleasantly) that Green Man have managed to get the FlamingLips. Quite a coup for my favourite little festival.

Yeah, would be great if they played Glastonbury too.

[rideincircles]

I just found out today that The Flaming Lips will be playing a free show in Denton in March. That means I get to see them twice in a few months. Denton is about 45 minutes north of fort worth. Also, Muse plays in Fort Worth the Wednesday after the Flaming Lips show, then its SXSW for the next 3 days after that.

On a side note, SXSW is absolutely ridiculous, they have more bands playing than Glastonbury in about 5 days in every club, venue, grocery store, parking lot and any other nook and cranny in downtown Austin. Its hard to compare to festivals since its just based in city venues, but it gives you more options than are fathomable. Music is going on everywhere and free shows are the norm, tons have free booze also. If you want access to everything you need a $600 badge, if you live in Austin and want access to most stuff then you can buy a $150ish wristband. If you are like me, you can bum around a watch free shows all day and try to get into a badge/wristband only MSTRKRFT show while starting a riot that almost shuts down the show. Fun times.

I just realized today that I payed for my Flips New Years tickets on the 27th and havent received them in the mail yet. I noticed my seller had 2 negative feedback comments in the past month on ebay. He responded quickly that he willl look into it. He better not screw up my new years.

[rideincircles]

The Flaming Lips for New Years in Oklahoma City was off the charts. Dark Side of The Moon was awesome. I will be uploading a few videos over the next couple days.

[russycarps]

I am a biiig flaming lips fan but they have let themselves down by covering darkside of the moon. Bit of a lazy, boring choice of album to cover and having acquired it over christmas I have to say it is not that great. Interesting, but not something that deserves repeated listenings.

If I had gone to that nye gig I would find it galling that they would play a covered album in its entirety but neglect to play 90% of their own back catalogue! I'd much rather see them play all of in a priest driven ambulance or transmission from the satellite heart or something.

[.jay.]

I am a biiig flaming lips fan but they have let themselves down by covering darkside of the moon. Bit of a lazy, boring choice of album to cover and having acquired it over christmas I have to say it is not that great. Interesting, but not something that deserves repeated listenings.

If I had gone to that nye gig I would find it galling that they would play a covered album in its entirety but neglect to play 90% of their own back catalogue! I'd much rather see them play all of in a priest driven ambulance or transmission from the satellite heart or something.

Edited January 4, 2010 by .jay.

[russycarps]

i actually love the fact that they have covered one of the most popular and biggest selling albums of all time, i don't think it's lazy or boring, if anything it's brave to cover such an album that most see as something you just don't touch.

where would the fun be in a band as left field and relatively unknown to many people had just covered some obscure album by and obscure band?

and it's only to be expected of the band as they are well known for their covers and even covered bohemian rhapsody after all!

if you had gone to that NYE gig you would have had prior warning that they were playing dark side of the moon and would have only yourself to blame had you been disappointed.

personally as a lover of both pink floyd and the flips i would have killed to have gone to the NYE gig and seen their take on it.