QRO’s spotlights the masters of the indie spectacular, The Flaming Lips.
Name: The Flaming Lips
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Members: Derek Brown, Mark Coyne (former), Wayne Coyne, Jonathan Donahue (former), Steven Drozd, Richard English (former), Michael Ivins, Ronald Jones (former), Nathan Roberts (former), Kliph Scurlock (former)
Associated act(s) Mercury Rev, Stardeath and White Dwarfs
Albums: Hear It Is (1986), Oh My Gawd!!!…The Flaming Lips (1987), Telepathic Surgery (1989), In a Priest Driven Ambulance (with Silver Sunshine Stares) (1990), Hit to Death in the Future Head (1992), Transmissions from the Satellite Heart (1993), Clouds Taste Metallic (1995), Zaireeka (1997), The Soft Bulletin (1999), Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002), At War with the Mystics (2006), Christmas on Mars (DVD) (2008), Embryonic (2009), The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon (2009), The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends (2012), The Terror (2013), Oczy Mlody (2017), King’s Mouth (2019), American Head (2020)
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Tour dates:
Apr 20 – Jacksonville, FL, US – Florida Theatre
Apr 21 – North Charleston, SC – High Water Festival
Apr 23 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company
Apr 24 – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre
Apr 26 – Tallahassee, FL – Adderley Amphitheater at Cascades Park
May 17 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel
May 17 – Prescott, AZ – Pure Imagination Festival
Jun 21 – Lubbock, TX – Helen DeVitt Jones Theater at The Buddy Holly Hall
Jun 23 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
Jun 25 – Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheatre
Jun 26 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
Jun 28 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater
Jun 29 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
Jul 16 – Wilmington, NC – Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
Jul 17 – Cary, NC – Koka Booth Amphitheater
Jul 18 – Snowshoe, WV – 4848 Festival
Jul 20 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
Jul 22 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark
Jul 23 – LaFayette, NY – Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards
Jul 25 – Portland, ME – Thompson’s Point
Jul 26 – Burlington, VT – Burlington Water Front
Sep 4 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
Sep 6 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
Sep 7 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
Sep 8 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Scotiabank Arena
Sep 10 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Sep 11 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Sep 13 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Sep 14 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Sep 15 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Sep 17 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Sep 18 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Sep 20 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center
Sep 21 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
Sep 27 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ATX
Sep 28 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Sep 29 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Oct 1 – Loveland, CO – Blue Fcu Arena
Oct 4 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Oct 5 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – Rogers Arena
Oct 6 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Oct 8 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
Oct 9 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
Oct 11 – Inglewood, CA – Intuit Dome
