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Bringing their neo-psychedelic flavor to a whole new generation of fans, the Flaming Lips released their most recent album, The Terror, in April 2013. Later in the year, they released Peace Sword, an EP of songs inspired by the film Ender's Game. The Flaming Lips have constantly been on tour during the past three years, with an average of two dates per month. It's an impressive schedule, to say the least, especially if you're familiar with how one-of-a-kind the band's live shows are. At any moment, ticket buyers can expect anything from puppets to video animation, confetti-filled balloons and colored smoke shows at a Flaming Lips concert. Frontman Wayne Coyne then steps into a giant plastic bubble and walks on top of the audience – crowdsurfing at its most nuanced. The Terror lends itself well to live interpretation, invoking as it does the dystopian psychology of science fiction novels. Surrealist antics on stage reflect the wonderfully dark tone of the album. Songs like the title track and "Butterfly, How Long it Takes to Die" are hauntingly beautiful, cathartic songs about love and loss, life and death.

Wayne Coyne, his brother, Mark, and their friend, Michael Ivins founded the band in 1983. After several personnel changes, the band finally found a winning formula, and pretty soon, was cranking out albums. Transmissions from the Satellite Heart, released in 1993, hit the charts, received critical acclaim and earned the band a spot at Lollapalooza. The single, "She Don't Use Jelly," inspired a cult following and reached No. 55 on Billboard's Top 100. Coyne and company followed with several more albums, each one offering a new spin, new concept and new set of rules by which the band continued to remain fresh year after year.

Reviews

Rating: 4.7 out of 5 based on 1497 reviews
  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    The FLaming Lips, Best Live Concert Ever

    by Colby C. on 11/13/23Music Hall At Fair Park - Dallas

    I've seen The Flaming Lips a couple dozen times and it is always a unique and intimate experience. Wayne Coyne always does an incredible job of ensuring everyone is safe and that it is okay to feel sadness, and happiness and yell anytime you want. Let's not forget Seven Drodz, who is the musical mastermind behind The Flaming Lips. Watching him do his thing is breathtaking. Their shows are out of this world, and crazy and are a great reminder of how a band should treat their audience and what a live concert should be like. LOVE LOVE LOVE

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Nobody can accuse Flaming Lips of mailing it in!

    by Benjer on 11/13/23Music Hall At Fair Park - Dallas

    Everything about this show was a SHOW! There were props galore, tons of confetti cannons, giant beach balls (filled with confetti of course), spectacular lights and GREAT MUSIC!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    ALWAYS INCREDIBLE!

    by KP on 11/12/23Music Hall At Fair Park - Dallas

    This was our 4th time seeing them, and they literally NEVER disappoint! We will always see them if they’re coming within a few hours of us. They always put on the most incredible show!!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Twenty years later and even better

    by Re on 11/12/23Music Hall At Fair Park - Dallas

    Saw them live during the release of this album and it was amazing and what got me hooked on them. Now 20 years later it was even better. Wayne can lead a crowd like no other!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Love

    by Meg on 11/12/23Music Hall At Fair Park - Dallas

    Anytime you ever have the opportunity to spend time and see the flaming lips is an opportunity you shouldn’t waist.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Yoshimi!!!

    by Rockin Robin on 11/12/23Music Hall At Fair Park - Dallas

    The Flaming Lips were fantastic! What a great show with stunning visuals. I only cried twice, I was so happy!!!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Amazing

    by DP on 11/12/23Music Hall At Fair Park - Dallas

    One of the best shows I've ever been to. Band killed it. Touching.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Amazing Acoustics

    by Candie on 8/21/23

    Great venue with amazing acoustics. Staff was very friendly and bar service was quick. They have food truck options for dining but nothing in house. Bathrooms were clean and plentiful, never had to wait. Had a great time!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Cathartic

    by Samsterny on 8/21/23

    The last time I saw the Flaming Lips was playing this exact Yoshimi album 20 years ago at Santa Barbara Arlington Theater while they were touring with Beck. They blew my mind then having never heard of them, and succeeded in blowing my mind again after being a huge fan ever since. It was quite an existential journey reliving not just the band and album but also reliving a 20 yr younger version of myself. I'm a cargo pilot and was in LA on an overnight from Maui where I live and where there's been so much recent devastation. It was such a cathartic experience being there. Wayne's empathetic words on humanity, sadness, and resilience in between songs and also just from his beautiful lyrics on their own brought tears to my eyes on multiple occasions. I can honestly say this was the most moving show of any form of entertainment that I've ever been to in my life. The intimate atmosphere of You Tube theater, amazing acoustics, light show and outrageous effects of so many different varieties (gigantic inflated pink robots and mechanical flying bird included) all added to the spectacle and extravaganza. Thank you Flaming Lips, you put so much love and effort into your show and fans, sending all the Aloha I've got right back at you from a forlorn Maui. I will pay forward the lift up you gave me to all those I come in contact with here at home who are in so desperate need of a lift up themselves.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Had never seen Flaming Lips before - what a show!

    by Shawn on 8/21/23

    Fantastic show at YouTube Theatre from The Flaming Lips. Outstanding musicianship, exquisite multimedia presentation, so many positive vibes from the band and fellow concertgoers. Played the entirety of their Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots albums, took an intermission, and finished with a bunch more songs from other albums. Excellent show - top to bottom!