The Flaming Lips @ the Palladium

My mind was blown out of this galaxy yesterday. I went to that Flaming Lips show at the Palladium, and I didn't know what to expect, and it just left me speechless. Best show I've been to.

It was like one huge party. I wouldn't even say it was only a rock show. It was more like an immersive experience, where everyone is encouraged to participate, and everyone is forced to participate at times, like when Wayne Coyne rides the balloon atop the audience. It's too much to describe, one would have to experience it to know what I'm talking about.

Some of my favorite moments included the above mentioned balloon riding on the audience thing, all of the confetti, the laser hands, the costumes, the dancers, etc... I'm sure I'm leaving a lot out, but I don't want to say too much because it'd be better if the unknowing reader just went and experienced it.

So they entered my list of favorite bands. It's cool that they're from my home state too. And Wayne seems like such a cool guy. I enjoyed the other band too, Neon Indian, I'll have to check more of their stuff out.

It was a lot of mental and physical stimulation, I'm going to have to take it easy today. But I will make it a priority to go to their New Years show in OKC (if they do it next year), and I will take my friends because it was memorable, and I don't know what else to say about it.

Go.

-LJL

P.S. Here's the setlist:

The Fear 


Worm Mountain 


Silver Trembling Hands 


She Don't Use Jelly 


The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song 


I Can Be a Frog 


Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 


See the Leaves 


Laser Hands 


The Ego's Last Stand 


Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung 


What Is the Light? 


The Observer 


Encore:

Race for the Prize 


Encore 2:

Do You Realize??