I’d never seen The Flaming Lips live before, but I’d always heard their concerts were something else. So when they rolled into town—playing less than a mile from my house—for the grand price of just six bucks, I couldn’t pass it up.
Their music alone is solid, but the show? Completely over the top. The lead singer kicked things off by crowd surfing inside a giant bubble, floating across the audience before the band even hit their first notes. From there, it only got wilder: dancing wookies, pandas, gorillas, and women in cat costumes filled the stage. At one point, about fifty enormous five-foot-wide balls were unleashed into the crowd, bouncing everywhere while an explosion of lights and visuals flashed on the screen behind the band.
It was chaotic. It was outrageous. And it was one of the most entertaining live shows I’ve ever seen. If you ever get the chance to see The Flaming Lips, don’t hesitate—go.
