Rock writer, Daniel Durchholz got to dress up as Santa at the sold-out Flaming Lips show this past weekend, and writes this excellent piece on the show:
Little can prepare you for the first few minutes of a Flaming Lips show. As the band files onstage to a loud classical fanfare, confetti cannons and fog machines go off, dozens of huge yellow balloons are released and the cadres of Santas and aliens on either side of the stage shine handheld spotlights at the crowd.