According to Pitchfork, The Flaming Lips will be appearing with Sonic Youth at the Pageant in St. Louis on Saturday, August 26!!!
In addition to their usual circus, their new tour will be showcasing a pink P-Funk style spaceship, laser pens for all in attendance, Jesus, Santa Claus, and Mr. Coyne walking over the crowd in his big space bubble!
In other Flaming Lips news, check out this story from VH-1 detailing Wayne's commencement speech at his local highschool. It is hilarious! Here's a snippet:
It's always interesting when the guy delivering the commencement address at your high school graduation begins his speech like this:
"When I was first asked to preside over this great assemblage, I was not convinced that I was the right man for the job. You see, I am not technically a high school graduate myself. ... I felt I was learning more from my life experiences than I was from my classes and my teachers. It is well documented that I worked at Long John Silver's and sold pot out of my apartment. Some of you may say it's a wonder I did not end up going to jail. I would agree with you."