One of art-rock’s most enduring creative outlets, The Flaming Lips will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their seminal 1999 release ‘The Soft Bulletin’ with shows in Sydney and Melbourne (two shows per city).
A record that saw the band solidified as prog-rock superstars, it features epic tracks like 'Waitin' For A Superman' and 'Race For The Prize'.
The band, led by charismatic frontman Wayne Coyne, will perform the album in its entirety. Known for their wild performances including all sorts of props and effects – from confetti canyons and balloons to neon unicorns – audiences will be swept away by pure-pop perfection and rock & roll grandeur.
"These evenings are the kind of thing music programmers like me can usually only dream of," Sydney Opera House Head of Contemporary Music, Ben Marshall, says.
"Considered its era’s 'Pet Sounds', 20 years ago Oklahoma’s most fearless freaks The Flaming Lips created their masterpiece album, 'The Soft Bulletin', channeling all their potent sci-fi fetishism and weird psych-rock incandescence into a tightly focused, holistic concept record that was not only sonically brilliant but stunningly accessible and uplifting.
"Marrying celestial melodies, blissful harmonies and polychromatic scales to the deep humanity in visionary showman/ frontman Wayne Coyne’s most personal lyrics to-date on love, loss and the fate of mankind, it’s impossible not to be moved by the beauty of this music."
General tickets go on sale at 9am EST 7 June. For Sydney tickets click here; for Melbourne tickets click here.
The Flaming Lips 2019 Tour Dates
30 Sep-1 Oct -Sydney Opera House3-4 Oct - Hamer Hall @ Arts Centre Melbourne (Melbourne International Arts Festival)
