If only Binghamton University was as cool as Cornell. They get The Flaming Lips for their spring concert while we get….Andy Samberg. Don’t get me wrong, he is a funny dude, but he hardly compares to The Flaming.Fucking.Lips. Come on.
The opening band was Stardeath and White Dwarfs out of Oklahoma, just like The Flaming Lips. They sounded like a mix of The Lips & MGMT with heavy riffs over experimental psychedelic sounds.
The Flaming Lips have also carried around a reputation for putting on exceptional live shows, and last week’s show was no exception. Wayne Coyne started the show by going into his famous bubble and walked over the crowd. He came 15 feet away from me, and I gotta tell you, it is like nothing else I have ever seen before. They played a set of mostly Embryonic tunes. It was an album that I wasn’t too crazy about, but I enjoyed the set anyway. When a band can rebound with songs like “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1”, “The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song”, “Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung”, you can’t really complain.
The show featured costume characters, big balloons, confetti, laser points, and a light show that people with Epilepsy should avoid at all costs. In other words, the show was more of an event than a concert. There was something cool going on at all times. It was quite an experience.
The show ended with a beautiful encore of “Do You Realize???” that had Wayne Coyne tearing up. He puts everything into every performance, and it truly shows. The Flaming Lips are a must see band, do not miss the opportunity to see these guys. It was 110% worth it.
Photos & video of “Do You Realize” (that I shot) all posted below:
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