The Flaming Lips with Explosions in the Sky, Stardeath & White Dwarfs August 23, 2009

AEG Live is thrilled to announce THE FLAMING LIPS with special guests EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY and STARDEATH & WHITE DWARFS performing live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Sunday, August 23, 2009.

Even within the eclectic world of alternative rock, few bands were so brave, so frequently brilliant, and so deliciously weird as the Flaming Lips. From their beginnings as Oklahoma weirdos to their pop culture breakthrough in the mid-'90s to their status as one of the most respected groups of the 2000s, the Lips have ridden one of the more surreal and haphazard career trajectories in pop music. An acid-bubblegum band with as much affinity for sweet melodies as blistering noise assaults, their off-kilter sound, uncommon emotional depth, and bizarre history (packed with tales of self-immolating fans and the like) firmly established them as true originals. They embrace everything from merry prankster psychedelia to orchestral pop. At the outset, the Lips tried to bridge the seemingly insurmountable gap between Butthole Surfers-style dementia and bubblegum pop. Their early albums are jumbles of ideas, the weirdness genuine, the songs expansive and sometimes giddily incoherent. They're as much a response to hardcore punk's inflexible pithiness as to mainstream rock's polish. The Flaming Lips formed in Oklahoma City in 1983. Giving themselves the nonsensical name the Flaming Lips, the band made its live debut at a local transvestite club.

All tickets sold online will include a digital download of:
• 3 brand new unreleased songs from the upcoming album
• 3 B-sides hand picked by Wayne Coyne
• Live audio recording of the Red Rocks show

TICKETS GO ON SALE SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH at 10 AM online at www.ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets including select Macy’s stores, select F-Y-E stores, Cherry Creek Shopping Center guest services desk, the Official Visitors Center, 1600 California St. Ste. 6, Angelo’s CD’s & More and Twist & Shout. Ticket center hours may vary; contact retailer to confirm hours of operation. To charge tickets by phone, call 1-800-745-3000.

RESERVED SEATING: ROWS 25-60
GENERAL ADMISSION: ROWS 2-24 & 61-69
ROWS 1 & 70 ARE ALWAYS RESERVED FOR HANDICAP SEATING AT RED ROCKS.

Official Website: http://www.redrocksonline.com/pages/concerts/detail.asp?id=3962