Flaming Lips, To Kill A King

Q magazine named them as one of the ‘50 Bands To See Before You Die’. Their elaborate shows have included puppets, balloons, costumes, giant hands, confetti, and a man-sized plastic bubble in which frontman Wayne Coyne rolls across the audience. Who knows what’s next...?

The songs, acclaimed for their signature lush, multi- layered, psychedelic rock arrangements, have titles such as Yeah, I Know It’s a Drag... Wastin’ Pigs is Still Radical. No wonder The Flaming Lips are so irresistible. The triple Grammy Award-winning band released its latest album, The Terror, earlier this year; they’re flaming hot and ready to rock Brighton...