What To Expect At Halloween Blood Bath?

Wayne Coyne dressed up as Stephen King’s “Carrie”? Miley Ray Cyrus piggybacked on a grizzly bear dousing the frontman with a bucket of pig’s blood? Steven Drozd playing bass with Tame Impala during soundcheck? Stage crew in nun, scientist and dinosaur costumes? The Flaming Lips with Kevin Parker covering 1978’s Halloween movie theme? Red confetti? Red balloons?
Still more blood…

Recent tweets from the band and Tuesday’s L.A. Blood Bath warm-up for Halloween suggest some of the spectacles the Lips may have planned for tonight. See the twitter teases and photos from the Los Angeles Greek Theatre show below (more photos are here, here, here, here and here; LA Weekly’s review is here; Grimy Goods’ is here):

https://twitter.com/theflaminglips/status/391685560424607745

"Do you realize were floating in space? Do you realize happiness makes you cry? Do you realize everyone you know one day will die?"

— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) July 9, 2012

Something special tonight at The Greek!! http://t.co/b2KjykEc9t

— Tame Impala (@tameimpala) October 29, 2013

I think @tameimpala may have gotten a new bass player. I think his name may be @stevendrozd. http://t.co/gnsA5wrv4g

— Kliph Scurlock (@KliphScurlock) October 30, 2013

@t0n3d0g Not a one. Well, I've never seen him play tuba.

— Kliph Scurlock (@KliphScurlock) October 30, 2013

doin Blood Bath with Tame Impsla tonight!!!! http://t.co/3o9KepRqCI

— Wayne Coyne (@waynecoyne) October 30, 2013

Today is all kinds of "Fuck Yes" http://t.co/GwdPbiCeL0

— SPACEFACE (@spacefacemusic) October 29, 2013

Words can't express how much I love @tameimpala!! pic.twitter.com/fmltdibyiL

— Kliph Scurlock (@KliphScurlock) October 30, 2013

OK…
…so maybe it wasn’t real blood and Miley didn’t come after all. But a look-alike Cyrus covered “Carrie” Coyne in red goo at the start of the Greek show nonetheless. Proving it was a sight to be seen, Huffington Post includes a shot of Wayne from Tuesday in this week’s “Most Breathtaking Photos From Around The World” feature. What surprises do the Lips have for tonight?

UPDATE – Details and tons of photos from San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Halloween Blood Bath are here and a recap of November 1st’s Blood Bath at Santa Barbara Bowl (including video of Wayne Coyne fronting Tame Impala on “Are You a Hypnotist?” while Steven Drozd played drums) is here.

Hipster Sophie's choice: Flaming Lips at the Greek. Arcade Fire at the Bowl. You can smell mustache wax all over the city tonight!

— Chip Pope (@ChipPope) October 30, 2013

Another clue of what might happen at the Halloween Blood Bath tonight can be found in last night’s Tame Impala set:

As previously discussed here, the Lips covers Tame Impala have played in their recent sets would be perfect for the two bands to perform together. So would their Heady Friends collaboration “Children of the Moon.” Or “Halloween On The Barbary Coast.” And there’s the fan suggestions that Wayne Coyne requested on twitter earlier this month:

Taking requests!! What song should we play with Tame Impala for the Blood Bath portion of our… http://t.co/2acTZwxRIo

— Wayne Coyne (@waynecoyne) October 20, 2013

Which of these will come true?

@waynecoyne 21st century schizoid man!

— Brendan Fisher (@bfisher91) October 20, 2013

@waynecoyne "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell and the Drells. What'd I win?

— Bouzy et Dizy (@JohnQBoxler) October 20, 2013

@waynecoyne A great fucking jam for "Glass full of wine"

— El ruquito bailarin (@azzid_soul) October 20, 2013

@waynecoyne here come the warm jets

— ice town costs ice clown his town crown (@adam_lewis) October 20, 2013

@waynecoyne Oh wait, it could be any song? Idk man, Monster Mash. Ooooh, I bet that would actually sound pretty rad.

— vic (@VicDaBot) October 20, 2013

https://twitter.com/OwainAtkin/status/391871640679632896

@waynecoyne "Scooby Do Where Are You?"

— simon joiner (@sjoineruk) October 20, 2013

@OwainAtkin @waynecoyne The Batman Theme Song.

— Rune Hausner (@rune_ha) October 20, 2013

@OwainAtkin @waynecoyne Correct. Anything Ray Parker Jr.

— Robert Reid (@reidontravel) October 20, 2013

@waynecoyne 'bout time to hear the Lips play the Fixx. "Secret Separation" would be a surprise choice.

— Robert Reid (@reidontravel) October 20, 2013