The Flaming Lips are hitting the road in support of their new album Oczy Mlody. The tour begins January 21, 2017 – a week after the album drops – with the first of two consecutive nights at London’s 02 Brixton Academy, and continues through the rest of the month and into February visiting Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, France and Belgium. North American dates follow in March 2017 and throughout the spring, beginning with mostly East Coast shows (Boston, Philadelphia, DC, New Haven, Manhattan, Toronto, Charlotte, Raleigh, Atlanta – though this leg extends as far midwest as Detroit, and as far South as Nashville and Florida). There’s a conspicuous gap in between the Northeast dates in early March and the concerts south of that later in the month – is this a clue the Lips make another surprise visit to SXSW? Stay tuned….
In advance of the tour the Lips will play a special hometown show at Oklahoma City’s The Criterion on December 16, 2016. This will mark their first performance in Oklahoma since headlining/hosting 2013’s “Rock for Oklahoma” tornado victims benefit, and their first full concert in the state since 2012’s legendary “Freak Night” at the Zoo Amphitheatre (streaming here). Frontman Wayne Coyne says they’ll debut their “new show” at The Criterion and there’s “gonna be some Christmas Songs played of course!!!” According to Lips drummer/multi-instrumentalist Matt Duckworth the band will be “trying out some new stuff” – presumably songs from Oczy Mlody. “Having their first show in Oklahoma City in years and in our first year, as a venue, is an incredible show for us, and one we have dreamed of since beginning the planning for The Criterion,” Levelland Productions chief operating officer Scott Marsh said in a statement, as reported by News OK. Watch the band rehearsing for the tour below, follow by the schedule.
Tour Dates and Ticket Links
December 16, 2016 – The Criterion
Oklahoma City, OK
Onsale October 26th at 10:00 AM
January 21, 2017 – 02 Brixton Academy
London, ENG
Onsale now
January 22, 2017 – Manchester Academy
Manchester, ENG
Onsale now
January 24, 2017 – Columbiahalle
Berlin, GER
Onsale now
January 25, 2017 – Vega
Copenhagen, DEN
Onsale now
January 26, 2017 – Munchen Brewery
Stockholm, SWE
January 28, 2017 – Tivoli Vredenburg
Utrecht, HOLL
Onsale now (mistakenly labeled January 27th)
January 30, 2017 – Alcatraz
Milan, ITA
Onsale now
January 31, 2017 – Volkshaus
Zurich, SWI
Onsale now
February 2, 2017 – Le Bataclan
Paris, FRA
Onsale now
February 3, 2017 – De Roma
Antwerp, BEL
Onsale now
March 3, 2017 – H.O.B.
Boston, MA
Pre-sale starts October 26th at 10:00 AM
March 4, 2017 – The Fillmore
Philadelphia, PA
Pre-sale starts October 26th at 10:00 AM
March 5, 2017 – 9:30 Club
Washington, DC
Onsale October 27th at 10:00 AM
March 6, 2017 – 9:30 Club
Washington, DC
Onsale October 27th at 10:00 AM
March 8, 2017 – College Street Music Hall
New Haven, CT
Pre-sale starts October 26th at 10:00 AM
March 9, 2017 – Terminal 5
New York, NY
Onsale October 28th at 12:00 PM
March 11, 2017 – The Westbury Theater
Westbury, NY
Onsale
March 13, 2017 – Rebel Complex
Toronto, ONT
Pre-sale starts October 25th at 10:00 AM
March 14, 2017 – Royal Oak Music Theater
Detroit, MI
Pre-sale starts October 26th at 12:00 PM
March 29, 2017 – War Memorial Auditorium
Nashville, TN
Onsale October 28th at 10:00 AM
March 30, 2017 – The Fillmore
Charlotte, NC
Pre-sale starts October 25th at 10:00 AM
March 31, 2017 – The Ritz
Raleigh, NC
Pre-sale starts October 26th at 10:00 AM
April 2, 2017 – Tabernacle
Atlanta, GA
Pre-sale starts October 26th at 10:00 AM
April 3, 2017 – H.O.B. Lake
Buena Vista, FL
Pre-sale starts October 26th at 10:00 AM
April 4, 2017 – Jannus Live
St. Petersburg, FL
Onsale October 28th at 10:00 AM
April 6, 2017 – The Augusta Common (Major Rager)
Augusta, GA
Onsale
April 17, 2017 – Riviera Theatre
Chicago
, IL
Onsale
April 19, 2017 – 20 Monroe Live
Grand Rapids, MI
Onsale
April 21, 2017 – The Orpheum Theater
Madison, WI
Onsale
April 22, 2017 – Hoyt Sherman Place
Des Moines, IA
Onsale
April 23, 2017 – The Pageant
Saint Louis, MO
Onsale
April 25, 2017 – Cain’s Ballroom
Tulsa, OK
Onsale
May 7, 2017 – The Observatory North Park
San Diego, CA
Onsale
May 9, 2017 – The Theatre at Ace Hotel
Los Angeles, CA
Onsale
May 10, 2017 – Fox Theater
Oakland, CA
Onsale
May 12, 2017 – Roseland Theater
Portland, OR
Onsale
May 13, 2017 – Knitting Factory
Spokane, WA
Onsale
May 15, 2017 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Onsale
May 16, 2017 – Paramount Theatre
Seattle, WA
Onsale
June 24, 2017 – Zebedee’s Yard
Hull, England
Onsale
June 30, 2017 – Vida Festival
Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain
Onsale
August 8, 2017 – Boardmasters Festival
Newquay, England
Onsale
August 12, 2017 – The Rainbow Open Air Arena
Birmingham, England
Onsale
August 18, 2017 – Pukkelpop
Hasselt, Belgium
Onsale
September 10, 2017 – FESTIVALN°6
Portmeirion, Wales
Onsale
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