Flaming Lips Tour: Watch Rockers Perform 'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots' In Full For First, Only Time In Preparation For 'The Terror' Tour Dates
At a SXSW showcase last month, The Flaming Lips performed their seminal classic 'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots' in full for the first and only time in their career. NPR has posted the videos for everyone to enjoy in advance of the band's upcoming tour in support of 'The Terror.'
Check out the video below:
The Flaming Lips 2013 Tour Dates:
04/28 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center *
04/29 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
04/30 - Pittsburgh, PA @ CONSOL Energy Center *
05/02 - Atlanta, GA @ Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood *
05/03 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena *
05/04 - Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29 ^
05/05 - Memphis, TN@ Beale Street Music Festival
05/10 - Napa, CA @ Bottle Rock Festival
05/16 - Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theatre
05/17 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Great GoogaMooga
05/20 - London, UK @ Roundhouse
05/21 - London, UK @ Roundhouse
05/22 - Brighton, UK @ Brighton Festival
05/24 - Paris, FR @ Villette Sonique Festival
05/25 - Dudingen, CH @ Bad Bonn Kilbi
06/14 - Hultsfred, SWE @ Hultsfred Festival
06/15 - Arhus, DEN @ Northside Festival
07/11 - Raleigh, NC @ Time Warner Cable Pavilion *
07/12 - Greenville, SC @ Charter Ampitheatre *
07/13 - Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
07/27 - Troutdale, OR @ McMenamins Edgefield
07/28 - Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
07/31 - Costa Mesa, CA @ The Pacific Ampitheatre
09/06 - Isle of Wight, UK @ Bestival
* = w/ The Black Keys
^ = w/ JEFF the Brotherhood
[Vid via NPR, Tour Dates via Consequence of Sound]
What do you think of the video? Are you happy to see The Flaming Lips playing the classics? Will you be busting out your copy of Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots anytime soon? Are you going to see The Flaming Lips on their tour in support of The Terror?