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ISSUE 22: October 2026 FUCK YEAH!
FIND TICKETS HERE Beyond Bourbon, and the joy through Technicolor By The Observer Bourbon, country music and Americana may have provided the defining backdrop for Bourbon and Beyond, but on Friday, September 25, the festival grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center briefly belonged to another universe. The Flaming Lips arrived in Louisville as part of…
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ISSUE 21 FUCK YEAH!
FIND TICKETS HERE The Flaming Lips perform at opposite ends of the earth, add new fall dates By The Observer The summer’s final shows were held at different sides of the globe with performances in Poland and Indonesia within two very different festival crowds. Organizers of the OFF Festival approached the band with a request;…
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ISSUE 20 FUCK YEAH!
This issue of The Observer is dedicated to the crew of The Flaming Lips. Seriously, the hardest working people in the business and, repeatedly pulling off one of the greatest shows in all of live music. FIND TICKETS HERE The Flaming Lips carry their own rainbow of joy across the UK, transforming fans Words by…
- ISSUE 22: October 2026 FUCK YEAH!
FIND TICKETS HERE Beyond Bourbon, and the joy through Technicolor By The Observer Bourbon, country music and Americana may have provided the defining backdrop for Bourbon and Beyond, but on Friday, September 25, the festival grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center briefly belonged to another universe. The Flaming Lips arrived in Louisville as part of… Read more: ISSUE 22: October 2026 FUCK YEAH! - ISSUE 21 FUCK YEAH!
FIND TICKETS HERE The Flaming Lips perform at opposite ends of the earth, add new fall dates By The Observer The summer’s final shows were held at different sides of the globe with performances in Poland and Indonesia within two very different festival crowds. Organizers of the OFF Festival approached the band with a request;… Read more: ISSUE 21 FUCK YEAH! - ISSUE 20 FUCK YEAH!
This issue of The Observer is dedicated to the crew of The Flaming Lips. Seriously, the hardest working people in the business and, repeatedly pulling off one of the greatest shows in all of live music. FIND TICKETS HERE The Flaming Lips carry their own rainbow of joy across the UK, transforming fans Words by… Read more: ISSUE 20 FUCK YEAH! - ISSUE 19 FUCK YEAH!
FIND TICKETS HERE The Flaming Lips Bring Psychedelic Spectacle to Europe Despite Early Setback Words by The Observer After kicking off their 2026 European summer tour with an unexpected obstacle, The Flaming Lips have quickly regained momentum, delivering a string of acclaimed performances across the continent over the past two weeks and reminding audiences why… Read more: ISSUE 19 FUCK YEAH! - ISSUE 18 FUCK YEAH!
FIND TICKETS HERE Lips spread love, friendship, and wonder across Texas during powerful spring tour Words and Pictures by The Observer Love Dragon summoned at first ever Sol Summit There is a moment during every Flaming Lips show when the first-timer realizes they have crossed into something that’s difficult to explain with ordinary language. It… Read more: ISSUE 18 FUCK YEAH! - ISSUE 17 FUCK YEAH!
FIND TICKETS HERE “How beautiful it was… to feel this live again” The Flaming Lips hacen vibrar a la multitud en la Ciudad de México By The Observer Is there anything more beautiful in this world than new music? It’s the final result of human creation, arriving like rain on dry ground, waking parts of the… Read more: ISSUE 17 FUCK YEAH! - ISSUE 16 FUCK YEAH!
FIND TICKETS HERE NO FUCKS GIVEN, EVEN IF NO FUCKS WERE ALLOWED, AS 2026 WORLD TOUR BEGINS words and photographs by The Observer As people were lining up to turn in their skis or catch one last run on the little snow there was on the slopes, there was joyous anticipation building at the base… Read more: ISSUE 16 FUCK YEAH! - ISSUE 15 FUCK YEAH!
FIND TICKETS HERE INSPIRED Fuck Yeah New Music! There’s something undeniably inspiring about seeing The Flaming Lips working on new music this year, like watching a cosmic signal flicker back to life from a distant, beloved star. For decades, they’ve refused to settle into repetition, always chasing strange beauty and emotional truth through sound. Knowing that the… Read more: ISSUE 15 FUCK YEAH! - ISSUE 14 FUCK YEAH!
FIND TICKETS HERE INSPIRED How I got into The Flaming Lips essay and pictures by Nick aka @Drafsack I was born in 1962 so was fortunate enough to listen to and see a lot of the 70s classic rock and glam rock bands live. My first live concert was Pink Floyd in Bristol in 1974… Read more: ISSUE 14 FUCK YEAH! - ISSUE 13 FUCK YEAH!
This issue of The Observer is dedicated to: To all the freaks around the world in 2026! Happy New Year!!!! FIND TICKETS HERE HAPPIEST OF NEW YEARS In the waning moments of 2025, while in the depths of the song The Process, The Flaming Lips arrive yet again at the fleeting doorway to nirvana; the… Read more: ISSUE 13 FUCK YEAH! - ISSUE 12
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