The Flaming Lips Share Preliminary ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’ Shows

The Flaming Lips Share Preliminary ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’ Shows

Today, American psychedelic rock The Flaming Lips have announced a new string of tour dates to feature a special performance of their seminal album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots in its entirety in celebration of the 20th-anniversary of the LP’s release.

The tour will see the band perform in the U.K. and North America, starting with a performance at the Troxy in London on April 25. They’ll make stops in cities like Nashville, Tenn., Boston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Tulsa, Seattle, Los Angeles, Portland, Ore., and more. The tour will come to a close at the Kettlehouse Amphitheater in Bonner, Mont., on Aug. 25.

Notably, two highly sought-after EPs by The Flaming Lips- Fight Test and Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell—will become available on limited edition vinyl for the first time on March 17 and can be pre-ordered here. While the  6-CD/5-LP box set Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots: 20th Anniversary Edition will arrive on April 14.

Pre-sale for the live celebratory Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots show will go on sale March 2 at 10 a.m. local time. Public on-sale follows on March 3 at 10 a.m. local time. Learn more and find tickets here.

The Flaming Lips On Tour 2023

Feb 28             Vancouver, BC             Commodore Ballroom @

Mar 01             Vancouver, BC             Commodore Ballroom @

Mar 03             Stateline, NV                Harrah’s Lake Tahoe @

Mar 04             Las Vegas, NV             Brooklyn Bowl @

Mar 06             Del Mar, CA                 The Sound – Del Mar Fairgrounds @

Mar 07             Anaheim, CA               House of Blues @

Mar 09             Santa Barbara, CA       Arlington Theatre @

Apr 25             London, UK                 Troxy *

Apr 28             London, UK                 Eventim Apollo *

Apr 29             Manchester, UK           O2 Apollo *

May 05            Chicago, IL                  The Salt Shed *

May 07            Atlanta, GA                  Shaky Knees Festival *

May 08            Charlotte, NC               The Fillmore #

May 10            Knoxville, TN               Tennessee Theatre #

May 11            Nashville, TN               Ryman Auditorium #

May 11-13       Live Oak, FL                Echoland Music Festival *

May 25            Washington, DC           The Anthem *

May 27            Boston, MA                  Boston Calling Festival *

Jun 08             Brooklyn, NY                Kings Theatre #

Jun 11             Cleveland, OH             Agora Theater & Ballroom #

Jun 13             Milwaukee, WI             The Riverside Theater #

Jun 14             St. Louis, MO               Saint Louis Music Park #

Jun 16             Omaha, NE                  Steelhouse #

Jun 17             Tulsa, OK                    Tulsa Theater #

Aug 18            Los Angeles, CA          YouTube Theater #

Aug 22            Portland, OR                Pioneer Courthouse Square #

Aug 23            Seattle, WA                 Woodland Park Zoo #

Aug 25            Bonner, MT                  KettleHouse Amphitheatre #

* Previously announced YOSHIMI show

# New YOSHIMI show

@ Previously announced “An Evening With” career-spanning show

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