The psychedelic rock pairing was a good match, and the show was certainly visually appealing. Tame Impala and The Flaming Lips kicked off their fall tour in Boston at Agganis Arena Monday night. 01, 2013) Paul Wellman Flaming Lips SetlistДў.The Flaming Lips / Tame Impala Played Agganis Arena (Boston, MA) - Photos / Video / Setlist / Review. Flaming Lips at the Santa Barbara Bowl (Nov. And for those that stuck with it, the nightвЂ™s big finale brought Tame Impala back onstage for a glorious rendition of вЂњDo You Realize?вЂќ It was a moment so big, silly, confetti-filled, and tear-jerking, you couldnвЂ™t help but forgive the LipsвЂ™ missteps and embrace the fact that this year went out with such a freakishly weird, unarguably great bang. That said, Flaming Lips superfans were heavily rewarded on Friday night, as the band dished up deep cuts like вЂњA Spoonful Weighs a TonвЂќ and a heavy helping of newer, spaced-out tracks from this yearвЂ™s The Terror. And when they didnвЂ™t respond as loudly or emphatically as he wanted, the whole thing started to feel a little forced. The frontman is famously interactive with his fans, but from atop his glow-in-the-dark perch, he was forced to rely on less crowd surfing and more hand gesturing to get people pumped up. While I can applaud the bandвЂ™s donвЂ™t-give-a-fuck attitude when it comes to catering to the masses, one also couldnвЂ™t help but notice a disconnect between Coyne and his audience about halfway through the set. Musically speaking, the Lips cast their net wide and delivered a set list that was great for the die-hards, but tough to swallow for those whoвЂ™ve only paid casual attention to the bandвЂ™s 16-plus-album output. The scene it created was nothing short of spectacular, and the effect it had on the crowd was something approaching ecstatic glee.

Then came the balloons - hundreds of them - released in unison as confetti cannons shot pink party paper into the crowd. Within the first five minutes of FridayвЂ™s вЂњblood bath,вЂќ Coyne had scaled a massive pulpit that was lit up like a Christmas tree, presented himself in a floor-length white gown and flowing blond wig, and been doused in a few gallons of (fake?) blood by a Miley Cyrus look-alike riding a man in a giant bear costume. Luckily Coyne is not a man to be outdone, especially onstage.

And we were left to speculate if the Lips could live up to their opening act. By the end of it all, Flaming Lips ringleader Wayne Coyne was onstage, dressed like a green space frog, covering his own вЂњAre You a Hypnotist?вЂќ with Impala as his backing band. Armed with a zillion-watt LED display, the band served up an infectious and sonically spot-on hour-long set list that included the twitchy, drum-line-inspired вЂњBe Above It,вЂќ the blissed-out groover вЂњWhy WonвЂ™t You Make Up Your Mind?вЂќ (complete with bonus jam sesh), and the big bluesy stomper вЂњElephant,вЂќ which gave way to a cover of Michael JacksonвЂ™s вЂњThrillerвЂќ and its flash mob, and then kicked back in and nearly knocked us over with its might. Speaking of, a major hat tip must go to Tame Impala, the Aussie psych rockers that played a glorious second fiddle to the nightвЂ™s headliners. Blessed with the perfect storm of party fodder - two great acts, one big, bold, and culturally significant holiday - the Bowl staff (and a small army of volunteers) transformed the night into a dazzling display of Day of the Dead celebrations, complete with altars, face painting, Aztec dancing, and a flash mob of zombies that threatened to steal the show away from the nightвЂ™s opening act. If you didnвЂ™t attend Friday nightвЂ™s season-ending blowout at the Bowl, youвЂ™ve probably heard that it was a night for the S.B.

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