In Action: The Flaming Lips

By The Beachwood Priest Driven Ambulance Affairs Desk

It looked like New Year's Eve and felt like Christmas for Flaming Lips fans at the Allstate Arena Friday as the band brought its confetti-strewn psychedelic circus act to one of its largest indoor venues to date. As part of WXRT's Big Holiday Concert, and in support of the Lips' freaked-out, meandering recent release Embryonic, the Oklahoma City group trotted out its usual theatrics on a grander scale: Vocalist Wayne Coyne surfed the sea of fans in his customary human-sized hamster ball, made confetti rain from the rafters, and sent flocks of bright balloons into the farthest depths of the stadium.

- Martina Sheehan

Some highlights.

1. The big open.

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2. She Don't Use Jelly.

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3. Do You Realize?

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4. Yoshimi Battles the Robots Pt. 1.

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5. That's the difference between us.

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6. The W.A.N.D.

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7. White Christmas.

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8. Backstage.

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See also:
* In Action: Cheap Trick