The Flaming Lips are touring from this fall to next spring, playing Fillmore Philly in November

Perennial psychedelic pop/rock favorites The Flaming Lips announced their first large-scale tour since the COVID-19 pandemic this week, and after a couple warm-up dates out west, they’ll begin the run on November 7th at The Fillmore Philadelphia.

The band’s shows are always scenes of offbeat, cosmic pageantry; to support their 2020 album American Head, The Flaminbg Lips a handful of concerts in their hometown of Oklahoma City last year and early this year that put a unique spin on social distancing: the band, and audience, were encased in inflatable plastic “space bubbles” of the sort that frontperson Wayne Coyne is known for using to surf on the outstretched hands of fans.

No word yet on whether the Filmore crowd will be required to attend in bubbles — or conversely, whether bubbles will be an option — but tickets go on sale May 6th at 10 a.m., and more information can be found here. Due to the unpredictability of the Coronavirus pandemic, show details are subject to change; as of May 4th, the Fillmore website’s extensive COVID-19 section says “Face coverings are mandatory and must be worn at all times except while eating and drinking,” and also outlines a clear plastic bag policy to reduce staff contact with personal belongings.

Watch a CBS Sunday Morning behind-the-scenes doc on the bubble shows below, read The Key’s review of American Head, and check out The Flaming Lips’ full tour itinerary for 2021 and 2022.

Tour Dates
08-20 Ogden, UT – Ogden Amphitheatre
08-21 Las Vegas, NV – Psycho Las Vegas
11-07 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
11-08 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
11-09 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
11-11 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage A&E
11-12 Syracuse, NY – Crouse Hinds Theater
11-13 Albany, NY – Palace Theater
11-15 Boston, MA – House of Blues
11-16 Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
11-18 Montreal, Quebec – MTELUS
11-20 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theater
03-27 San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre
03-28 Houston, TX – House of Blues
03-29 New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
03-31 Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore
04-01 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
04-02 Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
04-04 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
04-05 Cincinnati, OH – ICON Music Center
04-06 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
04-08 Saint Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
04-09 Madison, WI – The Sylvee
04-25 Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
04-28 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
04-29 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
04-30 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
05-02 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
05-03 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
05-04 Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
05-06 San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
05-07 San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
05-09 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
05-25 Leeds, England – Stylus
05-26 Liverpool, England – Invisible Wind Factory
05-30 Aylesbury, England – Waterside Theatre
06-01 Bexhill, England – De la Warr Pavilion
06-02 London, England – O2 Forum Kentish Town
07-22 Galway, Ireland – Galway Int’l Arts Fest