The Flaming Lips are an American psychedelic rock band from Oklahoma City, active since 1983 and led throughout by frontman Wayne Coyne. Their music spans garage punk, noise pop, and lush experimental rock - a range that earned them three Grammy Awards and a devoted global following. The 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, certified gold in the US, remains their commercial and critical peak, though records like The Soft Bulletin (1999) and Embryonic (2009) are equally revered. Live, the band is in a category of its own: confetti cannons, giant balloons, and Coyne crowd-surfing inside a man-sized plastic bubble have made their shows a spectacle unlike anything else in rock.
The Flaming Lips expanded their 2026 world tour in February, adding cities including Houston, Athens, Nottingham and Glasgow to an already announced run of US and European dates.
In March 2026 the band announced further additions to the world tour, including Mexico City, London, Jakarta and Louisville.
The Flaming Lips announced their first 2026 tour dates in December 2025, kicking off a world tour that spans the US and Europe.
The band wrapped a major 2024 tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.
Long-standing co-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd departed the band in 2024 after more than three decades.
