Weather was perfect. Venue was a little odd. The AstroTurf was kind of a weird feeling and the whole layout was fairly cramped.
Opening band was… terrible!
The Flaming Lips opened with lots of energy. Hamster ball on the crowd, loads of confetti and streamers, a ginormous balloon, inflatable glow worms, and very trippy/sensual video. Overall a very strong new hippies / hipster feel to the whole thing.
After a bit, the energy of the band and crowd kind of petered out and we called it a night about two thirds of the way through the setlist. Perhaps we were missing something by being… sober?
Gotta be honest in that I felt a little bit let down. Flaming Lips have long been hyped as one of the most entertaining live acts.