The Flaming Lips | Pop review

Troxy, LondonFor the first few minutes of their set, the Flaming Lips have a decent claim to being the most life-affirming rock band around today. Singer Wayne Coyne clambers out of the giant hamster ball in which he's been triumphantly bouncing over the heads of the crowd, and scores of inflatables are launched into the auditorium while ticker-tape cascades from a cannon. It's a spectacular scene, further augmented by the gangs of fans in animal costumes dancing furiously at both sides of the s...

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