Flaming Lips 3/8/17 College Street Music Hall

It's hard to believe the last time I saw The Flaming Lips was at a 1999 Berkshire Mountain Fest. On that occasion, the Lips festooned the stage with cartoon inflatables while showing video of  brain surgery. Fast forward 17 years and this lysergic band of merry pranksters hits the College Street Music Hall. The stage was flanked by two huge inflatable mushrooms. Wayne Coyne, the grizzled frontman for the Lips emerged with a huge Mylar balloon sculpture spelling out "Fuck Yeah New Haven" which  floated over the crowd. The recorded history of the Lips has been varied, The Soft Bulletin, Yoshimi, Embryonic, The Terror in addition to homage projects to Pink Floyd and the Beatles. The evening was made even trippier with an excellent light show. Wayne sang Bowie's Space Oddity while floating over the crowd in a huge clear balloon. Lips shows are always happenings and this evening was no different. Good setlist of old and new songs.