I'm getting sooo excited as the day draws near.

Who all is going to be there??

Me!

I think I'm actually more excited about seeing the Eels. I'll be there.

Am I going?

I am soooo going to be there. And yes, seeing the Eels probably has me more excited only because I've seen the Lips 3 times (in 2002, 2000 and 1994). What I'm most excited about is the potential for a rare collaboration between the two bands. Sideponytails and I have vowed to get there early and be close enough to be touching the stage for this show.

So does anyone know the official opener? I've heard two different things. I really hope it's MC Honky.

whoa whoa whoa, when and where is this show? why have i not been informed!?

i'll be there!!!! i've been getting ready for the last 2 weeks. does anyone know if they still play any songs from Oh My Gawd!!! and Telepathic Surgery? this will be my first Lips show.....so i hope its a good one......

PLUS....when is Christmas On Mars coming out?????? this coming xmas or next xmas?

From what I've seen and heard we'll be lucky to get much pre-Soft Bulletin stuff beyond She Don't Use Jelly.

Yep.

lucky for me that soft bulletin is my favorite of all the ones i've heard.....mmmmm, it appears that i am in luck for being a late comer to the fan club. and yes, carligula and i will be right up front basking in their.....well, crap, i couldn't think of anything right there, so just basking, ok? i think that works good enough. nothing can beat ben folds though, nothing...............absolutely nothing. ---(sigh), i still get happy thinking about it.

The Lips can beat Osama Ben Folds.

The last Uptown Mix show was relatively short, and I believe this one will be as well. Therefore, we'll probably just get stuff from the last two albums.

I'll be there.

I think I'll go.

is the show rain or shine?

According to the website... yes. I'm thinking it might possibly make the show better if it rains. It'll not only be appropriate for all of the depressing songs in the Eels catalogue, but it will also add to the sensory overload that is the Flaming Lips. Of course, lightning is another matter...

Carl, I hadn't noticed your sig before and just a few minutes ago I was thinking about making it mine.

I guess me going depends on how much its raining now.

Sorry about the excessive posting, but since I won't be able to get in, will I be sitting? Would it be a good idea to bring a blanket?

I seriously doubt you'll want to sit if you plan on possibly seeing the stage. Plus, even if it rains very little, I doubt you'll be able to find a good, dry place.

Yeah, don't go jocking my signature. Feel free to promote carligula.com, though

For those who care (and read this soon enough), I'll be there wearing a black polo shirt, gray shorts, and navy blue Vans. I'm sure I'll be the only one wearing a polo...

Come say hi. I'm always willing to meet fellow Features fanatics.

Are the Eels playing first (not counting the opener) and if so when do you think they'll go on? 8ish? Sorry for so many questions.

well, i spent the entire eels set trying to get in. i finally made it in for the flaming lips set, though, which was great. i wish i couldve been one of those animals. great show.

The show was FAB-U-LOUS! I enjoyed it more than any Uptown Mix I have been to this season. Confetti, dancing woodland creatures, huge balloon bouncy balls and that twirly light thing that Wayne kept spinning around were awesome!

Vans are so yesterday like hilary duff.

Oh and the show was F***ing awesome!

The bad --
the heat
the crowd
the Eels (6/8 of the time)
the chick belting out all the words she knew to the crowd pleasers in the most off-key warble

the good --
the Flaming Lips,
esp. the Pink Floyd cover, She Don't Use Jelly, and the whole show!!

well, i missed the freaking show because our van broke down on the way back from florida today. foldsfan got a lucky break and made it. i am not happy i missed it. the best $5 show in nashville in a really long time. well maybe in another 50 years i can catch something so grand.

Well, what matters is that you made it back alive, and I completed my mission for you guys. It was Amaaazinginginging.

Yeah, great show overall. I must admit the Eels had a very slow start. What's up with starting a set with four covers? Once they warmed up, though, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I think they picked the best songs possible in almost all cases (3 speed, Last Stop: This Town, Saturday Morning, Love of the Loveless, Dog-Faced Boy). Fresh Feeling would have been nice though.

The Flaming Lips were great, but I must admit, that after seeing three shows with the same schtick-- it's officially old. They either need a new gimmick or just play more music from the 90s.

Sorry to those of you who missed it. If it makes you feel better, I don't think it was quite as good as the Ben Folds show.

Whatever Carligula said, I think the opposite. I only saw the last 3 Eels songs and it sucked. Flaming Lips were awesome. Would have been much better though if they could have eliminated the 5 minute lulls between EVERY song. I thought it was much more enjoyable than Ben Folds.

Hey, are ya'll kidding me?!! How fortunate are we to get a cool outdoor show like this for $5?!!

I got there during the Eels, and they were good, but not as great as I was expecting. The Flaming Lips were miles and miles better than last time I saw them live. My only regret is that I didn't get to be very close.

or maybe you could go see deerhoof at springwater this weekend

the show was awesome! i had such a good time. the only bad thing that happened were the two guys next to us who decided to get in a fistfight, but thankfully holeypeacoat broke it up and i didn't get punched in the face. i think the big bald guy broke my toe though. we were really close though so it was worth it.

words cannot describe the power of that show.........its all down hill from here......


anybody keep track of the setlist? there were two songs i did not recognize....

Was "Lightning Strikes the Postman" from Clouds Taste Metallic one of them? I can't think of the other 90s songs they played except "... Jelly".

From the Flaming Lips message board:

Race for the Prize
Fight Test
The Gash
Yoshimi
Lightning strikes the Postman
One more Robot
Morning of the Magicians
Happy Birthday
Jelly
Do you Realize
Waiting for Superman
Breathe

E:
What is the Light > Observer

(Edited by YaDaDaDa at 8:50 pm on Aug. 11, 2003)

Wasn't "Waiting For Superman" played or is that not what that song is called?

You are correct. I didn't realize it was left off. I think it was either before or after Do You Realize.

it was after "do you realize". thanks for the set by the way.

I corrected it for future reference.