THE FLAMING LIPS "He has an element of fragility
about him. I always new that," Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne
said of Ben Kweller's bloody stage antics. "It's always seemed like
if you poked him the wrong way you'd break a rib or something." But
Coyne later stuck up for his younger buddy during the Lips' set,
throwing the usual fake blood on himself and asking the audience to
throw tampons at him, too. As the sun set, Coyne who came prepared
in hot pink galoshes for the evening showers, lectured on politics
and got nervous when he realized he was Bush-bashing before a sea
of Texans. Surprisingly, the crowd roared in approval. The Lips
then launched into "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song," as the crowd waved
their arms and sang the refrain at the band's command. The crowning
touch: their classic "She Don't Use Jelly" -- and a confetti
blizzard finale.
The Flaming Lips at Austin City Limits 2006
Photo by Steve Hopson
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