Austin City Limits 2006

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.