Nineties indie-rock is alive and well this summer thanks to the Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse, who have announced they will co-headline a U.S. tour together. The genre stalwarts have tapped Chicago bands Friko and Dehd to open select concerts on the route. Check out the bands’ full list of tour dates below.
The co-headlining run kicks off on August 1, in Atlanta, Georgia, and ends on September 11, in Troutdale, Oregon. Along the way, the Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse will perform in Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Houston, Los Angeles, and many more cities. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 28, at 10 a.m. local time, with special artist pre-sales starting on Wednesday, March 26.
Last year, Modest Mouse rang in the 20th anniversary of Good News for People Who Love Bad News with a special album reissue and tour. Frontman Isaac Brock and his bandmates also dug through their personal collection of music gear to sell over 500 items—including vintage synthesizers, amps, pedals, and microphones—on Reverb.
Meanwhile, the Flaming Lips have been in a nostalgic mood, too, ringing in the 20th anniversary of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots with a long tour and additional career-spanning shows beginning in 2022.
Read about Modest Mouse’s The Lonesome Crowded West and the Flaming Lips’ The Soft Bulletin in “The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s.”
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The Flaming Lips:
03-26 Tokyo, Japan – Zepp Haneda
03-27 Tokyo, Japan – Zepp Haneda
04-25 Birmingham, England – O2 Academy Birmingham
04-26 London, England – O2 Academy Brixton
04-28 Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre
04-29 Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre
05-01 Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall
05-02 Leeds, England – O2 Academy Leeds
05-04 Manchester, England – O2 Apollo Manchester
05-05 Bristol, England – Bristol Beacon
05-30 Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma
05-31 Paris, France – Le Trianon
06-02 Utrecht, Netherlands – TrivoliVredenburg
06-04 Cologne, Germany – E-Werk
06-05 Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom
06-07 Hamburg, Germany – Georg Elser Halle
06-08 Copenhagen, Denmark – VEGA
06-19 Lisbon, Portugal – MEO Kalorama
06-21 Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain – Azkena Rock Festival
09-17 Ogden, UT – Ogden Amphitheater
08-01 Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy !*
08-02 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater !*
08-03 Richmond, VA – Brown’s Island !
08-05 Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center !*
08-07 Portland, ME – Thompson’s Point !*
08-08 New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl !*
08-09 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE !*
08-11 Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater !*
08-12 Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center !*
08-14 Madison, WI – Breese Stevens Field !*
08-15 Minneapolis, MN – The Armory !
08-16 Chicago, IL – Salt Shed (Fairgrounds) !
08-19 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory !*
08-20 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall !*
09-03 San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre !^
09-04 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre !^
09-05 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl !^
09-07 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre Berkeley !^
09-10 Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield !^
09-11 Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield !^
! with Modest Mouse
* with Friko
^ with Dehd