mxdwn.co.uk » The Soft Bulletin https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:35:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 The Flaming Lips Announce 20th Anniversary UK Tour ‘The Soft Bulletin’ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/the-flaming-lips-announce-20th-anniversary-uk-tour-the-soft-bulletin/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/the-flaming-lips-announce-20th-anniversary-uk-tour-the-soft-bulletin/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2019 13:34:08 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=10602 The Flaming Lips, in commemoration of their 20th anniversary, have announced a small run of UK tour dates, where the will perform their classic 1999 LP, ‘The Soft Bulletin’. The group will perform the album in its entirety during these performances, which will see the band kick start their three-date tour off, in Edinburgh, on the 5th of September 2019.

The band will perform their classic album, to fans on their three-date tour, which will see the band commence their shows, in Edinburgh, as well as heading to Manchester, before a concluding show, London. Tickets for the performances went on sale today (March 8), at 10am.

The band released their classic album, ‘The Soft Bulletin’, in 1999, to critical acclaim. The ninth record from the band features the singles ‘Race for the Prize’ and ‘Waitin’ for a Superman’, and following its arrival, the LP was named NME‘s album of the year. It has now been announced, two decades later, that ‘The Soft Bulletin’ will be showcased in its entirety at performances, in Edinburgh, Manchester, and London, in Autumn of this year. The three-day UK tour will conclude with a performance at Brixton Academy on September 7.

The announcement comes after The Flaming Lips, back in 2011, performed the album in full, at London’s Alexandra Palace, as part of  ATP’s Don’t Look Back series of shows. Last year, the band released a Greatest Hits compilation – featuring material released between 1993 and 2017. The Greatest Hits also included B-sides, outtakes, and some more left-field cuts.
The Flaming Lips’ most recent studio LP, ‘Oczy Mlody’ was released, in 2017. Fans won’t have to wait long for a follow-up album with new material, as the US group’s fifteenth album, ‘King’s Mouth’, is set for release, on the 13th of April 2019, via Warner Bros. The album will be narrated by Mick Jones of The Clash.

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The Flaming Lips UK Tour Dates 2019:

05/09/2019 – Usher Hall – Edinburgh
06/09 – Manchester Academy – Manchester
07/09 – Brixton Academy – London

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