Trip ahead
After 40 years of pushing the bounds of experimentality, The Flaming Lips have a catalog that includes everything from space rock and noise pop to collaborations with artists like Miley Cyrus and Nell Smith. American Head, the band’s 16th album, is a nostalgic ode to its American roots, drawing inspiration from frontman Wayne Coyne’s time spent in Oklahoma. The Lips are also known for carnival atmosphere concerts, replete with balloons, confetti cannons, lasers, dancers, and Coyne crowd surfing in his signature giant plastic bubble.
Tuesday 10/18. $49, 7pm. Ting Pavilion, 700 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. tingpavilion.com