Dance onstage with the Flaming Lips

Thank you
Wayne Coyne!

Flaming Lips, Hammersmith Apollo, 13th November 2006

If you’re going to see the Flaming Lips live, and have the ability to dance around, make sure you do! I was chosen while dancing in the lawn, when it was pouring down rain, in Cleveland. The band’s assistant approached my friend and I, and asked if we were going to be out dancing for the Flaming Lips, and we said yes, then he asked us if we’d like to dance on stage in costume, which was of course a yes. Don’t be afraid to act like an idiot! Ha!

Dancing onstage for the entire Flaming Lips show was the best experience I’ve had, I think ever. My friend and I donned Alien costumes (with very short skirts) and danced about 10 feet away from Wayne and the band. I even got a hug from him during the show, when he was wearing massive fake hands. I don’t know how you go about being a dancer (I won the chance on the radio) but if you can swing it, do it. I think my highlight was “Do You Realize”, which is everyones favorite song, but it is magical when you hear it live.

I’m a huge Lips fan and just won two tickets to their show at the Minnesota State Fair this week!! Not only did I win tickets, I also won the drawing to dance onstage in an animal costume during one of their songs. I hope I get to wear one of the bunny costumes…

Thanks for letting me steal this one tom :)

I don’t know what I’m gonna have to do – I think it will nvolve some correspondance with wayne or something prior to their next Aus tour.

How do you do something ‘with’ someone on 43? Cos tom, bob – this’ll have to be a team effort.
Hooray!