my only complaint w/ the flaming lips as a headliner on sunday is that there is a curfew on that park/location. so they have to end at 10 pm no.matter.what. which sucks because they didn't even start till about 8:45 p.m. with a catalog so deep, i would have preferred a much longer set - especially since this was my first time seeing them.
Nah, they don't ever play more than 90 minutes. I've seen the Lips three times in the past. I'll never pay to see them again. Same set list every time, same old songs, nothing from the past (except She Don't Use Jelly), same tired gimmicks (which I really don't mind), it's the laziness on the part of Coyne and the band that gets me. They're maximizing profits with minimal effort. I'm not expecting the band to go Pearl Jam and be breaking out B-sides and songs from 12-15 years ago that never saw the light of day, but how hard is it to play a couple different songs at each show? The Lips you see today are literally the same band, playing the same songs, from 6-7 years ago. Don't ever expect anything experimental or progressive out of these guys anymore, it's just not worth the effort to them.
Fuck you, Wayne Coyne. Keep talking trash about bands who are half your age with less than half of your music experience, but run circles around you in talent.
EDIT: I forgot to mention, the thing that really pissed me off about Coyne and P4k is that the festival specifically had the Lips sign a deal as part of their "Fans Write the Setlist" theme. Well, Coyne didn't want to participate in that, so he just said "We play all the songs the fans want to hear every night!"
Go fuck yourself, you fucking douche.
EDIT 2: P4k is usually the best festival for the $. Went in 05 and 06 and it was just incredible.
