Pitchfork: Sonic Youth and Flaming Lips Tour Together

Sonic Youth and Flaming Lips Tour Together

This summer, two of indie rock’s most beloved elder statesmen will team up for ten dates amongst all the festivals and young whippersnappers criss-crossing the country. Psych-pop juggernauts the Flaming Lips and noise pioneers Sonic Youth’s time together begins with the Kuyahoga festival in Ohio and continues through Lollapalooza and a whole bunch of state fairs. Getcha corn dogs, funnel cake, and art rock heyah!

The new dates are tacked on to the tail ends of each band’s their respective American treks. Sonic Youth have also added few dates to beef up their schedule, as well as a performance on David Letterman on June 12.

Sonic Lips vs. Flaming Youth:

08-03 Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center (92.3 K-ROCK Presents Kuyahoga)
08-04 Detroit, MI - State Theater
08-05 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08-24 St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair
08-25 Council Bluffs, IA - Stir Cove at Harrah's
08-26 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
08-28 Columbus, OH - Promowest Pavilion
08-31 Allentown, PA - Allentown Fair
09-01 Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair
09-03 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion

Flaming Lips:

05-27 George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch Festival)
05-28 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater %
06-02 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
06-04 Gent, Belgium - Vooruit
06-05 Herleen, Holland - Pinkpop (John Peel Stage)
06-06 Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
06-10 Lawrence, KS - Clinton Lake State Park (Wakarusa Festival)
06-23 London, England - Hyde Park (Wireless Festival) $
06-24 Kilkenny, Ireland - Nowlan Park *
06-25 Leeds, England - Harewood House (Wireless Festival)
06-28 Munich, Germany - Elserhalle
06-30 Weisen, Austria - ForestGlade Festival
07-01 Ferrara, Italy - Piazza Castello
07-03 Rome, Italy - Villa Ada
07-16 Philadelphia, PA - Southern Comfort Music Experience
07-22 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
07-23 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl #
07-28 Twin Lakes, WI - Hedgpeth Festival
07-29 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater ~
08-12 Tokyo, Japan - Summer Sonic
08-13 Osaka, Japan - Summer Sonic
09-06 Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues
09-07 Burlington, VT - Patrick Gymnasium
09-15 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)

% with Steve Malkmus, Deerhoof
* with Bob Dylan
# with Thievery Corporation, Os Mutantes
~ with Ween, the Go! Team

Sonic Youth:

06-13 New York, NY - CBGB *
06-14 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom &
06-15 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club (early show)&
06-15 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club (late show)&
06-17 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel &
06-18 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo &
06-19 Atlanta, GA - Earthlink Live &
06-21 Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom +
06-22 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
06-23 Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ +
06-24 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room +
06-26 Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall +
06-27 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre +
06-29 Missoula, MT - UM Theatre +
06-30 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre +
07-01 Portland, OR - Roseland Ballroom +
07-03 Sacramento, CA - Empire +
07-04 Reno, NV - Reno Hilton +
07-06 Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand %
07-07 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena %
07-09 Los Angeles, CA - Forum %
07-10 Los Angeles, CA - Forum %
07-13 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl %
07-15 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium %
07-16 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium %
07-18 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium %
07-22 Byron Bay, Australia - Splendour in the Grass Festival
07-24 Melbourne, Australia - Palace
07-26 Sydney, Australia - Enmore
07-29 Yuzawa-machi, Japan - Naeba Ski Resort (Fuji Rock Festival)
12-08 Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas)
12-10 Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas)
12-11 Brussels, Belgium - Les Halles
12-13 Paris, France - Zenith