The Flaming Lips are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their beloved 1999 album The Soft Bulletin with a limited-edition 2xLP vinyl reissue. Plus, they’re going on tour in the coming months (get tickets here).
The vinyl will be released on September 6th and follows last year’s 20th anniversary limited-edition vinyl of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. The 25th anniversary edition of The Soft Bulletin is packaged as a 2xLP with Zoetrope designs courtesy of artist Drew Tetz and Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne. The reissue will also feature brand new sleeve artwork and insert with text written by Coyne.
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Pre-orders for The Soft Bulletin 25th Anniversary Vinyl are available here.
The Soft Bulletin marked a major shift in The Flaming Lips’ sound, and helped established their identity as modern day psychedelic rock connoisseurs. Coyne recently reflected on The Soft Bulletin’s 25th anniversary, writing about the song “Sleeping on the Roof” on Instagram. “This little piece of music encapsulates the theme of The Soft Bulletin,” Coyne wrote. “It’s bleak and resigned but also comforting.. it somehow is hopeless and hopeful at the same time..”
The reissued album coincides with a major stretch of 2024 tour dates for The Flaming Lips, where they’ll support Weezer on their tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Blue Album. Meanwhile, The Flaming Lips will play two special shows in their hometown of Oklahoma City in late August — they’ll perform their 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots in full on night one, and The Soft Bulletin in full on night two. See the full list of The Flaming Lips tour dates below, and get tickets here.
The Soft Bulletin 25th Anniversary Vinyl Tracklist:
DISC 1:
Side A:
01. Race for the Prize
02. A Spoonful Weighs a Ton
03. The Spark That Bled
04. The Spiderbite Song
Side B:
01. Buggin’
02. What is the Light?
03. The Observer
DISC 2:
Side A:
01. Waitin’ for a Superman
02. Suddenly Everything Has Changed
03. The Gash
Side B:
01. Slow Motion
02. Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
03. Sleeping on the Roof
The Flaming Lips’ 2024 Tour Dates:
07/25 — Portland, ME @ Thompson’s Point +
07/26 — Burlington, VT @ Waterfront Park +
08/09 — Bellevue, NE @ Outlandia Festival
08/30 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheatre +
08/31 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheatre ^
09/04 — St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center *
09/06 — Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena *
09/07 — Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena *
09/08 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena *
09/10 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden *
09/11 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden *
09/13 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center *
09/14 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem *
09/15 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem*
09/17 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena *
09/18 — Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena
09/20 — Orlando, FL @ Kia Center *
09/21 — Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino *
09/27 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center *
09/28 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center *
09/29 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center *
10/01 — Loveland, CO @ Blue Fcu Arena *
10/04 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena *
10/05 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena *
10/06 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center *
10/08 — Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center *
10/09 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center *
10/11 — Inglewood, CA @ Intuit Dome *
10/12 — Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena at Greater Palm Springs *
+ = performing Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots in full
^ = performing The Soft Bulletin in full
* = w/ Weezer