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I really thought it wasn't going to work out. It seemed too good to be true, but the Flaming Lips show actually, really happened, and it was actually totally awesome. For Stardeath and The White Dwarfs, and Midlake, I mostly wandered the fairgrounds taking in the sights and sounds. I also helped myself to an enormous barbequed turkey leg. I haven't had one of those since I last visited Scarborough Faire, and I devoured it like it was the first meal I'd had in weeks.

Eventually it started getting a little chilly, and The Flaming Lips started setting up. As it turns out, the huge ferris-wheel looking light-rack behind the stage contained a giant LED screen. I realized this when the seemingly empty space spontaneously turned into a huge image that looked like a test pattern from the dark side of the moon.

Once they finished setting up, the show began and Wayne Coyne ventured out into the crowd in his trademark space bubble as orange and yellow confetti and humongous balloons flew out over the rest of the audience. It was a pretty amazing start to a show that will definitely go down in history as one of Denton's most legendary.

The set list included all of the crowd pleasers, Yoshimi, The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song, Do You Realize, and Waiting for Superman. There was also a lot of really cool, really weird new stuff from their newer albums, too. Here's the full setlist:

1. Intro

2. Worm Mountain

3. Silver Trembling Hands

4. Yeah Yeah Yeah Song

5. In the Morning of the Magicians

6. Watching the Planets (acoustic version)

7. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots pt. 1

8. Wating for A Superman

9. See The Leaves

10. Convinced of the Hex

11. Do You Realize

Because Wayne Coyne and the rest of the band are awesome dudes, you can listen to most of these songs on Official Flaming Lips Youtube! You will just have to use your imagination for the rest. Or buy their latest CD.

After the show was over, the good people of Denton helped themselves to a few more turkey legs and filed out peacefully and quietly back to their homes. The concert was a total success and I can't believe it all happened about 200 yards behind the Kroger I buy groceries at every Sunday. Small world!

PS - If you'd like to know more about the show, and the rest of NX35, The NT Daily Blog has a great write-up with awesome pictures.