Jul 192009
I took about 1,300 pictures today, but I won’t be able to post anything until tomorrow. We’re in the car on the long trip back to Ohio now.
The Flaming Lips deserve credit for playing a really varied and interesting set, mixing new songs, rarities, and beloved recent hits enough to satisfy both the folks at the far end of the park and the ones who waited all day in banana costumes to be up front for the biggest spectacle currently available on a festival stage.
Chicagoans who lacked tickets were pressed against the gates around the park, watching the Lips inspire thousands to shameless revelry. And with The Very Best bringing the warm heart of Africa to the other side of the field, there was enough dancing to fill several block parties.