This band has taken creativity to an even bigger level.

On Friday January 22nd, The Flaming lips did a space bubble concert at the Criterion theatre in the rock band’s home of Oklahoma City. The band had been working on this concept since 2020 but was stopped to due to Covid-19 spikes.

The show accommodated 100 people, where each bubble could hold up to 3 people and the band was also inside their very own bubble. The initial concept came from the frontman Wayne Coyne who rolls over the crowd in a Zorb ball quite often.

Now how the hell would this work? Well

Each bubble had a high frequency supplemental speaker which helped sound from being muffled, it also had a fan and water bottle. The bubble also had a “I need to pee” sign where then they were escorted to the bathroom and could step outside their bubble once they had put on a mask. You may be thinking wouldn’t that get hot? Yes, but fans ALSO had a “Hot in here” sign then the bubble would be refilled with cool air by venue staff.

And it seems the show was a success and I kind of love this idea?

Like just imagine seeing the artist you love the most in your own little bubble where nobody can touch you or bother you, even better 2 of your friends can be in there with you! I know concerts may be a long way from now, but could this be something to do for the meantime? Smaller shows with more dates and bubbles?!

I’ve wanted to be inside one of those bubbles as a kid anyway.