Flaming Lips to play Sound City

Sound City have announced the leftfield supremos as their second headliner for 2015.

Jimmy Coultas

Last updated: 28th Jan 2015

Image: Flaming Lips

Oklahoma City's psychedelic warriors The Flaming Lips have been added to the Sound City line up, playing Liverpool's urban festival on Saturday 23rd May 2015. They join Belle and Sebastian, who play the following day, on the music festival which runs between 22nd-24th May, following on from the music conference takes place on the 21st and 22nd. 

The group, behind timeless records such as 2002's Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (stream above on Spotify), will play Liverpool for the first time in 15 years, the first during the group's commercial renaissance. It follows on from the festival announcing a brand new home in the city's docklands, festival into exciting territory for its eighth edition.

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