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The Flaming Lips aren’t only releasing their Record Store Day-only album The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends later this month but the group will also be touring this summer — and if you’ve never seen them live before you should know that a Flaming Lips concert is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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The full list of dates is listed below.
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June 1 Dallas, TX—Happy Funtime Fest
June 2 Houston, TX—Free Press Summer Fest
June 8 Porto, Portugal—Primavera Sound Fest.
June 9 Manchester, United Kingdom—Weekender
June 16 Toronto, Ontario—NXNW Fest
June 21 Lawrence, KS—Liberty Hall
June 22 Lawrence, KS—Liberty Hall
June 24 St. Paul. MN—Rivers Edge Fest / Harriet Island Park
July 07 Kongsberg, Norway—Kongsberg Jazz Fest.
July 10 Padua, Italy—Sherwood Fest
July 11 Turin, Italy—Le Gru
July 13 Ostrava, Czech—Colours of Ostrava Fest
July 15 Dour, Belgium—Dour Fest
July 20 Thornville, OH—All Good Fest
July 22 Dover, DE—Firefly Music Fest
July 27 Schonwalde-Glien, Germany @ Greenville Fest
Aug 16 – St. Louis, MO—LouFest
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Phoebe Battles The Pink Robots – Video

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It’s been a little while since we’ve heard from Bloc Party but that’s all about to change because the group will be spending this summer touring in support of their upcoming album Four. The band’s shows will kick off in the United Kingdom and will wrap up in Norway in October and it will include a series of dates in the U.S. as well.
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June 2012
19 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – Garage
20 – Manchester, United Kingdom – HMV Ritz
21 – London, United Kingdom – Koko
29 – Borlange, Sweden – Peace & Love Festival

July 2012
5 – Sesimbra, Portugal – Superbock Fest
6 – Gdynia, Poland – Heineken Open’er Festival
8 – Turku, Finland – Ruisrock
12 – Bilbao, Spain – Bilbao BBK
13-15 – Ferropolis, Germany – Melt Festival
28 – Byron Bay, Australia – Splendour in the Grass
30 – Honolulu, HI – The Republik

August 2012
3 – Los Angeles, CA – Hard Summer
4 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
5 – Montreal, Ontario – Osheaga Festival
7-9 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
10-12 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Festival
11 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pool at The Cosmopolitan
16 – Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop Festival
17 – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands – Lowlands Festival
18 – St. Poelten, Austria – Frequency Festival
24 – Paris, France – Rock En Seine
25 – Zurich, Switzerland – Open Air Festival

September 2012
4 – Mallorca, Spain – Mallorca Rocks
5 – Ibiza, Spain – Ibiza Rocks

November 2012
3 – Nantes, France – Le Stereolux
4 – Lyon, France – Le Transbordeur
5 – Bordeaux, France – Le Rocher de Palmer
7 – Toulouse, France – Le Bikini
8 – Milan, Italy – Alcatraz
11 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks
12 – Stuttgart, Germany – Theatrehaus
13 – Dresden, Germany – Eventwerk
15 – Munich, Germany – Tonhalle
18 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
20 – Oslo, Norway – Rockafeller
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Banquet

Bloc Party | Myspace Video
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DMX is one of the fiercest rappers around and he’s out to prove it when he hits the road this summer to promote his album Undisputed. The tour kicks off today in Cincinnati, Ohio, and wraps up on July 10th in Pensacola, Florida — and if you live anywhere between those two cities then you’re in luck because he’s probably coming somewhere close to you. Just look below to find out.
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June 1 – Cincinnati, OH – Inner Circle

June 2 – Minneapolis, MN – Epic Event Center

June 8 – Albany, NY – Northern Lights

June 9 – Detroit, MI – Date With Nas

June 10 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts

June 14 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva

June 15 – Raleigh, NC – Starbar

June 16 – Jamaica, NY – Amazura

June 21 – Hyannis, MA – Pufferbelliess

June 22 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall

June 24 – Allentown, PA – Croc Rock

June 30 – Honolulu, Hawaii – Blaisdell Hall

July 6 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live

July 8 – Orlando, FL – Firestone

July 10 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
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Get It On The Floor

DMX | Myspace Video
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There has been a lot of buzz surrounding Brooklyn’s St. Lucia, the project of South African musician Jean-Philip Grobler and now you can see for yourself what the hype is all about when the band embark on a tour this summer which will also feature appearances from Passion Pit and Young The Giant on selected dates. If you’re not sold on St. Lucia yet for some reason, just check out their Myspace page.
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6/15 – Northside Festival at Cameo Gallery – Brooklyn, NY

6/22 - Bank of America Pavillion – Boston, MA 

7/16 – Central Park Summerstage – New York, NY
7/21 – Capitol Hill Block Party @ Vera Project - Seattle, WA

7/23 – Bardot – KCRW School Night -Los Angeles, CA

7/24 – Popshop @ The Echo – Los Angeles, CA  

7/25 – Casbah – San Diego, CA

7/26 – Rickshaw Stop @ Popscene – San Francisco, CA

7/28 – Launch Festival @ Cesar Chavez Plaza Par – Sacramento, CA   
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