Name: The Flaming Lips
Start: 2025-05-01T19:00:00
Location: Usher Hall

The Flaming Lips, the renowned American psychedelic rock band, are back with a bang, marking the 20th anniversary of their iconic album 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.' This celebration is not just a tribute to the past but a journey into a sci-fi-themed musical masterpiece that continues to mesmerize audiences globally. Scheduled to perform across the UK in venues like O2 Academy Birmingham, Usher Hall Edinburgh, and O2 Apollo Manchester, The Flaming Lips promise an electrifying experience filled with ambient electronics, digital beats, and psychedelic splendor.

The Flaming Lips: Celebrating Two Decades of 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots'

Dive into the vibrant world of The Flaming Lips as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of their iconic album, 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.' This beloved American psychedelic rock band is hitting the stage across the UK with electrifying performances at Birmingham's O2 Academy, Edinburgh's Usher Hall, and Manchester's O2 Apollo. With a blend of ambient electronics and whimsical rock, the band brings their playful yet profound sci-fi concept album to life, promising an unforgettable experience for fans old and new.

The Flaming Lips' 20th Anniversary Tour: A Sci-Fi Rock Extravaganza

The Flaming Lips are marking the 20th anniversary of their pioneering album, 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots', with a series of electrifying performances across the UK. This psychedelic rock band, renowned for their outlandish stage presence and experimental sound, is taking fans on a nostalgic journey back to the album that redefined their musical landscape. The tour promises to recreate the album's unique blend of ambient electronics and digital beats, showcasing the band's creative genius and enduring legacy.

The Flaming Lips Celebrate 20 Years of 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots'

Join The Flaming Lips as they embark on a vibrant musical journey across the UK, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their iconic album, 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots'. This tour promises a brilliant fusion of ambient electronics, digital beats, and psychedelic sounds, captivating audiences at Birmingham's O2 Academy, Edinburgh's Usher Hall, and Manchester's O2 Apollo. Dive into the rich, imaginative world this sci-fi-themed album creates, as the band revisits their most playful and profound musical tracks.

Reliving a Classic: The Flaming Lips Celebrate 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots'

Join The Flaming Lips as they embark on a thrilling international tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their iconic album 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.' Visitors across the UK can experience the band's unique blend of psychedelic rock, ambient electronics, and digital beats. With events taking place at the O2 Academy Birmingham, Usher Hall in Edinburgh, and O2 Apollo Manchester, fans are in for a musical journey like no other. Discover how Wayne Coyne and the band bring their futuristic sci-fi-themed concept album to life on stage.

Celebrating Two Decades of Yoshimi: The Flaming Lips' Anniversary Tour

Usher Hall in Edinburgh is set to host an exhilarating series of events in its 2024-2025 season, featuring a gripping new opera by Jonathan Dove, timeless Broadway hits from 'Beyond the Barricade,' the visceral power of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 8, and much more. From classical masterpieces to rock anthems, this season promises to captivate audiences with a diverse array of performances that highlight both emerging and renowned artists. Join us as we explore the captivating range of concerts and shows that await art enthusiasts in this vibrant cultural hub.

A Season of Musical Marvels: Usher Hall's 2024-2025 Lineup

Usher Hall in Edinburgh is set to host an enticing series of events in 2025. From Jonathan Dove's gripping opera 'Uprising' and the timeless allure of 'Beyond the Barricade' to the evocative symphonies of Shostakovich, Mozart's legendary Requiem, and a celebration of John Williams' cinematic scores, there is something for every art lover. Join us for an exploration of these diverse performances where music, drama, and culture intertwine to create unforgettable experiences.

A Symphony of Stories: Usher Hall's 2025 Event Line-Up

The Usher Hall in Edinburgh has lined up an extraordinary series of musical events for the 2024-2025 season, featuring a diverse array of performances that promise to captivate audiences. From the haunting notes of Mozart's Requiem to the vibrant sounds of The Flaming Lips and the masterful compositions of John Williams, each event brings its unique charm. Esteemed artists such as violinist Nicola Benedetti and conductor Richard Kaufman grace the stage, delivering unforgettable experiences. With orchestral masterpieces, rock celebrations, and enchanting performances, this season at Usher Hall is set to be a remarkable journey through sound.

An Unforgettable Season of Music at Usher Hall: From Mozart to Mendelssohn

May 2025 at Usher Hall promises an extraordinary tapestry of musical events, each offering unique experiences for music enthusiasts. From the psychedelic rock of The Flaming Lips to the orchestral magic of the RSNO and SCO, this month-long celebration includes phenomenal performances by renowned musicians like Wayne Coyne, Richard Kaufman, Yeol Eum Son, and many more. Immerse yourself in genres ranging from rock to classical, and experience the blending of tradition with contemporary creativity, all within the historic walls of Edinburgh's Usher Hall.

Usher Hall's May 2025: A Symphony of Diverse Musical Experiences

Wayne Coyne

Usher Hall

The Flaming Lips

Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown and Beige weaves the sounds of blues, spirituals and work songs into a suite for jazz orchestra. Ellington, troubled by clichéd representations of Black culture, felt it was ‘time a big piece was written from the inside’. His ambitious suite gives a powerful account of Black life in America, from slavery, through emancipation, segregation and military service, to a new era of prosperity and cultural assertiveness.

JLCO plays Duke Ellington

An Edinburgh International Festival commission, this is a unique opportunity to experience star pianist Yuja Wang performing with these titans of jazz. Discover a programme of pieces selected by Wang and Wynton Marsalis, Artistic Director and founder of JLCO. These pieces have been specially arranged for Wang’s charismatic artistry to combine with the jazz orchestra’s infectious spontaneity and flair.

JLCO with Yuja Wang

The versatile Edinburgh Festival Chorus, under the baton of Sofi Jeannin, joins forces with an ensemble of our Rising Stars for a programme celebrating the rich diversity of American choral music.

This Shining Night

Brass players from three of Scotland’s top orchestras join forces with The Wallace Collection ensemble, as well as young players from RCS Junior Conservatoire and StAMP, in tribute to late Scottish trumpeter John Wallace.

Brass Fanfare: A Tribute to John Wallace

The Grammy Award-winning partnership of Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil are joined by singers from the ‘perennially superb’ (New Yorker) LA Master Chorale for the first concert of their International Festival residency, filled with rhythmic vitality and sonic beauty.

Beethoven 7 & Ortiz

The LA Phil returns to the Festival with their superstar conductor Gustavo Dudamel after their 2019 Festival performance triumphantly filled out Tynecastle Stadium. Both a classical and pop-culture phenomenon, Dudamel was the first classical artist to perform in the Super Bowl half-time show. With the orchestra itself being described as ‘the most important orchestra in America’ by the New York Times, together with Dudamel they make an unstoppable, Grammy Award-winning partnership.

Beethoven 6 & Adès

Don Giovanni is notorious throughout Europe for his insatiable appetite for women. But his luck is running out. Mozart’s magnificent opera – one of several collaborations with the writer Lorenzo da Ponte – covers one whirlwind day, as Giovanni commits murder, flees a determined ex-lover and faces a supernatural visitor.

Mozart’s Don Giovanni

A perfect introduction to the excitement of the concert hall, our Family Concert welcomes children and their grown-ups to hear not one, but two orchestras playing together.

Family Concert

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's monumental cantata trilogy, The Song of Hiawatha (1899), became a sensation in the early 20th century, regularly selling out the Royal Albert Hall. Inspired by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem about an Ojibwe warrior, the now rarely performed piece is one of Coleridge-Taylor's greatest achievements.

Coleridge-Taylor’s The Song of Hiawatha

The second concert of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) opens with two new vocal works paying tribute to Canada’s Indigenous peoples. Indigenous Canadian sopranos Emma Pennell and Elisabeth St-Gelais join the orchestra for two powerful OSM commissions that pay tribute to Canada’s Indigenous communities.

Voices of Canada

Experience the power of singing and performing as a group, in the second year of our Come and Sing events. Together, you’ll learn and perform chorales from Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew & St John Passions, with organ accompaniment from Michael Bawtree.

Come and Sing Bach Chorales

American cellist Alisa Weilerstein describes a complete performance of the suites as ‘a kind of shared spiritual experience… they go straight to the head and the heart’ (Gramophone). Her 2020 Cello Suites recording was praised by The Guardian for its ‘sunlit clarity’.

Alisa Weilerstein plays the Cello Suites

American psychedelic rock band The Flaming Lips return to Usher Hall as part of their latest tour in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their classic album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.

The Flaming Lips

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