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Flaming Lips' frontman Wayne Coyne is known for his crazy stage antics.

Lips fans, rejoice! The incredible stoner-psyc-alt-rock band just added a string of U.S. amphitheater dates to their upcoming tour, and it includes a stop at Redmond’s scenic Marymoor Park.

Frontman Wayne Coyne and the rest of his “fearless freaks” will be stopping by on Aug. 21, and the show is certain to be a spectacle. The Lips are known for their crazy stage antics, including but not limited to: gigantic plastic balls with Coyne inside, confetti cannons and ridiculous amounts of balloons.

The band also recently announced the title of their upcoming follow-up to 2005′s “At War With The Mystics”: “Embryonic,” supposedly a double album. Coyne has been talking about the new release and is giving fans a chance to preview the songs before the album comes out.
“We want to go in so many strange directions and sometimes we’re unfocused and sometimes we’re just so wishy washy,” Coyne said. ”Some of it sounds like John Lennon, But if he got together with Miles Davis and they went back in time, but there was a supercomputer that they could figure out how to work.”

The fun doesn’t end there, however. To promote the new album’s release, the band is giving their concert attendees’ a special present: fans who purchase their tickets on Ticketmaster will receive a digital EP with three songs off of “Embryonic” as well as three unreleased b-sides from the Lips’ back catalog. After the show, attendees will also be able to download a “bootleg” recording of their whole show. Finally, bands are at least attempting to give fans something to justify the over-the-top Ticketmaster fees. Is $12 in fees worth it for the bonus music? You decide.

I’m awaiting my link to download the new album tracks, check back for them soon.