The Flaming Lips at Maxwell's (12-11-1995)

On December 11th, 1995, The Flaming Lips played at Maxwell’s! In September of 1995, the Oklahoma City band released their critically acclaimed seventh album, Clouds Taste Metallic. Immediately following the release of the album, the band headed to Europe, playing in Italy, the U.K., Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, and more in October, before swinging through the midwest beginning in mid-November. Leading up to this show at Maxwell’s, the band appeared at Asbury Lanes on December 5th and at Irving Plaza on December 9th. Their set included several tracks from the just-released Clouds Taste Metallic and a seasonally appropriate cover of “White Christmas.”

This is the second recording of The Flaming Lips in the Mckenzie Tapes archive. The first tape is from a show in July of 1987. According to my internet research, this 1995 gig appears to be their first show at Maxwell’s since their appearance there in 1987. They did, however, perform at Roseland Ballroom, CBGB’s, Fast Lane in Asbury Park, and Webster Hall during this period.

Setlist:

  1. The Abandoned Hospital Ship

  2. Unconsciously Screamin'

  3. When Yer Twenty Two

  4. Moth in the Incubator

  5. Hit Me Like You Did the First Time

  6. Put the Waterbug in the Policeman's Ear

  7. Lightning Strikes the Postman

  8. Bad Days

  9. When You Smile

  10. Christmas at the Zoo

  11. Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus With Needles

  12. What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong Cover)

  13. White Christmas (Irving Berlin Cover)

  14. Mountain Side