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The legendary jam band is officially back on the road this weekend, kicking off their first tour since 2004. This trip follows their official reunion back in early March, where they played three shows at Hampton Coliseum in Virginia Beach. The summer run will kick off at Fenway Park in Boston tomorrow night, followed by a run of three nights at Jones Beach out in Long Island all next week. From there, the band will eventually work its way down the coast and inland to Bonnaroo by mid-June. Trey Anastasio had a rough go of things during their 5 year breakup, with a DUI and a rehab stint highlighting his time away from the rest of the band, but the four seem back on track now, impressing the Hampton crowds, sounding better than they did before the split. While the shows on this run are all sold out, this should be the first of countless more. Oh, and they also released a brand new 13-minute song.

The Pacific Northwest's Memorial Day tradition continued once again with this season's Sasquatch Festival. The lineup was superb, featuring the Cure and R.E.M., amongst many many others across the multiple stages. While the gorgeous natural backdrop of the main stage at the Gorge usually gets all the attention, the post-fest chatter mostly revolved around The Flaming Lips. Never afraid to tack on another gimmick to their already circus-like live show, Wayne Coyne summoned a handful of naked ladies (link NSFW) to the stage during the set. There's no question that the Lips Ringmaster is a talented musician and excellent performer, but this is just sort of creepy. While it's always a thrill to see them live, especially for the first time, it might be time for them to try and mix up the show a bit? Coyne can only climb into that same bubble so many times before you just wanna see something new. Rather than adding questionable content on top of itself, the band might be due for a reboot. Especially if this sort of stunt is the kind of fresh ideas he's coming up with these days.