Off-Center’s ‘The Wild Party’ (2017) (photo by Adams VisCom)įor starters, there’s the Denver Center for the Performing Art’s Off-Center program. Noah Nelson, Founder & Publisher, No Proscenium This guide is a living document, and we’ll be updating it as new spots open, and as we get tips from NoPro’s growing network of writers. We haven’t been to all of these spots, nor have we seen all of these shows, but we’ll let you know when there’s one that we know and love. What you’ll find in these pages, curated by Juliet Bennett Rylah and Noah Nelson, are waypoints for your own immersive adventures, divided up into five regions of the United States. When our friends at Meow Wolf asked us to come up with a guide to the best immersive experiences from coast to coast, we said yes… and then promptly found ourselves overwhelmed with possibilities and options. What does this mean? It means all the art, theatre, and games that are getting folks to step away from their mediated lives and enter into strange, new worlds. Live review from Zebedee’s Yard in Hull, U.K.Across the country it has led to what we at No Proscenium often refer to as the “immersive renaissance.” Photo gallery from Terminal 5 in New York, NY on March 9th, 2017 Review as part of Riot Fest on September 16th, 2016 Photo gallery from Bill Graham Civic Center in San Francisco, CA on New Year’s Eve, 2015 Photo gallery from Grand Point North Festival in Burlington, VT on September 13th, 2015 Photo gallery from Gentlemen of the Road Stopover in Waverly, IA on June 20th, 2015 Review as part of Levitation Festival in Austin, TX on May 10th, 2015 Review as part of Riot Fest in Chicago, IL on September 13th, 2014

Review as part of Hudson Project in Saugerties, NY on July 11th, 2014

Live review at Rock City in Nottingham, U.K. Review as part of Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, AL on May 17th, 2014 Review as part of BUKU Music + Art Project in New Orleans, LA on March 22nd, 2014 Review as part of Amnesty International ‘Bring Human Rights Home’ concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on February 5th, 2014 Photo gallery from Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA on November 1st, 2013 Photo gallery from Terminal 5 in New York, NY on October 2nd, 2013 Hollywood Cemetery Skull featured in ‘What To Shop For : 2012’ Review as part of Pepsi Presents StePhest ColbChella ‘012 Rocktaugustfest aboard The Intrepid in New York, NY on August 10th, 2012 Photo gallery from Greenville Music Festival in Berlin, Germany on July 27th, 2012 Photo gallery from Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA on May 19th, 2012 Photo gallery from Coca-Cola Center on New Year’s Day, 2012 Photo gallery from Coca-Cola Center in Oklahoma City, OK on New Year’s Eve, 2011 Photo gallery from Moogfest in Asheville, NC on October 30th, 2011 Review as part of Kanrocksas in Kansas City, MO on August 5th, 2011 Review of them playing The Soft Bulletin as part of Osheaga Music Festival in Montreal, PQ, Canada on July 31st, 2011 Photo gallery with Weezer from Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

Photo gallery from Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY on July 29th, 2011 Review as part of Sasquatch! Music Festival in George, WA on May 29th, 2011 Review as part of Primavera Sound Music Festival in Barcelona, Spain on May 27th, 2011

Photo gallery from Cox Convention Center on New Year’s Eve, 2010 Review as part of Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, TX on October 10th, 2010 Photo gallery from Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, OK on New Year’s Eve, 2009 Photo gallery from Chastain Park in Atlanta, GA on August 28th, 2009 Photo gallery from Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, IL on July 19th, 2009 Photo gallery from Wakarusa Festival in Lawrence, KS on June 6th, 2008 Live review at Bank of America Pavilion in Boston, MA in 2006 Members: Derek Brown, Mark Coyne (former), Wayne Coyne, Jonathan Donahue (former), Steven Drozd, Richard English (former), Michael Ivins, Ronald Jones (former), Nathan Roberts (former), Kliph Scurlock (former)Īssociated act(s) Mercury Rev, Stardeath and White DwarfsĪlbums: Hear It Is (1986), Oh My Gawd!!!…The Flaming Lips (1987), Telepathic Surgery (1989), In a Priest Driven Ambulance (with Silver Sunshine Stares) (1990), Hit to Death in the Future Head (1992), Transmissions from the Satellite Heart (1993), Clouds Taste Metallic (1995), Zaireeka (1997), The Soft Bulletin (1999), Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002), At War with the Mystics (2006), Christmas on Mars (DVD) (2008), Embryonic (2009), The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon (2009), The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends (2012), The Terror (2013), Oczy Mlody (2017), King’s Mouth (2019), American Head (2020) QRO’s spotlights the masters of the indie spectacular, The Flaming Lips.

The flaming lips palace theater