Main Acts: The Flaming Lips, St. Vincent, Fitz & The Tantrums, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Telegraph Canyon, Smile Smile, Air Review, Quiet Corral, DJ Matt Stafford, Walk Off The Earth

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St. Vincent: As a member of Polyphonic Spree, musician Annie Clark was a part of hugely successful group collaboration. As St. Vincent, she became an acclaimed musician in her own right, releasing three hit albums and playing widely attended, high profile tour dates. From her very first solo album, St. Vincent has become a favorite of audiences around the US and has plenty more to come, including her upcoming album, Strange Mercy. If that weren't enough, St. Vincent will soon embark on a number of 2011 tour dates around the US that will ironically leave her fans asking for more.

Annie Clark began her musical career at a young age, becoming a roadie and later an opening act for her uncle's band, Tuck & Patti. She attended Berklee College of Music for a few years before dropping out to join Polyphonic Spree. As a part of the group, Clark was afforded the opportunity to perform tour dates with David Bowie, but left soon after recording for The Fragile Army finished. St. Vincent then immediately began her solo career and released her debut album, Marry Me. The album became a huge hit and soon complimentary comparisons between St. Vincent and Kate Bush emerged from adoring critics. Her 2009 album, Actor was heavily inspired by classic children's movies and was mostly recorded using GarageBand. The album experienced similar critical acclaim, and faired even better commercially than her previous record.

As fans wait anxiously for the release of Strange Mercy, they're also waiting for St. Vincent's 2011 tour dates, which begin on August 25. After visiting some stellar venues in most major US cities for nearly three months, St. Vincent will conclude the tour on November 4 in Boston. Be sure to catch St. Vincent's 2011 tour dates before they disappear.

The Flaming Lips: These forerunners of alternative rock have been giving us their quirky lyrics and psychedelic sound since the late eighties. Although they only have one top ten single to their credit, the band has been able to forge critical acclaim and has kept on making noise for over a quarter of a century. You can catch these space rockers on tour as The Flaming Lips concert schedule has the band on the road internationally throughout spring and summer 2011.

The Oklahoma natives formed in 1983 when brothers Wayne and Mark Coyne joined bassist Michael Irvins in a garage band. They debuted in Oklahoma City and hired Richard English on drums shortly thereafter, releasing their debut EP "The Flaming Lips," in 1984. Wayne soon departed, and the band continued on with Mark taking over the role as lead vocalist. They were signed to Pink Dust Records to record their first LP, 1986's "Hear It Is," and several follow-ups that were minimally noticed on college rock stations. The band released another three albums on Pink Dust Records including, "In a Priest Driven Ambulance (1989)," which brought the band critical acclaim and the attention of major labels. While on tour promoting the album, the band was noticed by Warner Bros. Records who quickly signed them to the major label after a rep was captivated by their live style.

They took a couple of years to prepare their major label debut, "Hit to Death in the Future Head," which was released in 1992. The album was not commercially successful and the band went through lineup changes in the meantime. They regrouped in 1993 to release "Transmissions from the Satellite heart." The album garnered them increased commercial success and notoriety for their odd performances and avant garde style. It featured their only hit single, "She Don't Use Jelly," and in support of the album, Flaming Lips tour dates were booked as the opening act for the Red Hot Chili Peppers tour.

In support of the album, the Flaming Lips concert schedule included nearly three years of constant touring. They did find the time to produce a follow-up, "Clouds Taste Metallic," which was released in 1995 to cult classic fame. The band was whittled down to a trio during this time and struggled to redefine themselves in an era of mainstream alternative rock that the label was pushing them to produce. They instead experimented with the surround sound album, "Zaireeka," which featured four discs that were designed to be played simultaneously.

While "Zaireeka," and the critically acclaimed follow-up, "The Soft Bulletin," made minimal impact on the album charts, it catapulted the band to almost every critic's "Best of Lists" and established a new direction in the band's sound. The band continued to tour and in 2003 The Flaming Lips concert schedule included a co-headlining tour with Cake and Modest Mouse. The Flaming Lips also booked a headlining spot at the 2003 Coachella Valley Music Festival. Also in 2003, the band produced the electronic friendly, "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots," which marked the band's first entrance onto the Billboard 200 when it peaked at #50. The album was certified gold and the single, "Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)," was awarded with the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

The band followed up with "At War with the Mystics," in 2006 which won a Grammy for Best Engineered album in 2007, and "Embryonic" which debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 in 2009 marking their first top ten entry. Most recently the band re-recorded Pink Floyd's classic "Dark Side of the Moon," which offers a song for song re-do of the iconic album. The Flaming Lips booked tour dates at Bonnaroo Festival in 2010 and continue to tour throughout 2011. The Flaming Lips concert schedule includes over twenty scheduled dates throughout North America and Europe. Don't miss out on these psychedelic hipster rockers, catch one of their space age shows when they come to your area. Use Eventful as your source for info on the Flaming Lips concert schedule and tour dates.

Fitz and The Tantrums: Fitz and The Tantrums is bringing the Motown sound back to modern music. While Fitz and The Tantrums haven't had an all-star concert schedule yet, their fresh sound is garnering attention on tour dates in 2011. The band's frontman, Michael Fitzpatrick, has described his music as "soul-influenced indie pop" and also reiterated that the sound is similar to Motown Records, but that he's not trying to recreate it. In no way is a resemblance to Motown music a bad thing; in fact, it's one of the many reasons that Fitz and The Tantrums have struck a pleasing chord with fans and critics alike. The band's popular sound is also the reason Fitz and The Tantrums have had a full concert schedule since the release of their newest album Pickin' Up The Pieces, including upcoming tour dates for 2011. The remaining concert schedule for 2011 includes tour dates in North America, and even a stop off in Australia.

Michael Fitzpatrick - or Fitz - had been working as a singer and songwriter in Los Angeles for a few years, without any major claim to fame. One fateful day, Fitz received a call from his ex-girlfriend, whose neighbor had to move out quickly and was selling most of his things, including an old church organ. After hiring and pleading a group of people to move it into his living room, Fitz sat down at the organ and was struck by wave after wave of inspiration. "Breakin' The Chains of Love" was the song that first flowed from the organ and became the single off of his first EP, Songs For a Break Up, Vol. 1. While he liked the electric guitar on the track, Fitz felt it was the saxophone that shone through brightest, giving him the idea to create songs without any guitar at all (excluding a funky bass). Before recording, Fitz had to find some Tantrums; he recruited the sultry voice of Noelle Scaggs (former singer for The Rebirth, whom he produced), drummer John Wicks, keyboardist Jeremy Ruzumna (former musical director for Macy Gray), saxophonist James King (who has backed De La Soul), and bassist Joseph Karnes. He recorded all the songs for the EP in his living room in 2009, and the album slowly began to spread to the east coast. It made its way to New York, where the EP found its way into the hands of a tattoo artist who was inking Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine. The artist urged Levine to listen to the album and the singer was immediately impressed, personally inviting Fitz and The Tantrums to open for Maroon 5 on their 2009 tour.

Fitz and The Tantrums was signed to Dangerbird Records in 2010 and shortly after released their first full-length album, Pickin' Up The Pieces. The album has become a huge success, including the single "MoneyGrabber," and brought Fitz and his Tantrums a fair amount of fame and headlining tour dates in 2011. The group is about to experience even more fame this summer as they fill up their concert schedule with even more tour dates in 2011, this time with up-and-comer April Smith and the Great Picture Show. The tour is underway on the west coast of the US and will head to the east coast on April 9. Fitz and the Tantrums will make their way down the east coast and loop through the south until April 23, when they'll head to Europe to play shows in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and London in early May. On May 24, Fitz and the Tantrums will return to the US to play the Northwest and Canada before traveling to Australia for tour dates on July 27. The last scheduled 2011 tour date for Fitz and The Tantrums is set for Austin, TX on September 17, with the possibility of an extended concert schedule in the near future. Those interested in seeing Fitz and the Tantrums should check them out on their current concert schedule, as the next time they tour, you might have to pay a lot more for a ticket after they hit the big time.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: . . . so great was his fright that his waistcoat turned white