Christmas On Mars premier showing - Sasquatch Festival in George, WA this May 26th

After around 8 years in the making (the official Flaming Lips web site still says it should be released by 2003) the premier of the Flaming Lips Christmas On Mars (which was to be a movie for the big screen?) as part of their live performance Monday, May 26th at the Sasquatch Festival. Visit their page for the complete line-up.

This will be quite a show as they will be performing their usual UFO theatrics along with the brand new, never done before, Christmas On Mars stage presentation additionally! Hard-core Flaming Lips fans will want to make the trek to The Gorge Amphitheatre to be able to witness this first-ever and history making performance.

From their site:
Christmas On Mars
- a film project by the Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips' first feature film, 'Christmas on Mars' will be available in time for Christmas in 2003. Written and directed by Wayne Coyne, and featuring all of the band and many of their associates, the film tells the story of the experiences of Major Syrtis during the first Christmas on a newly-colonised Mars. Wayne has compared the film to, "Maybe 'Eraserhead' or 'Dead Man' crossed with some kind of fantasy and space aspects, like 'The Wizard of Oz' and maybe '2001: A Space Odyssey,' except done without real actors or money, and set at Christmas-time." and the story that unfolds is intended to hint at 'childlike' magic within a tragic and realistic situation.