flaming lips cover bohemian rhapsody @ the SXSW Music Fest.

[photoleon01]

fantastic video! 

[trey3ballard]

This is so sick..

[timmychaos]

Thanks for uploading this. I was there at the show & had a great time. Cheers.

[RagingPoodle]

Freaking Balls.

[midlocal]

what idiots thought lots of balloons would be good at a great show?

Lips rule

[nunomoura]

@midlocal you clearly never saw The Flaming Lips live (or you were just being sarcastic, in which case I'm sorry)

[vash2024]

If that's how they OPEN a show, I can't wait to see the rest of one

[tahdooahnippah]

hmmm...the sang this the other night at his 50th birthday party. i guess he really likes this song.

[tahdooahnippah]

stupid proofreading. HE sang this song at his 50th birthday party.

[CastIronPig]

I was working security at this show for the venue. It was the fox & hound and I got to hang with these guys back stage. It was amazing and it was a surprise show (that of course everyone knew was going to happen)

[TheZoned1]

Awesome!  I love it!

[sixhundredsixtyfive]

These guys have a lot of balls to play this song live. Haha (lame pun intended.) I Love The Flaming Lips!!!

[remuscat99]

Love the Lips, used to be the shows were short and not great quality, they have just gotten better and better over the years. Ah the days at the Cannibal Club.

[aldayalnite]

Saw them in ATL in may(?) 06, they opened with Bohemian Rhapsody. Instantly transformed the crowd from a group of people watching a show to a group of people BEING the show. Best time I've ever had at a concert, and i wasn't even tripping, lol

[tcoreyb]

damn... i need to see them live. Can't believe i haven't yet

[funkboy1972]

The three best live shows I've ever seen. Kiss, Prince, The Flaming Lips. If you disagree, you probly were not there. Absolutely epic.

[xLordOfTheFliesx]

@funkboy1972

Ooooo Prince.

[SpdTrp1050]

Freddie and Queen are awesome, but I love how the these guys actually play the whole thing live; I've never seen any vids of Queen doing that

[jumpkenny]

always puts a smile on my face :)

[jumpkenny]

Flaming Lips are easiest the best live band ever. If you don't enjoy a Flaming Lips concert then you have no soul. Straight up.

[harro098765]

he looks so old haha, but he sounds like he's 20!!!

[jumpkenny]

gosh.. I wish I was at that show....

[edeneyeblack]

Yea man this editing is beautiful!

[LapisLee]

loves ballooons.

[redsununo]

hey remember when people actually rocked the fuck out at concerts instead of just staring there looking retarded taking pictures with their cell phones?

[squinn17]

Looks like a blast

[TheDFitzChannel]

great crowd

[micb3020]

5 stars for the editing... way to capture the insanity

[horizont20001]

*5^^A=M=A=Z=İ=N=G^^5*Bravo

[miepdetruus]

i wanna join this stuff one day so bad..

[eatshrapnle]

pure happiness right there... amazing

[DraxGr]

REALLY good cover 5* and favourite

[xiXDaedalusXix]

2:56 is somebody spitting something in the air? maybe water?

[bw213]

Brilliant .....fucking brilliant

[monkeybikestef]

Just seen this on here for the fist time. I was there and it was one of the best nights of my life!

[BINGBONGGG]

thats just good fun right there

[PhilRebbeck]

What's the point? it sounds worse than Queen, and that's saying something.

[maharlika329]

please stop that bass drum beating..

annoying..

good job,btw.

[enjoyyourworries]

Brings tears to the eyes.

[elweirdo3rdearl]

They done this at Electric Picnic in 2005. Had the lyrics on a big screen behind them... as if we needed them.

I fucking hate Queen but these boys doing this song live just blew me away... Top. Fucking. Drawer.

[murderbydeath222]

Totally just came.

[drippingdream]

I was there! it was magical.

[harrisintheflesh]

Thank you so much for posting this video. It makes me feel more at the concert then some concerts i've actually attended!

[fabbrunette]

i've got chills! i know thats so corny, but it's true!!

[brianne13910]

OMG think ive just died

[EITSdude13]

Im seeing them this Saturday with Explosions in the Sky :)

[thebluekey]

I am officially 549305843908574809 different kinds of jealous

[SOOZENJEAN]

i'm so happy they covered this song, wish i was there!

[MarcKuzio]

he always does that trippy thing with the camera on the stand

[zakalwe30]

we are the light of the world

[therevco]

i was there. so much fun. this show makes me grin like xmas.

i've seen them at bonnaroo twice as well.

[ALBraziel]

I was there, too. Excellent show!

[at0miklust]

this has to be one of the most incredibly epic things i have ever seen

[frankfromdubbo]

Agreed. Motherfuckin' agreed. This makes me so happy. I wish more than anything that I was there

[punkorama94]

i wish Freddie had written more songs like this.

[tyhafen]

i dont see how one could feel bad at their shows. you would be listening to fantastic music, with people dressed up in costumes and hitting balloons through the air. its perfect :)

[Belmontejanice]

wow!!! they are really cool

[xXFraudXx]

That was fucking awesome.

[crystalshatz]

frikkin awesome!!! wish i was there.

[SuperCrashRocknRoll]

Jamin!

[dorukciftci]

he's the new jesus christ !

[anjinho18]

Freddie Mercury would be proud

[frankfromdubbo]

Damn right dude

[ejb72]

I thought it was incredible.

[binstig]

Only bands like this Flaming Lips should be allowed to cover this song :)

[DaveCalfalicious]

That was better than the time I punched a sparrow hawk!

[RyanWatson]

Flaming Lips + Queen = AMAZING COMBINATION

[ttox05]

the slow motion thing was really cool

[zappa3545]

I shook Wayne Coynes hand 2 years ago when they supported Bob Dylan in Ireland, havent washed my hand since,

[rosehipsforu]

you nasty f%ck! lol!

[renaford91]

fuck you man... THAT's a TRUE Fan!!!!!!

[sonoramanet]

hell yeah!!!

[alderaforall]

I hope santa brought you a bar of soap for christmas

[willemellis]

hahaha you lie

[JAMI3M]

@zappa3545 I hugged Wayne in November of last year, I haven't washed at all ever since ;)

[TheBulletsQuitTheGun]

@zappa3545 The Flaming Lips supporting Dylan?! Man, what a night... why don't I live in Ireland...

[kbradner112]

@zappa3545 haha- nasty

[IanqueParker]

@zappa3545 The Flaming Lips opening for Bob Dylan

If that doesn't sound like the perfect tour, I dunno what does.

[cotsie123]

possibly one of, if not the, best live shows ever to exist

[godhatesugly]

lol mustve sucked if the ac was broken

[xcrimex]

so you say your a flaming lips fan....

if so you'd know that wayne coyne likes balls

on stage, preferably beach balls.

seeing them live and watching their antics you would realize that confetti, beach balls, loud sirens, flashing lights and big hands are all part of the show. next time you should actually go and witness a lips show before you open your own lips hah!

[thefletch888]

well put. theyre incredible.

[DrinkDrankPunk72]

I am glad I am from Wayne Coyne's home state he was here like 4 months ago

[stevegodbear]

I think them ball's were starting to piss him off........ball's... ball's & more ball's

[jools4791]

The Lips are brilliant as usual! The audience are all morons tossing the beach balls onto the stage. If I were Wayne Coyne I'd've told you all to go fuck yourselves.

[54spiritedwill54]

Wow! My favorite group! I only hope I live long enough to see them live

[orbfile]

i was at this show too....it was fun and over thetop

[theregoesdave]

mashablerocks

[dusty0732]

this song dies a little everytime someone trie to do it.this band is bad at it.

[garzaeduardo]

it's a wild party not a recording studio,they're just having fun.relax,

[davidssearle]

Yeah, and it isn't like this is "Let It Be". It's a pretty silly song to begin with.

[EPILPROCKER]

It's only the greatest song ever created....

You're an idiot... to call this song silly...

[mossman8390]

it's supposed to be silly. Do you think Queen ever took themselves seriously?

[lunarrbel16]

only when they had to seriously needed to act silly

[miasmicmatt]

yes. Bohemian is about leaving his life behind. "this is me. i've changed, i'm out the door." other examples... Death on two legs, Prophet's Song. Nevermore. My Melancholy Blues. Who Wants to Live Forever. Innuendo, Was it All Worth it. Bijou. Mother Love. tons of em...i'd say it was less often that they weren't serious.

[sircasington31]

of course they did.

seriously?

[dusty0732]

this song dies a little everytime someone trie to do it.this band is bad at it.

[roblynn529]

I was there too, and right up front. I had confetti all over me. The crowd was told to sing at the top of their lungs by Wayne, because they were taping it for the BBC. Nice surprise!

[LiveTheFunLife]

their secret show at Fox and Hound at same Festival was about 3 times better than this. i have it on dvd i'll find a way to post it some time.

[KoreyAusTex]

I went to that, and it was fun, even Peaches was fun, I usually don't like her that much!

[suspendedchaos]

just 3 times better?

[henriquepicelli]

awesome!

[ibaniez2]

This video sucks! You almost didn't here anything except the singing and the drums. And the quality sucks too!

[enorgen]

why all the balloons??

[alonsormz]

why not?

[sublime95]

This is definitely worthy of Queen! They would be so proud of The Flaming Lips!!

[cloudfoot3000]

Looks like it was fun to be there. The video sucks, though. Bunch of balloons and crappy crowd singing. Go ahead, give me a thumbs down. I don't care. You know I'm right.

[DrVonNostrand]

I was there tripping FACE on acid

I meant, tripping balls HAARRD

maaaaannnnnnn.

[starbucks95905]

Wayne is simply a musical genius.

[poop12345]

That looked like so much fun! The Flaming Lips are great

[ilovedingoandclancy]

god, that wouldve been the most memorable concert ever

[deadhead4d]

i was watching this, and when its @

Beelzebub, has a devil put aside for me

i was like, ths is all i want from life

[matthewcarlrose]

Great vid, seen the lips 3 times! Nice one for posting this! :)

[sparsely]

wayne <3

[kharmasabitch]

God, I love that man! I wish I could have been at that concert...

[ameliaKane]

haha looks like so much fun, i hope i ever get to attend these things.

[acb13222]

FYI for those of you who love The Lips or Queen.... the Lips covered this song on Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen

[garfieldUSA]

u can't hear the singer , next time when u go to karaoke bar, don't sing Bohemian Rhapsody, audience would sing instead . Can u blame them? QUEEN RULES!

[fpleader]

Wow! My favorite group! I only hope I live long enough to see them live (I'm 72 years old).

FP

[noyzone01]

hehe, conversely, I wish I were born in time to have seen Queen...

[genicaphotos]

genial!

[tfronky]

Great video, lots of fun! I've never seen them, can't wait to finally do that at Monolith!

[ozdank]

the people getting the lyrics wrong are embarrasing.

[Zionyde]

OMG this is amazing! haha

[skawldyting]

THE FLAMING LIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MagickDog]

I loce Flips! (the flaming lips) and I love Queen!

[mylesmadrid]

the lips are the shit man

[andy1402]

fredie wud b prud

[mattoox]

gee ya think they're having fun....or what.

[kirbytrooper]

i am going to see the flaming lips before i die

[callseba]

God, I will never do another thing wrong ever if You just let me see the Flips live...

[KoreyAusTex]

I was in front and this was the most fun I had in a long time!

[ZajaxFilms]

fantastic work. I'm a 2 mini-dv cams kinda guy too.

Ha, think u could have got a soundboard recording with those media passes?

[jennybaby03]

fucking sweet.

[eatdogs]

awesome! lips are from my hometown and the okc show at the zoo will be made into their next live dvd. so cool!

[tanukichu]

One of the greatest bands in the universe covering one of the greatest songs in the universe. It is my life's goal to see the Lips live before I die.

[mmikey91]

shoot man. You've gotta go and see the Lips live like...RIGHT NOW. I went to their OKC show...let me just tell you...I had to change my pants like...fifty times before the night was over. It was AMAZING. Seeing the Lips live is like crack. Once you do it once, you've just gotta keep doing it until your body can't take it anymore.

[TATSUFAN]

I LOVE THE BALLOONS!

THANKS RUFUS!

[TryLSDnow]

Man, if this was a video you shot at SXSW, then you must have 10 hands like a Hindu God and can stretch like Stretch Armstrong to be in control of all those multi-camera shots. However, I get what you mean. You did a good job editing all the different camera angles into one very nice video. How'd you ever get all those camera's into the show? SXSW is so stingy with videotapers, and make tapers buy expensive media passes just to enter many venues. Kudos. A+

[markroemer]

there were two small dv cameras.  media passes are like gold there!

[bifftannen]

momma, just killed a man...

i love youtube... i love it...

[sumpskildpadde]

Nothing compares to The Flaming Lips... I wish there were more people in Denmark who knew them...

[acff]

brilliant song, i love the energy the crowd had

great cover by the band

[crixpy]

YAY I was at this show! ! ! We finally got in during this song.

[letouriste]

They are THE band to see in live...

[sasukenebe100]

i love that band so hard \m/

[welcomehome98]

wow that was ammmaaaaazzzziiinnnggg, that musta been awesome to be there