The Flaming Lips launch Live From Jodrell Bank!

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Testing… testing… is anybody out there? News of Transmission 001 incoming.

And the news is this. Grammy award winning The Flaming Lips beam down into the heart of Cheshire on July 2nd, to play a spectacular live show in the shadow of Jodrell Bank’s world famous Lovell Telescope. Joining them for this unique event will be cult British rockers British Sea Power, Chicago’s Ok Go and the sultry Alice Gold.

The show forms the second part of 'Transmission 001' - with details of an event on Friday 1st July to be announced soon.

Live From Jodrell Bank is a series of shows by the creative minds behind Kendal Calling, The Warehouse Project and Ear to The Ground. Taking place on the outdoor stage in the shadow of The University of Manchester’s Lovell Telescope, these will be a diverse array of shows spanning all genres of music, with the telescope serving as a spectacular projection screen, hosting mind blowing visuals to accompany the music.

And who could provide a more fitting launch to Live From Jodrell Bank than the eccentric, sci-fi influenced The Flaming Lips, who famously ask ‘do you realise we’re floating in space?’ in one of their best loved songs.

Watch the promotional trailer for Live at Jodrell Bank here:

Set 20 miles south of Manchester in the Cheshire landscape, Live from Jodrell Bank is arguably the UK’s most diverse and imaginative setting for a live music event. Throughout the day visitors will take part in experiments and workshops delving into the undiscovered and the obscure; exploring space research and examining the stars; whilst having free access to the newly, redeveloped and magnificent visitor centre. As night falls, the site will be transformed into a musical fervour with this mind-blowing and totally unique show.

Hailing from Oklahoma City and founded by the eclectic Wayne Coyne, The Flaming Lips have been named as one of the 50 Bands to See Before You Die (Q Magazine). Famed for their elaborate live shows featuring costumes, balloons, puppets, video projections, complex stage light configurations, giant hands and frontman Wayne Coyne’s signature man-sized bubble, The Flaming Lips are the perfect partner to the backdrop of the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world.

Adding to the eccentricity, British Sea Power bring to the table a promise of intensity and the spectacular with a live performance of their epic rock music. No stranger to astronomy with their Lights Out track created in support of the Dark Skies campaign, the performance is set to ricochet across the entire telescope site.

Chicago based OK Go are renowned for their infectious songs, inventive videos, surprising live shows and forward-thinking back-end, making them arguably the world’s most bleeding edge independent outfit. Expect the unexpected given the show stopping performances the band are fast becoming famous for.

With diverse influences from Janis Joplin to Alicia Keys, Alice Gold makes the kind of blues tinged indie pop that is infectiously foot tapping. Working with producer Dan Carey, a man whose produce credits include La Roux, Franz Ferdinand, Lily Allen and Kylie, Gold’s debut album, Seven Rainbows is destined to a smash.

The giant Lovell Telescope has been quietly probing the depths of space since 1957 being the largest and most powerful radio telescope in the world when it was built. This combined with the fervour of The Flaming Lips, the charm of British Sea Power and the unlimited possibilities from OK Go, Transmission 001 is set to place Jodrell Bank firmly on the map as arguably the most unique and spectacular live show in the UK in 2011.

This article relates to Live From Jodrell Bank 2011. Looking for 2012 tickets? Find them here.

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