Flaming Lips Put on Free Halloween Concert

Oct. 26 was the last concert that Innervisions and Facilities Management Group will ever host at the Zoo Amphitheatre. They went out with a bang with a free concert featuring the Flaming Lips.

Billed as “The largest Halloween party in the Midwest” Freak Night did not disappoint. Even though the temperature dropped below 40 degrees the crowd remained standing in eager anticipation of the next song. The zoo was filled to capacity with around 10,000 guests attending the concert.

Before The Flaming Lips came on the president of Innervisions, Henry Pollack, came out and thanked the audience for coming out.

“This was and is the people’s place, and we thank you all for all your years.” Pollack said.

Pollack then introduced many of the workers who help his company put on these shows.

The new company that will be in charge of putting on shows at the Zoo Ampitheatre is the newly formed 3Horse Productions. No events have been scheduled, so it is unclear what type of events the venue will now hold.

Wayne Coyne, lead singer of the Flaming Lips, at one point claimed that he had spoken with Governor Mary Fallin and she assured him that the use of marijuana would be legal in Oklahoma by the end of 2013.

“But she wanted me to tell you a little bit of a warning, ok?” Coyne told the crowd, “Scientists and smart people have concluded that smoking marijuana…. Can lead to more dangerous substances… smoking marijuana can lead to smoking cigarettes.”

The concert played out in a fashion that was befitting of the style and grandeur of one of Oklahoma’s most famous rock groups. They played some of their biggest hits including “The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song”, “Waitin’ for a Superman”, and “Do You Realize??”

Coyne at one point in the night drank a cup of what he claimed was his own blood from a Starbuck’s cup. He also said that at participating Starbucks they would have a little bit of Coyne’s blood to give out on Halloween.

Even though Innervisions and Facilities Management will not be putting on any shows at the Zoo Ampitheatre, the company is not going away.

In an interview with NewsOK Pollack said, “We do probably in excess of about five, six hundred shows a year at the casinos.”