It's True: Flaming Lips Headlining Summerfest In First Houston Show In 8 Years

In case you hadn't already heard (like on

), the

are this year's headliner for

Summerfest, the Oklahoma psych-rockers' first Houston appearance since their joint tour with Beck stopped at Jones Hall back in 2002. The

' Omar Afra and

's Jagi Katial announced the full lineup for Houston's up-and-coming music festival in Eleanor Tinsley Park, which mercifully moves to June this year instead of the middle of August, Sunday afternoon in the park between the Menil Collection and the Rothko Chapel. Other Summerfest artists this year are mash-up mayhem artiste

, erstwhile Beastie Boys DJ

, Houston's

, NYC jazz/funk trio

, Canadian indie-poppers

, indie-rock firestarters

, garage terrorizers the

, Memphis roots-punks

, radical rappers

and electro whisperers

. That's not all, of course. There's about 50 local and regional Summerfest artists to come after the jump - but not, interestingly enough, many from Austin this time around. "We leaned so heavily on Austin bands last year, we kind of shied away from them this time," Afra told Rocks Off Sunday afternoon. Doesn't appear to have hurt the festival much, if at all... Not bad, huh? A limited amount of $15 - that's right, $15 - Summerfest passes are on sale now right now at

. Get 'em while they last, which won't be long.

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