The Flaming Lips review: Wayne Coyne and co hit the heights for brilliant gig at Olympia, Dublin 

The Flaming Lips at Olympia, Dublin, already looks like being one of the gigs of the year 

A file image of Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips, who played the Olympia in Dublin on Monday night. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

The Flaming Lips, Olympia, Dublin, ★★★★★

Before they even start, Flaming Lips’ sharp-suited front man Wayne Coyne bounds from the wings of the Olympia stage to halt the PA playing Thin Lizzy so he can tell a story. He and his siblings used to sing “The Coynes are back in town” during the 1970s, and could we try that tonight? The song rewinds, the crowd roar his family’s name, and Coyne is already claiming this as “one of the greatest gigs we’re ever gonna play”.