Giant furry animal costumes, confetti for grown-ups, ecstatic shafts of laser light, naked on-stage hugs, singer Wayne Coyne (pictured) suspended in a bubble - these are but a few of the joys of experiencing one of the world's greatest live acts.

The Flaming Lips might have been together for 27 years, but their passion for performing - and producing (they're at 13 albums and counting) - is yet to wane. Something good must have been in those drugs. And the great, glorious news for Hong Kong is that they're coming our way.

Lock in November 13 to get your dose of the best from the neo-psychedelic/indie/alternative rock group that have brought us classics from the 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots to the closest thing the Lips have to a pop single, She Don't Use Jelly.