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Mairead Ronan

Could Space Bubbles Be The Future Of Live Music?

So many of us are really missing gigs - the crowds, the music, the craic. When Mairead saw footage o...
Orla Ormond
Orla Ormond

2:47 PM - 27 Jan 2021



Mairead Ronan

Could Space Bubbles Be The Future Of Live Music?

Orla Ormond
Orla Ormond

2:47 PM - 27 Jan 2021

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So many of us are really missing gigs - the crowds, the music, the craic. When Mairead saw footage of the Flaming Lips playing a concert to a live audience in Oklahoma over the weekend it gave her hope for the future!

Mairead caught up with Nathan Poppe who filmed the event to find out all about the very unusual set up for the gig.

The concept came from the band's frontman Wayne Coyne who has been rolling over crowds in a big Zorb ball during gigs for years, so they decided to put the audience in their own bubbles.

You can fit up to 3 people in a ball and each one comes with bottles of water, a towel to wipe down any condensation, and a sign you can hold up when you need to go to the bathroom or when it gets too hot.

The first ever space bubble concert was such a success we might be seeing other people taking notes from the Flaming Lips and doing something similar!

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