The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse 'The Good Times Are Killing Me Tour': Presale code, dates, venues, & more

The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse 2025 co-headlining tour is set to be held from August 1, 2025, to September 11, 2025, in venues across the mainland United States. The two bands will be supported by Friko and Dehd and has been titled the 'The Good Times Are Killing Me Tour'.

Presale for the tour starts with an artist presale on March 26, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. local time and can be accessed with the code REALIZE. Alternatively, interested patrons can sign up to Modest Mouse's Ice Cream Party fanclub to receive access to the artist presale.

A Live Nation presale will follow on March 27, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. local time and can be accessed with the code FUNKY. The Andrew J Brady Music Center presale will also be accessible with the code SUMMER. A general onsale will follow on March 28, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. local time. All sales will be accessible via Ticketmaster.

The Flaming Lips announced the new tour via a post on their official Instagram page on March 25, 2025:

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'The Good Times Are Killing Me Tour' dates and venues

The dates and venues for The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse 2025 co-headlining tour are as follows:

• August 1, 2025 — Atlanta, Georgia at Coca-Cola Roxy
• August 2, 2025 — Raleigh, North Carolina at Red Hat Amphitheater
• August 3, 2025 — Richmond, Virginia at Brown’s Island
• August 5, 2025 — Philadelphia, Pennslyvania at Mann Center for the Performing Arts
• August 7, 2025 — Portland, Maine at Thompson’s Point
• August 8, 2025 — New Haven, Connecticut at Westville Music Bowl
• August 9, 2025 — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at Stage AE
• August 11, 2025 — Indianapolis, Indiana at Everwise Amphitheater
• August 12, 2025 — Cincinnati, Ohio at The Andrew J Brady Music Center
• August 14, 2025 — Madison, Wisconsin at Breese Stevens Field
• August 15, 2025 — Minneapolis, Minnesota at The Armory
• August 16, 2025 — Chicago, Illinois at The Salt Shed (Fairgrounds)
• August 19, 2025 — Irving, Texas at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
• August 20, 2025 — Houston, Texas at 713 Music Hall
• September 3, 2025 — San Diego, California at Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
• September 4, 2025 — Los Angeles, California at Greek Theatre
• September 5, 2025 — Santa Barbara, California at Santa Barbara Bowl
• September 7, 2025 — Berkeley, California at The Greek Theatre
• September 10, 2025 — Troutdale, Oregon at McMenamins Edgefield
• September 11, 2025 — Troutdale, Oregon at McMenamins Edgefield

The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse are collaborating for the first time since 2002, when they were both part of the Unlimited Sunshine Tour. The two bands will play a total of 20 shows on this upcoming co-headlining tour, with The Flaming Lips then going on to perform at the Ogden Amphitheater in Ogden, Utah on September 17, 2025 on their own.

The Flaming Lips released their latest album, American Head, on September 11, 2020. It is their sixteenth studio album, and their first since 2019's King's Mouth.

The Flaming Lips are best known for their tenth studio album, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, which was released on July 16, 2002. The album is the band's platinum-certified record, and the band recently celebrated its 20th anniversary with a tour that started in 2023 and is still ongoing in 2025, with the last currently scheduled concert set to be held on June 21, 2025, in Spain.