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Modest Mouse and Flaming Lips form indie rock tour with stop in Irving

Flaming Lips will co-headline a tour with Modest Mouse, playing at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving on August 19.

Photo by Blake Studdard

Indie rock bands The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse will co-headline a summer tour in 2025, which will include a stop at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving on Tuesday, August 19.

The relatively modest - but still flaming - tour will hit 19 cities over the course of about one month, starting on August 1 in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to Irving, the bands will play in Houston on August 20.

They'll be joined by special guest Friko on all shows.

The Flaming Lips have been no strangers to Texas in recent years, serving as a supporting act for Weezer during a 2024 tour that came to Austin, Dallas, and Houston, and headlining their own 2023 tour that came to Austin and Dallas.

The band has released 22 albums in their career, most recently American Head in 2020.

Modest Mouse are also recent visitors to the state, visiting Austin and Dallas in 2024 as part of a co-headlining tour with Pixies in which they celebrated the 20th anniversary of their 2004 breakout album, Good News For People Who Love Bad News.

Tickets for the tour go on sale on Friday, March 28 at 10 am, with special artist presales starting on Wednesday, March 26. Visit flaminglips.com and modestmouse.com for more information.

Modest Mouse and The Flaming Lips on tour

August 1, 2025 - Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy
August 2, 2025 - Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater
August 3, 2025 - Richmond, VA - Brown's Island
August 5, 2025 - Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for the Performing Arts
August 7, 2025 - Portland, ME - Thompson's Point
August 8, 2025 - New Haven, CT - Westville Music Bowl
August 9, 2025 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
August 11, 2025 - Indianapolis, IN - Everwise Amphitheater
August 12, 2025 - Cincinnati, OH - The Andrew J Brady Music Center
August 14, 2025 - Madison, WI - Breese Stevens Field
August 15, 2025 - Minneapolis, MN - The Armory
August 16, 2025 - Chicago, IL - The Salt Shed - Fairgrounds
August 19, 2025 - Irving, TX - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
August 20, 2025 - Houston, TX - 713 Music Hall
September 3, 2025 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
September 4, 2025 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
September 5, 2025 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
September 7, 2025 - Berkeley, CA - The Greek Theatre
September 10, 2025 - Troutdale, OR - McMenamins Edgefield (Modest Mouse closing)
September 11, 2025 - Troutdale, OR - McMenamins Edgefield (Modest Mouse closing)

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Fun with Time

Portal-hopping adventure Time Mission to clock in at Mockingbird Station

Photo courtesy of LOL Entertainment

The immersive experience Time Mission will open at Mockingbird Station in Dallas in summer 2026.

Time for a new immersive experience to come to Dallas: Time Mission, a kid-friendly, team-based adventure, is scheduled to land at Mockingbird Station in summer 2026.

Created by LOL Entertainment, a location-based entertainment company specializing in immersive attractions, Time Mission blends physical and mental challenges in a fast-paced experience, a release says.

Players take on real-world tasks like cracking codes, dodging lasers, solving riddles, and exploring hidden tunnels to earn points for their team.

Racing through 25+ unique portals, teams of two to five players embark on a time-travel journey across the past, present, and future, all while collecting points and battling the clock.

The website says the attraction is appropriate for "players age 6 to 106."

“We’ve seen a shift in how people seek entertainment, choosing immersive adventures that foster connection and excitement," says Rob Cooper, CEO of LOL Entertainment, in the release. "We’re excited to introduce Dallas to an experience where strategy, innovation, and teamwork collide.

There are currently Time Mission locations in Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Illinois, and Belgium. Dallas will be the first Texas location, with another opening in Houston in summer 2026.

Immersive attractions have been popular in Dallas for several years, from Meow Wolf in Grapevine to interactive experiences dedicated to Harry Potter, money, balloons, and more.

Time Mission will be located in a vacant 7,675-square-foot space in Suite 200/210 at Mockingbird Station. The exact opening date will be announced at a later time.

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