Modest Mouse Announces Inaugural Psychic Salamander Festival Featuring Flaming Lips And Sleater-Kinney

Modest Mouse has just unveiled the Psychic Salamander Festival, a two-day event in Carnation, Washington on September 13-14. Modest Mouse will serve as the headliner for both nights, with The Flaming Lips also playing two sets, including a performance of their acclaimed 1999 album, The Soft Bulletin, in full on the second day. Joining the lineup are Sleater-Kinney, Built to Spill, Courtney Barnett, Yo La Tengo, Friko, The Vaudevillian, Mattress, and Sun Atoms across the two days. The festival will take place on the family-owned Remlinger Farms, a working farm with a concert space and a family-friendly amusement park on the grounds. Tickets for the festival go on sale to the public on May 2nd, following an artist pre-sale on April 29th. The festival will mark the end of Modest Mouse and The Flaming Lips’ co-headlining 2025 tour, which is set to kick off in August. Modest Mouse will also launch their inaugural “Ice Cream Floats” cruise in 2026 with Portugal. The Man, Kurt Vile, and more. (Consequence of Sound)

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