US psychedelic alt-rockers The Flaming Lips have found a way to get fans back inside venues and in front of the stage, despite Covid-19: Plastic balls.

The Oklahoman band, winners of multiple Grammys, has been inviting its supporters to enjoy a night out with live music in the state capital of Oklahoma City. Not only were fans encased in the “space bubbles”, band members were also ensconsed in the clear plastic spheres to hinder the spread of the coronavirus, as shown in this video.

In addition to the music from the stage, attendees received an auxiliary speaker to improve the acoustics inside the bubbles. Furthermore, fans in the protective shells, which could hold up to three people, were provided a bottle of water, a hand-held fan, and a towel to mop up condensation inside the plastic. Attendants would even extract people for a trip to the toilet when they spotted fans raising their “I have to pee” signs, according to the Instagram page of lead singer Wayne Coyne. The flip side of signs said “I’m too hot”, which would prompt a worker to hook up a leaf blower to cool things off, according to media reports.

The band sold out two March 2021 concerts in Oklahoma City, so it has added two more, Coyne tweeted.