Flipp's Garage Tour

In true Flipp fashion, the Minneapolis-based band is giving a little something back to their hometown fans. On August 10, the glam rockers will load up their van for the not-so-massive Flipp Garage Tour 2002 in celebration of the release of their new album, Volume.

The object of the game is to play three garages in one day. The lucky hosts will be chosen by contests - one at Flipp Central (the band's official Web site) and the other two via radio show contests. Addresses and times of shows will be posted on flippcentral.com August 9.

Lead singer Brynn Arens explains, "We want to hang with them [fans] because they're cool! It's not like they bug us. They're our friends and they're a gas to hang out with! If it wasn't for them, we'd be playing to ourselves in a garage. So, why not play at their garage?"

This isn't the first time Flipp have done something of this sort for their fans. The band regularly holds contests in which winners get to meet and hang out with the guys. Shopping sprees and garage concerts are customary events.
Since their start in the late ‘90s, Flipp have done their part to make sure they get their name in print. As regulars on the Edgefest, they have often schemed up devilish plans to incite mayhem, including hiring five *Nsync look-a-likes to take their place onstage.

When the crowd decided they'd rather have Flipp, the band entered the stage through a 12-foot Flipp cereal box (a "thing" of theirs) and started to beat the five imposters. All in a day's fun.

It was after winning MTV's unsigned band contest that Flipp saw their fan base widening out of the Minneapolis area. They supported Cheap Trick on tour, played Woodstock 1999, and have received several Minnesota Music Awards.

Although the band has gained national recognition, Flipp's heart lies with their hometown fans. In 1997, the group started an annual, local rock concert called Teenage Rampage. High school kids are invited to send in their band demos for a shot at playing the gig.