The Flaming Lips have announced plans to take their tribute to Pink Floyd - their version of Dark Side Of The Moon - on the road in the US. They've also announced the release date of the physical version of the album, which is currently available as a download from places like Amazon.com and iTunes.

The album, which includes assistance from the likes of Peaches, Henry Rollins, and Stardeath and the White Dwarfs, will be available on vinyl from April 17th, and on CD from May 4th.

Here are the tour dates, for those of you interested. They start off in Texas next week for a pair of shows before launching into the tour proper in mid April:

Mar 12th - Austin Music Hall, Austin, TX
Mar 13th - Hickory Street Stage/NX35, Denton, TX
Apr 15th - Charlottesville Pavillon, Charlottesville, VA
Apr 17th - Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
Apr 18th - Barton Hall/Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Apr 19th - Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ
Apr 21st - The Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI
Apr 22nd - Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington, IN
Apr 23rd - Sandstone Amphitheatre, Kansas City, KS
Apr 29th - SunFest, West Palm Beach, FL
May 15th - The Hangout Music Festival, Gulf Shores, AL
June 6th - Tinsley Park/Free Press Fest, Houston, TX
Jun 11th - Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN
July 3rd - Nateva Music & Arts Festival, Oxford, MN
Jul 22nd - Artpark, Lewiston, NY
Jul 26th - Central Park Summer stage, New York, NY