Singer-songwriter Liz Phair [ tickets ]--who is set to release a new, self-titled album on June 24--will play solo-acoustic sets on several upcoming dates with the Flaming Lips.

Connecticut-born Phair is expected to tour extensively with a full band in July and August, but the full itinerary for that outing hasn't been finalized, according to her publicist.

Phair's new 14-track album--her first since 1998's "Whitechocolatespaceegg"--includes contributions from several producers, including the Matrix (Avril Lavigne), singer-songwriter Michael Penn, multi-instrumentalist R. Walt Vincent (known for his work with Pete Yorn) and Phair herself.

The Flaming Lips [ tickets ] continue to tour behind their 2002 album, "Yoshimi vs. the Pink Robots," which ranked at No. 3 on the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop list, a survey of nearly 700 critics. The album track "Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)" won a GRAMMY^®--the band's first--in the Rock Instrumental Performance category.

Led by frontman Wayne Coyne, the Flaming Lips have issued 11 albums--including a compilation--over the last two decades. The band's sound has become less guitar-oriented and more keyboard-driven in recent years, but its live stage production remains one of the most unusual in rock.

Last year, huge rotating mirror balls and a projection screen graced the stage, along with the band's trademark costumed characters, confetti and puppets. If the past is a guide, concertgoers can expect to see stage blood gushing from Coyne's forehead at some point during each show.