Radiohead in 100 gigs
After some frustrating posts in code on the website, which send a segment of the boardies into such turmoil that it makes the news, various faffings about on the Radiohead.TV website and a general feeling that Mr Donwood has a bit too much time on his hands...the Radiohead rumour mill is in overdrive. An article in Paste… Continue reading In Rainbows, In Between. 2007.
In January of the new year, the band emerge to play what was planned to be an in-store at Rough Trade East in Spittlefields, London and turns into an impromptu gig in tiny venue 93 Feet East. In Glasgow, at work, glued to developments as they unfold on the faithfully Radiohead-obsessed BBC 6 Music, I stand… Continue reading 89. London, BBC Broadcasting House, 1 April 2008
I have big plans. I will take a sabbatical from work and do this tour without flying – the band have been blogging on their new W.A.S.T.E. Central platform about how they’re trying to reduce the carbon footprint of touring. Encouraging people to use public transport to each the shows, offering incentives, publishing a report… Continue reading 90. Dublin, Malahide Castle, 6 June 2008
Night two in Dublin is Keiko’s 100th Radiohead gig. The band play Lurgee (her favourite) for her during the show. To celebrate this auspicious moment, we’re allowed access to the sprawling aftershow. It’s a warm night and everyone is mulling about outside. Tonight is for Keiko and there is champagne, she's known to all and they make… Continue reading 91. Dublin, Malahide Castle, 7 June 2008
Rather than go straight to Paris for the indoor gigs, I spend a few days in London catching up with sleep and exploring. I take the Eurostar to Paris, a nicer experience than any airports I’ve been through recently. In Paris I had a look around the Patti Smith exhibition at the Foundation Cartier. It… Continue reading 92. Nîmes, Arènes de Nîmes, 14 June 2008
What I wrote at the time: It's Monday now and Nimes seems closed until this afternoon.. and now it's started raining heavily. I've a while until my train so I've dashed into the first place with wi-fi and a very grumpy waiter. Might see if I can get something that isn't Steak Tartare in a… Continue reading 93. Nîmes, Arènes de Nîmes, 15 June 2008
The journey from Nimes to Milan was complicated by a cancelled train, a diversion to Dijon and a sleeper into Italy. A few other fans were in the same compartment – Laurence, who being French, was able to translate all the instructions and Japanese fan “Curly” whose presence caused the border guard to wake us… Continue reading 94. Milan, Arena Civica, 17 June 2008
The first rule of Radiohead club is no one talks about Radiohead club... Edward Norton and Brad Pitt (wearing ostentatious sunglass and a hat respectively - so you know they must be conspicuously famous) were watching tonight's show from behind the sound desk (which I was standing in front of). Best sound of the tour… Continue reading 95. Milan, Arena Civica, 18 June 2008
After fifteen minutes walk from Mile End tube station, we finally get onto the site. It was laid out like a mini-Glastonbury with more food stalls than you could shake a burger at (even in the middle behind the sound desk). There were at least 40,000 people in the arena. We milled around near the… Continue reading 96. London, Victoria Park, 24 June 2008
I get down a lot earlier today to meet my contact to get my ticket. The weather was pretty much perfect by the time I got to Victoria Park and there were some fairly relaxed queues at about 3pm. I casually joined the one that was due to open last and by the time the… Continue reading 97. London, Victoria Park, 25 June 2008