Category: Radiohead

File this under rumors…
Radiohead will be performing at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, PA on June 1 and 2.
We expect an official announcement very soon….

From our pals at Pitchfork:
Matthew Solarski reports:
Y’all better put up a chair for this one, folks. The paradox wrapped in an enigma with sprinkles of conundrum on top that is Radiohead has just announced– er, make that vaguely alluded to– a number of totally sketchy details surrounding their crazy-anticipated summer North American tour.
As Billboard recently reported, our beloved paranoia-rockers are “eyeing” several multiple-night stands in such New World metropolises as Montreal, Toronto, Philadelphia, and Chicago. The Chicago double-date is old news, but we are glad to learn Radiohead will still share love with our fair city after getting bushwhacked by those meanies in the Chitown Cultural Affairs Department (just kidding, we <3 u guys!). So no set dates, no itinerary, no venues, no opening acts--just four cities that may or may not receive multiple dosages of live Radiohead action. That should entertain your water-cooler cronies for at least 45 seconds. And this is good for another 15 or so: Radiohead mega-fan compendium/website At Ease alleges that inside sources have revealed two shows at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre (June 19 and 20), as well as a pair of gigs at Berkeley's Greek Theatre (allegedly reported by the San Francisco radio KITS, Live 105). For kicks, Thom Yorke offered up a cryptic quote to NME about the Mysterious New Record, which is in label limbo as Radiohead's contract with EMI has expired. Quoth Yorke, "I think it's a nutty situation to be in to have no definite release system." "It's really liberating not to feel part of the record company structure. It should be an extremely positive place to be in but it's also an extremely strange situation to be in." Positive and strange, got it. As previously announced, Radiohead have several multiple-night stands in the EU already lined up, as well as their lone confirmed North American date, a headlining spot down on the farm at Bonnaroo. Ice age coming: 05-01 London, England - KOKO (Friends of the Earth benefit with Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood) 05-06 Copenhagen, Denmark - KB Hall # 05-07 Copenhagen, Denmark - KB Hall # 05-09 Amsterdam, Holland - Heineken Music Hall # 05-10 Amsterdam, Holland - Heineken Music Hall # 05-12 Blackpool, England - Empress Ballroom # 05-13 Blackpool, England - Empress Ballroom # 05-15 Wolverhampton, England - Civic # 05-16 Wolverhampton, England - Civic # 05-18 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo # 05-19 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo # 06-17 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival * 08-12 Budapest, Hungary - Óbudai Island (Sziget Festival) % 08-19 Chelmsford, England - Hylands Park (V Festival) ^ 08-20 Staffordshire, England - Weston Park (V Festival) ^ 08-22 Edinburgh, Scotland - Meadowbank 08-24 Dublin, Ireland - Marlay Park # with Willy Mason * with Beck, Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes, Ben Folds, Common, Sonic Youth, My Morning Jacket, Cat Power, Atmosphere, Amadou & Mariam, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The Magic Numbers, Dungen, Andrew Bird, et al % with Franz Ferdinand, Ministry, Robert Plant, Natacha Atlas, Sick of It All, et al ^ with Beck, Bloc Party, The Magic Numbers, Keane In other, tabloid-worthy Radiohead news, Mr. Yorke was recently quoted in the NME as saying, "The fact that poor Arctic Monkeys are getting so much attention is purely based on the fact that the mainstream music business is such a bunch of fucking retards as far as I'm concerned." Careful though. Yorke recently insisted the above quotation was taken out of context, and had a hearty chuckle, all in a recent post on the ever-quotable official Radiohead blog, Dead Air Space. Here's what the dude had to say: "i remember now, tape recorders record what yu say .. which may be taken down and used as evidence against you at a later date. who is this jerk shooting his mouth off? misdirected. missquoted...distorted...out of context..." "oh it s me. i think. but im not sure." And finally, as Thom concluded, "HA ha ha ha oh :)" (thanks to Ian)

Thom Yorke has compared writing for Radiohead’s new album to that on ‘OK Computer’ – but has declared the lyrics will be even more terrifying!
The group are recording with new producer Mark ‘Spike’ Stent (who has worked with Keane, Madonna and Oasis in the past) and in a world exclusive interview, Yorke said that despite rumours that the follow-up to ‘Hail To The Thief’ will have a political feel, in fact the opposite is true.
He said: “It’s about that anonymous fear thing, sitting in traffic, thinking, ‘I’m sure I’m supposed to be doing something else’.
Interestingly enough it’s similar to ‘OK Computer’ in a way. It’s much more terrifying. But ‘OK Computer’ was terrifying too -some of the lyrics were.”
Up to 16 tracks are being considered for the band’s next album, with current favourites including ‘Nude’, ’15 Step’, ‘Arpeggi’ and ‘House Of Cards’.
Next month fans will have the first chance to hear the songs on a European tour, which will visit Blackpool Empress Ballroom (May 12-13), Wolverhampton Civic Hall (15-16) and London Hammersmith Apollo (18-19) in the UK.
Writing on his diary at Radiohead.com, Yorke had previously said that the band are “finally getting somewhere”, and are optimistic about getting the songs right for the tour.
“Listening back to things we are doing and looking through the lyrics today and stuff it feels like we are finally getting somewhere”, he explained. “There are lots of songs. Too many to get together straight away. So we will be furiously rehearsing and writing as we go.
“I think we’ve always worked best when we aren’t bothered about making mistakes. Theres a lot of baggage about the old way of doing things that is hard to get over… all the ‘album’ crap. Just this level of pressure that is ridiculous. We’re just going to do what feels right at the time. Quite into the idea of singles at the moment (that don’t get on the radio). No grand design… wherever we are at. Some of the random stuff we have at the moment could be the most exciting.”
For the full world exclusive Radiohead interview check this week’s NME on sale nationally from April 5.
from NME
(thanks to Vic)

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke says he turned down the chance to discuss climate change with Tony Blair because the British prime minister has “no environmental credentials.”
The charity Friends of the Earth, for which the singer is an ambassador, asked him to meet Blair.
But Yorke said Blair had no record of championing the environment and added that dealing with the governing Labour Party’s “spin doctors” made him feel ill.
“I got so stressed out and so freaked out about it. Initially when it came up I tried to be pragmatic,” Yorke told New Music Express magazine in an issue out Tuesday. “But Blair has no environmental credentials as far as I’m concerned.”
“It was like talking to Blair’s spin doctors. It was all getting weird. It was just obvious there was no point in meeting him anyway, and I didn’t want to,” he said.
Yorke says the experience has soured him on political activism.
“I came out of that whole period just thinking, I don’t want to get involved directly, it’s poison. I’ll just shout my mouth off from the sidelines.”
Yorke is backing Friends of the Earth’s Big Ask campaign, which is calling for international cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
Radiohead will play a benefit concert for the campaign at London’s Koko Club on May 1. The band recently announced a club tour in England.
They have been working on new material for the follow up to their politically-themed 2003 disc, “Hail to the Thief.”
(from www.breitbart.com. Thanks to Wes.)

Radiohead will be touring the UK/EU in May, playing a short series of theatre shows before heading off on an American and Canadian tour in June (dates TBC). They’ll then play some European festival dates before headlining the V Festival in Chelmsford and Stafford in August.
The tour will be the first opportunity to hear a selection of brand new material that the band has been working on in the studio.
Other than for the festivals listed, w.a.s.t.e. will be selling a limited pre-sale allocation of tickets to w.a.s.t.e. members.
This pre-sale will commence at midday on the 22nd March 2006 at http://tickets.waste.uk.com/
To repeat American and Canadian tour dates are yet to be confirmed.
May 6: KB Hall Copenhagen
May 7: KB Hall Copenhagen
May 9: Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam
May 10: Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam
May 12: Empress Ballroom Blackpool
May 13: Empress Ballroom Blackpool
May 15: Civic Wolverhampton
May 16: Civic Wolverhampton
May 18: Hammersmith Apollo London
May 19: Hammersmith Apollo London
June 17: Bonnaroo festival
August 12: Sziget Festival
August 19: V festival Hylands Park
August 20: V festival Weston Park
August 22: Meadowbank Edinburgh
August 24: Marlay Park Dublin