Okay, so the video quality isn’t that great but the audio is top notch. This is from Radiohead’s 12 song set at the Reading Festival in 1994. Things were different then… Thom had blond hair, Ed was in his pirate shirt phase, Phil had hair, Jonny is wearing mom jeans, and Colin looks to be wearing a quilt. With that said, this is still a great video to watch. Thom starts out singing a cover of Tim Buckley’s “Sing a Song For You” which reminds us just how great his voice can be.
Here you go:
Atoms for Peace played their second show at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA last night. We were there and can tell you it was a pretty amazing experience. I’ve seen Radiohead countless times and never have I seen Thom Yorke so energetic. He was all over the place, literally. As in previous shows, Atoms for Peace played a lot of from The Eraser, as well as some new tracks.
The final encore brought a cover of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” which had been heard before during soundchecks on the tour but never played to an audience. As you can imagine, the crowd went nuts and it was a great way to end the show.
Here’s the setlist:
01. The Eraser
02. Analyse
03. The Clock
04. Black Swan
05. Skip Divided
06. Atoms For Peace
07. And It Rained All Night
08. Harrowdown Hill
09. Cymbal Rush
ENCORE:
10. Skirting On The Surface (false start)
11. Open The Floodgates
12. Skirting On The Surface
13. Airbag
14. The Daily Mail
15. Paperbag Writer
16. Judge, Jury and Executioner
17. The Hollow Earth
18. Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses
ENCORE 2:
19. Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division cover)
If you went, please let us know your thoughts in the comments.
[UPDATE:] Here’s two videos of “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
(second video courtesy of KAYVON)
“Airbag”:
Atoms for Peace (Thom Yorke) _AFP6927xr, originally uploaded by hazyskyline6.
Atoms for Peace played the first of two shows last night at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California. The band did an unusual third encore, playing “The Daily Mail”, an untitled new “jam”, as well as the old Radiohead fan favorite, but never played, “Follow Me Around.” [update: video below] Woah.
Did you go? Let us know how it went in the comments.
Setlist:
01 The Eraser
02 Analyse
03 The Clock
04 Black Swan
05 Skip Divided
06 Atoms for Peace
07 And it Rained All Night
08 Harrowdown Hill
09 Cymbal Rush
ENCORE:
10 Lotus Flower
11 Like Spinning Plates
12 Everything in its Right Place
ENCORE 2:
13 Paperbag Writer
14 Judge, Jury and Executioner
15 The Hollow Earth
16 Felling Pulled Apart by Horses
ENCORE 3:
17 The Daily Mail
18 new untitled song described as a “jam”
19 Follow Me Around
The bands plays night #2 tonight in Oakland. We’ll be there. Will you?
UPDATE: Here’s the video of “Follow Me Around” (thanks to lssrider)
Radiohead and Conan O’Brien have always had a connection. If you didn’t know, Radiohead was the very first musical guest on Conan’s show back in 1993, which was also the band’s first TV appearance in the US. So, it’s no surprise to hear that Conan covered “Creep” during his soundcheck in Eugene, Oregon. Conan’s currently touring his comedy show, The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour.
Here you go:
Here’s Radiohead’s performance on Conan back in 1993:
Radiohead – Creep (Conan O’Brien 1993) from Guillermo Delicia on Vimeo.
UPDATE: Actually, we should correct ourselves. Radiohead’s first televised US appearance was on the Arsenio Hall show, a few months before the Conan show. Check it:
(via TwentyFourBit)
Spotted at our message board: Calico Horse frontwoman Emily Neveu covers “Idioteque”. Check it out at here.
Rollingstone.com has a slideshow gallery of photos spanning 15 years of Radiohead. Check them out!