Category: Radiohead

Prior to the June 10th release of Radiohead’s new album, Hail to the Thief, MTV.com will present The Leak, making the entire album available on the site from June 2nd through the 10th. Additionally, two-dollar tickets will go on sale for the Radiohead MTV2 2$Bill concert on Saturday, May 31st at 12 noon at the Beacon Theatre box office in New York City. The Radiohead 2$Bill concert will air exclusively on MTV2 on Tuesday, June 17th at 9pm (ET). MTV2 will also air a special Boxed Set collection of Radiohead videos, as well as air short ‘blips’ of the new Radiohead video for ‘There There’. MTV2 will also provide live wall to wall coverage, including interviews and performances of the first annual Field Day Festival on June 7th and 8th, from Long Island, New York, where Radiohead is headlining.

the krazyhouse are hosting an exclusive full preview of ‘hail to the thief’
on thursday 5th june.
the krazyhouse
16 wood street
liverpool
l1 4aq
doors open 7:30, 8pm start | over 18s only, ID may be required
entry is free, but only a limited amount of tickets are available – more
details @ http://www.thekrazyhouse.co.uk/

Thom and Jonny will both be guests on BBC 6 Music’s Tom Robinson program on Wednesday, June 3. The show begins at 1900.

File this under “North American Tour Rumors”:
It is rumored that Radiohead will be playing Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisconsin this August.

Moby updated his journal with the following entry about Radiohead:”congratulations to radiohead for having the courage to call their new album ‘HAIL TO THE THIEF’.
and kudos to thom yorke for having the courage to say:
‘the U.S is being run by religious bigots that stole the election.’
thanks, radiohead.
-moby”
(thanks to Brian & Sam)

From Newsday:
For the political leaders of Riverhead, a municipality stuck with an unfortunate image as The Little Town That Couldn’t, it was impossible to resist the opportunity to host two giant rock festivals in June and August. So they didn’t resist. Now all Long Island should hope that these outdoor music events turn out to be a cultural and economic development dream come true, and not merely a traffic nightmare, or worse, a disappearing mirage.
There’s little question about the appeal of the acts. Field Day Music Festival, with music on June 7 and 8, features favorites such as Radiohead and the Beastie Boys. Bonnaroo NE 2003, with performances Aug. 8 to 10, will include The Dead, Bob Dylan and many others. Together, they could draw over 100,000.
The good news is that the crowds may increase the town’s visibility and perhaps direct attention to its property at the former Grumman facility at Calverton, the site of the festivals. The town has sold the nearly 500-acre core, which leaves 2,400 acres to be sold. If the festivals provide exposure that later leads to advantageous sales of the remaining acreage, that alone would make them worthwhile.
The bad news is that large crowds of fans, on top of normally heavy traffic, could create monumental gridlock. Both promoters have hired experienced consultants to ease the crush. Also, both festivals will allow campers to start arriving the day before the music starts, which should spread out the flow of cars. Still, the traffic is likely to be difficult at best.
The greatest problem is this: With the first concert less than two weeks away, the town has yet to receive the necessary permit from Suffolk County. That won’t happen without an intermunicipal agreement, allowing Suffolk police to supplement the town’s tiny force. The promoters will pay the bill for this policing, but they can’t cut the check until the two governments reach agreement. That requires action by the town board and the county legislature, but the legislature is not scheduled to meet again until after the June event. Riverhead signed the contract for the June event on Feb. 20. So it should have moved the permit process much farther along by now.
Meanwhile, both promoters have been selling tickets for the events. The county won’t rule out the possibility that the two governments won’t be able to complete all the details in time for the June permit to be issued. If that happens, thousands of angry ticket-holders won’t remember the word Riverhead fondly.
The town already has a reputation for inability to get its act together, and this hasn’t helped its image. It didn’t adequately anticipate the bureaucratic hurdles and coordinate with other agencies quickly enough. Nor did it pay sufficient attention to environmental concerns, such as potential damage to migratory birds. So now it faces a new hurdle: a lawsuit by the Long Island Pine Barrens Society.
Some officials would like to see the concerts go away, but that’s too harsh. If they can be put together right, they might very well provide a long-term cultural and economic benefit to the region. But first, Riverhead must work hard, and quickly, to get the permit that it needs. Let it become The Little Town That Could.
(thanks to Danny)