January 9, 2008
This Just In: Radiohead To Play D.C.
What would a Radiohead announcement be if there wasn't some shroud of mystery or dangling question marks surrounding it? We've just heard from the band's press team that they will be playing a show in D.C. — at a yet to be announced date and venue. But, the British are definitely coming.
Radiohead hasn't been to the D.C. area since playing Merriweather Post Pavillion in 2003. After they turned the music industry on its ear in 2007 with its "pay what you like" digital release of In Rainbows, the album's official release went straight to #1. They're one of the most beloved, most feverishly followed bands in the world, so we're sure that this show will be a monumental one. We'll of course let you know as we get more details. All we know for now is that the 22 North American cities slated for a Radiohead visit this year will receive the band in two segments, surrounding their already scheduled UK and European summer tour.
Here's the list of North American cities they'll visit (in alphabetical order):
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Houston
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Miami
Montreal
New York
Philadelphia
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Seattle
St Louis
Tampa
Toronto
Vancouver
Washington DC
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But do we get to pick our own ticket price?
(Oh snap I beat Amanda to that.)
Cool! Greatest band in all the land
Just read that Jonny Greenwood did the music for There Will Be Blood.
Sorry if thats old news...
ohmygawd. Jonny Greenwood is sooo hawt. He's my rockstar boyfriend. I can't wait to stalk him!
sigh!
I love love LOVE Radiohead but I've had nothing but bad luck going to their shows. First the infamous Bull Run shows that flooded in '01 and then I got stuck on the ramp to Merriweather in '03 which caused me to miss the first three songs of their set. Maybe third time's a charm?
Geez blittle, who peed in your Wheaties?
Ham on Rye, my statement wasn't meant to be taken as a golden shower on your sentiments. I actually do have a rockstar crush on Jonny (sorry Stephen Malkmus).
Besides, I prefer Maryland Churchgoer poo with my Wheatiers. It's self-righteously good for you!
Ah yes, Merriweather '03. 3 hours in traffic to see the encore. See: why I will never ever ever ever see a show at Merriweather ever again.
Yep, Merriweather is one of the shittiest venues in the area. It's right up there with Constitution Hall.
oops, right on blittle
since radiohead has made it clear in interviews lately that they were nervous about touring at all since they were concerned about their tours' carbon footprint, one of the things they promised was that they would play venues that were near transit.
makes me think that merriweather post and nissan pavilions are out of the question then. the 930 club would be awesome, but they would have to book 15 shows there to fill the demand. the verizon center seems like a poor choice, so i wonder if an RFK show could be in the offing....
better headline: "This Just In: Radiohead To Play D.C., Thousands to be Put to Sleep"
My friends and I, still in high school, living in the suburbs and frightened by downtown DC at night, packed into a car, sped into the city and somehow found the club (almost killing at least 5 people along the way), only to be something like 2,000th in line.
And a week later I saw a photo in Rolling Stone of Brad and Jenn enjoy that show from the balcony.
"First the infamous Bull Run shows that flooded in '01"
oh yes, the one where the tent i was waiting under while there was a downpour was struck by lightining, sending electric currents through the standing water up into my (and about 50 other people under the tent's) body. yes, that was an awful experience.
I've only seen them once. At Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC (about the size of the old Black Cat). On the Bends tour.
The residual coolness of having attended that show is the only thing holding back middle age at this point. ;-)
For me every Radiohead show in DC has been a disaster, except for one golden night. At the Black Cat around 95-96' (not sure what year, but early enough for ten morons in the crowd to scream out "creep!"), we were right against the stage, and there must have only been 50 people there that night. I remember quite a few wasted jocks/belated-punks heckling Yorke for being angry. Perhaps nostalgia has made it seem better, but in memory it was an amazing show.
better headline: "This Just In: Radiohead To Play D.C., Thousands to be Put to Sleep"
Thanks for saying it so I didn't have to.
there are two kinds of people in this world:
those who love radiohead...
and idiots.
there are two kinds of people in this world:
those who love radiohead...
and idiots.
De gustibus non est disputandum
Proclaiming your Radiohead fandom as some sort of signifier of coolness is about as edgy as TiVoing "Everybody Loves Raymond."
Forgive me for not joining everyone else in pretending Radiohead hasn't been wanking its way around the studio for the past five or so years.
But why focus on such divisive topics? Let's move on to something we can all agree upon, like the Spin Doctors and their album Pocketful of Kryptonite being the most underrated album of the 90s.
De gustibus non est disputandum
Lo que será, será
Nationals Stadium perhaps?
i still think RFK makes more sense than nationals stadium, since it'll probably be during baseball season, and i don't think they'd want the field torn up by a concert.
*sigh* I had to sell my tickets to Merriweather at the last minute. Lousy first week at a new job.
I shall make amends for that this time around.
I have to agree, Radiohead is awesome, but seeing them live sucks. I went to their show at the Metropol in Pittsburgh during the OK Computer tour, and a thousand or so 16-year-old pieces of shit sort of ruined the experience for me.