As you may have already noticed (look left), Radiohead announced their first batch of U.S. tour dates today (for real this time!), ending months of speculation as to where and when the band will play on its 2008 tour. Looks like Oxford’s finest will bring their legendary live show to the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia on Sunday, May 11th. Tickets go on sale this Saturday at 10 am via Live Nation and range from $35 for lawn seats to $55 for assigned seating. If you’re a W.A.S.T.E. member, rumor has it that you’ll have a crack at snagging some tickets early during a Valentine’s Day pre-sale.

Not to look a gift horse in the mouth or anything, but the Nissan Pavilion seems like an odd choice for Yorke and company. As many of you will remember, the band pledged to keep their 2008 tour as eco-friendly as possible by attempting to play venues that are accessible via mass transit. And, well, the Nissan Pavilion doesn’t exactly fit that criterion. It’s also a little odd to see the band working with Live Nation, given their reluctance to work with big companies such as Clear Channel in the past. To their credit, however, it’s not as if there is an abundance of Metro-accessible, independently-operated venues inside the Beltway that are capable of accommodating a band of Radiohead’s popularity. And at least it’s a Sunday, so traffic shouldn’t be too bad. Get those refresh-clicking fingers ready, folks.