Shannen and I went to Radiohead in Toronto on Thursday night …
“A long way to drive for one night,” you say, “especially when you drive back that night,” you continue. Especially when they close the frikkin’ DVP northbound starting at 11pm, I say! That’s the only way out of downtown eastbound!
What you have to realize is that it’s *Radiohead*. They are special.
Setlist:
01 The Gloaming
02 Bangers ‘n Mash
03 15 Step
04 2+2=5
05 Kid A
06 Fake Plastic Trees
07 Videotape
08 Arpeggi
09 Idioteque
10 Climbing Up The Walls
11 Down Is The New Up
12 Karma Police
13 Nude
14 House of Cards
15 Myxomatosis (1)
16 Spooks
17 Paranoid Android (2)
Encore 1
18 You And Whose Army? (3)
19 Bodysnatchers
20 Just
21 Let Down
Encore 2
22 There There
Numbers in parentheses were my favourites, in order from 1 to 3.
Lots of new songs … they are returning to their guitar-rock roots. I’m sad to see the electronica go.
Kris - Sounds fun! This does not, however, explain Shannen’s mysterious absence from my MSN list for the past few working days. Is she perhaps trying to get back at me for leaving her for weeks?
Hmmmmmm.
(Come back, Shannen…)
mark - We got 23 songs in Montreal (advantage: woodingtons). However, we didn’t get Paranoid Android or Let Down, so we’ll call it a draw.
Apparently Elaine from Seinfeld was sitting in front of us. Her dance performance during Idioteque was really something to see.
I liked all the new songs, but they almost seemed TOO accessible on first listen. I’m used to warming up to new Radiohead. No need with these ones. I too am sad to see some of the electronics fadeaway (Johnny had noticeably fewer toys with him this time), but it’s good to see/hear Phil a bit more involved – he looked pretty bored during the HTTT tour.