1 week ago Radiohead live in London: a generous and visceral hit parade (of sorts)

Radiohead live in London: a generous and visceral hit parade (of sorts)  NME

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1 week ago Radiohead’s music about alienation makes feeling alienated feel less alienating

Standing in the crowd at the sold-out reunion tour, long-time Radiohead fan Lucy Jones is reminded once again of what it is that makes this band so special

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1 week ago Radiohead live in London: returning heroes shut up and play the hits

Radiohead live in London: returning heroes shut up and play the hits  Rolling Stone UK

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1 week ago Radiohead live in London: paranoid androids are still light years ahead

Radiohead live in London: paranoid androids are still light years ahead  uncut.co.uk

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1 week ago Radiohead Live In London Review: Still unique, still great, still morphing

Radiohead Live In London Review: Still unique, still great, still morphing  Mojo Magazine

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3 w. ago Radiohead review – bards of the apocalypse return for a brutal bacchanal

Movistar Arena, MadridPowered by a pounding rhythm section, the crowd dance to even the tricksiest drum patterns at Radiohead’s first gig in seven years – one that demonstrates the pure joy this band can bringAlmost 10 years have passed since Radiohead released a new record, and more than seven since they were last seen on stage. Living through that period has felt like moving further and faster into the future that their songs often sounded so worried about. Animal-borne diseases and invading armies, bomb shelters and endless rainstorms, falling skies and collapsing infrastructure – ’twas all foretold in the lyric sheets of the ever-fretful Thom Yorke.His reputation as a soothsayer has probably been overstated as the band’s myth has grown in their absence, but if the frontman is a genius (the jury is still out and may never come back in, their verdict deferred more by politics than musicianship) then he’s hardly the only monumental talent in the lineup. For all the brilliant record...

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4 w. ago Radiohead fans ‘incredibly excited’ for band’s first live show in seven years

Crowds gather outside Movistar Arena in Madrid for first concert of European tour that sold out in minutesAn hour or so before the sun rose over Madrid, Francesco Puddu staked out a prime spot in front of the city’s hulking Movistar Arena. He was among the first Radiohead fans to arrive at the venue, buzzing with expectations for the British band’s first live show in seven years, kicking off a 20-date European tour.“I’m incredibly excited. Like, I don’t think it’s real,” said the 27-year-old, who had travelled from Italy. “It’s been so long that even if they play the same song 20 times in a row, I’ll be happy.” Continue reading...

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