Thom Yorke

[FloorFiller]

Radiohead / Thom Yorke being at Glastonbury the past two years has definitely made it seem like overkill, but them headlining would be something very different indeed from the two sets they played (one full of Thom solo stuff and the other relying heavily on their new album). their two past headline performances have gone down in history as being two of the best headline performances Glastonbury has seen, so their next one (whenever it may be) is highly anticipated. to be honest though, they are still on the King Of Limbs tour, and so it'd make more sense for them to headline Glastonbury after their next album (whenever that may be)

[neilloggie]

Radiohead / Thom Yorke being at Glastonbury the past two years has definitely made it seem like overkill, but them headlining would be something very different indeed from the two sets they played (one full of Thom solo stuff and the other relying heavily on their new album). their two past headline performances have gone down in history as being two of the best headline performances Glastonbury has seen, so their next one (whenever it may be) is highly anticipated. to be honest though, they are still on the King Of Limbs tour, and so it'd make more sense for them to headline Glastonbury after their next album (whenever that may be)

[monkey1989]

I love radiohead but that video was cringey , I don't thinks he's a cock though haha

[ghandi]

I would love it to be Radiohead. I did see the Park set in 2011, enjoyed every minute. But a Pyramid headline is just something else. I saw them in Finsbury park in 2008 and they were amazing. If they don't play then so be it but i would be there if they did.

[Guitargeek]

I think the last 2 secret sets have just given the impression that they're there every year. I'm not aware of any time they've played between '03 and '11. I'd absolutely love it if they headlined. They'd smash it, again. The '10 gig was the best of my life.

[russycarps]

I don't get this thing with Radiohead on here, why are people obsessed with a band playing that seem to play every year in some shape or form?

[BA4 4BY]

I don't get this thing with Radiohead on here, why are people obsessed with a band playing that seem to play every year in some shape or form?

[russycarps]

Same as this. When they headlined Leeds in 2009 I was bored after 10 minutes so I went to prop up the bar. Each to their own though eh, that's the joy of music and it would be boring if we all liked the same things.

[BA4 4BY]

setlist for Leeds, yeh looks dead boring that...

some people dont deserve ears

[sisco]

As I said, each to their own, it would be boring it we all liked the same things.............

[mrtourette]

Unfortunately it's a stone cold fact that if you don't like Radiohead then you aren't a proper music fan/don't deserve to go to Glasto/shouldn't be allowed to listen to music/etc.

God help you if you like them but only Creep and The Bends...

[Englishdragon]

because they're one of the best bands around I guess?

[Mr. Cowbell]

Could Atoms For Peace & Radiohead both play? It's not like they play the same songs it's just the same frontman. They both seemed hesitant to say anything when they're asked about Glastonbury in that interview.

[MEGABOWL]

setlist for Leeds, yeh looks dead boring that...

some people dont deserve ears

[Englishdragon]

I've seen Radiohead 8 times and that Leeds set was by far the worst. It didn't catch fire at all. Setlist was a bit slow, a lot of the crowd wandered off, it just didn't happen for whatever reason. There's a reason they started with 'Creep' the next night.

[russycarps]

So that makes it ok for them to play every year?

Like I said I like them (not enough to call them "one of the best bands around" but they are still up there) and I enjoyed the Leeds set I just think its the very easy and unimaginative option to get them to headline.

[russycarps]

I've seen Radiohead 8 times and that Leeds set was by far the worst. It didn't catch fire at all. Setlist was a bit slow, a lot of the crowd wandered off, it just didn't happen for whatever reason. There's a reason they started with 'Creep' the next night.

[Justiceforcedave]

I saw em at V and for me personally I probably won't get a better setlist.

1. Airbag Play Video
2. 2 + 2 = 5 Play Video
3. The National Anthem Play Video
4. My Iron Lung Play Video
5. Morning Bell Play Video
6. Fake Plastic Trees Play Video
7. The Bends Play Video
8. Videotape Play Video
9. Nude Play Video
10. The Gloaming Play Video
11. Paranoid Android Play Video
12. All I Need Play Video
13. Pyramid Song Play Video
14. Lucky Play Video
15. Just Play Video
16. Idioteque Play Video
17. Street Spirit (Fade Out) Play Video
18. Encore:
19. You and Whose Army? Play Video
20. Karma Police Play Video
21. Everything in Its Right Place Play Video
22. Encore 2:
23. Creep Play Video

[mrtourette]

The Reading gig wasn't that great, if they thought opening with Creep would placate us old fuckers who weren't that into the newer stuff it didn't really work. They could have left that out and played two or three more songs from The Bends rather than thinking one song which most people don't care about any more (despite what the myth is) would cover 'playing old stuff'. It felt a bit insulting, sort of "these guys are idiots, if we play Creep it'll keep them happy so that we can fanny around for the rest of the set". I don't begrudge a band playing newer stuff that I don't like, it's disappointing but there were plenty there who did like it and the gig was for the them rather than me, but it just seemed like a lame reaction to a poorly-received set the night before.

Still, the lights were pretty, and I doubt they really care about pleasing the crowd at Reading or Leeds. Get the money, get the fuck out of there and get back to Glastonbury.

Edited January 8, 2013 by mrtourette

[mrtourette]

Fair enough, I wasnt there. On paper the setlist looks wonderful. The crowd were probably expecting OK computer and The bends songs, plus an encore of Creep.

[russycarps]

The Reading gig wasn't that great, if they thought opening with Creep would placate us old fuckers who weren't that into the newer stuff it didn't really work. They could have left that out and played two or three more songs from The Bends rather than thinking one song which most people don't care about any more (despite what the myth is) would cover 'playing old stuff'. It felt a bit insulting, sort of "these guys are idiots, if we play Creep it'll keep them happy so that we can fanny around for the rest of the set". Still, the lights were pretty, and I doubt they really care about pleasing the crowd at Reading or Leeds. Get the money, get the fuck out of there and get back to Glastonbury.

[mrtourette]

what? why on earth would they play a load of songs from an album they released in 1995?? Utter nonsense.

Think yourself lucky you got any songs off that album. It is of no relevance to them now.

[zero000]

It was a strange gig.

I didnt get the set up with the 8 cameras above them which meant anybody watching the screens just got shots of their heads and the crowd was empty at the start (I walked to about 10 rows from the front during 15 step). Also I know they are not well known for their interaction but 2 sentences in a hour and a half, one of them being "hi, were the old guys playing at the end"

It was a decent gig but the reading setlist was miles better

[russycarps]

You've completely misread (or ignored) most of what I said.

[mrtourette]

have I? They played 2 songs from the bends at reading, and you are expecting 2 or 3 more. So you demand 5 songs out of a setlist of 24 songs from an album released in 1995, when they have 7 albums in total.

Yes, that seems like a reasonable request.

No doubt you wanted 5 songs from OK Computer too. So almost half the set list dedicated to 2 albums from the 90s. Not going to happen, and why on earth would it??

Get a time machine and go and see them at glastonbury in 1997.

Edited January 8, 2013 by mrtourette