Here’s a nice read from David Gray on his tour supporting Radiohead in 1995.
David Gray “I did an awful lot of support tours, all around America mandy times, and the UK, and they were often bloody miserable experiences.
Radiohead were the exception in that they were incredibly thoughtful about making sure we got soundchecks and just looking after us generally.
There was such a good bibe about their group of people that the tour was a real pleasure. They were a band that were coming into their own, we watched them
develop from nervously playing The Bends when Creep was still their only big hit on the first tour. Then, by the second tour, they were in a nother gear, there was a confidence about them and they knew they’d managed to wriggle free of the whole Creep issue. Thom was writing the songs for Ok Computer and playing them during soundchecks. There was a proper camaraderie about it. It was really good fun. There was a particularly insane night in Toronto when they were being presented with a platinum record aqnd their whole record company were there. I dunner where mine were, or even who they were! But after the show, at that time we were into a vodka and cranberry regime and we’d caned our entire rider bu the time they’d finished their set. The venue itself was like a labyrinthine succession of clubs and we ended up tumbling into their presentation. We were running about the place, barking on all fours getting in their photos, they didn’t seem to mind. It ended up back in their dressing room. We’d already emptied all the ice out of our room covered it in crisps and round it was spectaculary good for moon walking. So we moonwalked into theirs and did the same. Ice and crisps everywhere. Brilliant fun, but a hell of a mess. And later we heard that Radiohead cleaned the place up after we’d left!
[thanks Stephen]
Radiohead news on this day..
- Radiohead recorded ‘Daily Mail’ for From The Basement broadcast – 2011
- Radiohead make new track ‘Staircase’ available – 2011
- Voting open for ‘In Rainbows’ video contest – 2008
- New design for ateaseweb.com – 2007
- All I Need – 2006
- Thom & Jonny acoustic set to be broadcast – 2003
- Anoter batch of W.a.s.t.e tickets on sale now – 2003
- Saturday reviews, interviews – 2003
- North American tickets on sale – 2003
