Sigur Ros on touring with Radiohead
In an interview with the Morgunblaoio newspaper Sigur Ros talked about touring with Radiohead. Sigur Ros played with Radiohead on their autumn 2000 tour, and later joined them in making the music to ’split sides’ in 2004.
“We never got to know thom or the other guys very well,” says Jonsi. “We did around ten concerts with them and it was like two bands in separate corners doing their own thing. there was very little interaction, although we did chat quite a bit with Colin. He is an absolute top guy.”
Kjartan remembers the immense crew that followed Radiohead. with walkie-talkie security guys everywhere, it’s no wonder the interaction was so little. “during tours like these you first and foremost interact with your crew. it’s not a given that two groups travelling together will mingle.”
Earlier that year, the band had toured with the Canadian band ‘Godspeed you black emperor!’. Jonsi says touring with bands as different as these two was a valuable experience. “It was a learning experience for us to see how these things are done. Godspeed did everything themselves and they were really serious about everything. Radiohead on the other hand were surrounded by this huge staff, which surprised me a little.” [thanks Daniel]
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