Radiohead live in Manchester [live report]

“Enough. Who’d we look like, the Arctic Monkeys?” Haha. (During Faust Arp? Seriously?)

I can’t imagine how or why anyone would mosh to faust arp
it’s almost an impressive new form of idiot
tomorows headlines!
“Survival of the fitest!… local concertgowers beaten to death by security because or their utter stupidity”

oh well im still jealous of them that im in michigan and they are at a radiohead show
even if they never should have been concieved

what a fucking amazing setlist.

A third encore?!! it must have been improvised, and it’s really cool from them…

:O Have they ever done 3 encores before?

Just before No Surprises, a fan yells out for Bishop’s Robes.

Thom: Perhaps.

So glad I was there, it was incredible. It wasn’t so much moshing as just people pushing. But I am VERY happy we got a third encore, and 2+2=5 into Idioteque is beyond words

This evening was so nearly cut short however when some idiot threw a shoe, that with the narrowest of margins went sailing past Jonny’s head. Who throws a shoe, really?!

By the by, fucking awesome show tonight. The 3rd encore was special

They didnt play the few of my favourites that I was really hoping for (setlist favoured the more well known songs). That said, it was a phenomenal gig! Favourite song was probably national anthem, although Lucky was such a perfect ending considering it was added on as the crowd chanted for more. Post-Karma Police sing along was amazing!

Best concert iv’e ever been to.
National anthem was immense.
I was right at the front and the guy next to me got peed on. But still, fucking perfect set.
Myxsomatosis was great.

i am ever so proud to say i was there
amazing setlist for an amazing band!
mgmt were good, shame i can’t say the same about bat for lashes

It was incredible!! Can’t beat 3 encores eh? My first time seeing them too..wow

When Thom said that thing about Arctic monkeys i didnt know what was happening. Reading this sure clears it up.

2+2=5 or Karma Police (Or maybe Paranoid Android…) were my favourites.

A guy behind me took loads of ketamine though and couldn’t even stand up. Whats the point spending so much money ot see such a good band if your not even going to be able to remember it?

WRONG!

–3rd Encore–
23. the tourist

i was there!

they also did pearly!

It was nice to see Colin in such good form - not seen him jumping around like that before, he’s been subdued when I’ve seen them. I also reckon that Ed plays ‘guitar hero’ and looks at himself in the mirror. Nude was gorgeous. The singalong wouldn’t usually be my cup of tea but there was such a good atmosphere in the crowd and the drunk idiots were a minority. The lighting was fantastic though the view wasn’t good if you were under 6′ tall. Bat for Lashes were excellent but didn’t feel right for the occasion. Not as inspired a choice as ADF were in 2003!

i thought it was a little disapointing to be honest, i thought it didnt get going at all until the national anthem and the sound was a little low until then. the pacing of the setlist didnt work for me until the national anthem either. there were highlights though like jigsaw and lucky but overall id say solid rather than spectacular

That was an amazin show
Im so glad they played paranoid android!
Best gig ever!!

it was amazing,literally everyone sang to karma police and it was epic.also;the tram we were on on the way home literally derailed and crashed,no-one was hurt at all though. so closing with lucky seemed especially significant:)

i woke up with a smile today…
can’t believe i saw radiohead live last night!!!they played so beautiful! just perfect! it was my first time i’ve seen them live and now i can’t wait to see them again..thanx a lot!!! especially for -there there- ,)
love u!xxx

Mind-blowing. At first, we were a little far away from the stage, and I think the wind affected the sound, but once we’d moved closer– just to the left-hand side of the stage– it was just incredible. The support bands were great, too (especially Bat for Lashes)! Definitely the best gig I’ve ever been to.

My first Radiohead gig and it was AMAZING! Got so lucky with the queues that was able to get about third row with only half an hour queuing. View from the front was awesome and there was some moshing and crowd swerves. Great gig, perfect audio, they didn’t play Scatterbrain :(. Next time I hope theres a more intimate place with less people so you don’t have to fight for your place all gig long.

last night was truly awesome! my first time highlight was ideoteque [my fav song ever!] and national anthem and oh god, they were all good! i was proper crying my eyes out by the encore as i just didnt want it to end! also went bananas for bangers and mash! everyone where i was were pretty sound, singin and dancing along. was a mini kinda mosh pit goin on during bodysnatchers and everyone was gettin shoved about [not nice if yur a titch like thom] but it soon mellowed out. only thing that realy bothered me was that there seemed to be a lot of what me and my bf called the ’skins’ genreation, aka people who had only ever heard nude off the advert but these were a minority! funniest thing was my boyf getting mauled for having radiohead tattoos, he has for a minutes there i lost myself and during the karma police ’sing-a-long’ everyone was pointing and gasping and taking fotos. awesome awesome nite, im jus lookin thru my fotos and wishing it hadnt ended! xxxxxxxxxx.

Amazing.

One of the highlights was Bangers and Mash - Thom’s voice was really punky and sneering.

(Also, when they were introducing Myxomatosis Thom called it ‘a nasty little bugger’ which I loved.)

NO WORDS.
There”s no proper way to explain how ridiculously good this show was.
I thought nothing was perfect before this night, that has certainly changed, Mind-blowing performance.

If the other show`s has been as good as this one, only mentally disabled people would dare to complain. The show was perfect, and i feel really lucky to have seen this band live, thank you.

After this show my soul is finally ATEASE.

It was a great gig, but am I the only one who didn’t get the “joke” before optimistic (21 Optimistic [Thom: "You ever met a politician and got the feeling they’re hollow inside? I had that feeling. However, I remain optimistic".])? People were laughing around me, but that went way over my head. Anyone care to explain please?

Yay - the running order included all I need.But there were no surprises when Just and Karma Police and Paranoid Android came around.
Everything wasn’t in its right place for me. It was lucky that The Gloaming was there with it’s added goodness.
2+2=5 followed by Idioteque, was like a jigsaw falling into place in an otherwise glorious but sometimes incoherent set list.Epic.
I guess I prefer listening to albums rather than an MP3 player on shuffle.

For my first time seeing Radiohead, it couldn’t have gotten any better. The sound quality and atmosphere were both immense, at least where I was (near the front on Jonny’s side) and they probably played the best sety-list of the tour so far. Highlights were definately Thom’d dancing during The Gloaming, Weird Fishes, No Surprises, Idioteque and Lucky. Loved it!!

This was my fourth Radiohead gig in 11 years and I have to say it was my least favourite. Not because of the band - they played a really solid set and Thom’s voice was on top form. The atmosphere, from where I was standing, was all a bit edgy and unpleasant. There were more than usual drunken idiots spoiling it for others, and lots of teenage idiots singing along to Nude REALLY BADLY. Listen folks I love the big singalongs for the big songs like Karma Police and No Surprises but when you’ve got silly twats (girls and boys) singing EVERY SINGLE note flat, it gets a bit annoying. I moved to a few different spots in the crowd during the night and it was the same story everywhere. The Skins types seemed to get pretty bored after the band got Nude out of the way. Also, it’s a small point and I guess nothing to do with the band but the big squeeze as people tried to just get away from the ground and onto a tram was a nightmare. There were idiots pushing all over the place and a couple of the wee girls in the crowd looked pretty scared. One of them in front of me had badly hurt her arm after being pushed over. Does anyone know if this happens every time there’s a gig/game at LCCC? I was a bit pissed off by it all because I knew the band had done a great job - I just wasn’t able to enjoy it as much as I wanted.

Excellent performance last night, enjoyed the band even though I was about three miles from the stage (I was with my 5ft 3 girlfriend who hasn’t a hope in hell of seeing anything if we stand too close)What I didn’t enjoy was the sheer volume of yuppie dickheads near us who were more interested in drinking, talking and taking photos of each other than listening to the band. I can’t fathom why anyone would fork out £45 for a ticket only to completely ignore everything that transpires on stage. Even worse than when I saw them at V Festival, believe it or not.

Colin, and the rest of the band was definitely taken aback by a large majority of the crowd singing Karma Police during the second encore which is why I think we got the third - fantastic!

Easily the best time I’ve seen them. All five were at the top of their game for every single note and beat.

Lucky was a gorgeous surprise as well.

Alot of idiots in the crowd, I mean Faust Arp was ridiculous.

But all in all it was the best night of my life. And my life is pretty alright.

amaaaaazing setlist

Airbag, reckoner, bangers and mash, karma police, Lucky (watched it from the back as we’d left) truly awesome.

almost as good as blackpool 06.

cant wait for the next time

does anyone know the dj sets n who did them because the songs between bands and after radiohead were amazing..as were radiohead haa xx

Was a great gig, but it was the quietest gig of the 3 I saw this tour. Were there sound restrictions in place? Bat for Lashes were louder. However, 3 aongs from the end the volume picked up and it was incredible.

Hey, how do you get into aftershow parties? If I’d have known I would have stuck around. Btw, tha was the best night of my life, just phenomenal. Just was absolutely fantastic. Lucky was amazing as a closer but it would have been the perfect gig of they’d have played Street Spirit instead. And the Gloaming did NOT suck. I was right at the front, second row, IN THE MIDDLE and Thom gestured at me from the stage IT WAS AMAZING.

It was life changing. An absolute mystical experience that goes beyond words. You have to see it to understand what I’m talking about. If you can’t afford it sell your sister or your father or whoever. It’s worth it.

The concert was amazing. I stood in que for about 8 hours and then got to the first line, 40 thousand people behind me. Enjoyed every second of it, even with disturbance like people passing on cups with pee in them and normal fans hoping too much for Just and Creep

also during Faust Arp some kid got dragged out of the crowd after shoving and pushing people around and Thom looked and him and said :

“Bugger off. Go home to your mom”

Bat for lashes was a bit boring and gypsie(and long) but her ass looks great in blue

MGMT were awesome. didn’t see that coming

Jigsaw, wow, No Surprises,National anthem, Bangers, Idioteque, Paranoid, 2+2=5 and Lucky were the best songs I’ve heard on the set.

Legendary I tell thee
Was worth the trip from Israel

It was a great gig by the band! Ive seen them a few times now (from South Park to Glastonbury) - and the setlist and quality was ace.

Downsides were what must have been a tame license meaning an early start, and not quite as much volume as many wanted! The lights might as well have been turned off for the first hour - due to the daylight.

I put the entire gig in its right order as a playlist on youtube under my channel at:

http://www.youtube.com/musevids

if you don’t have time to watch all of it, I suggest you check the 2+2=5 video where Thom shouts “Dumb Motherfucker” repeatedly. Beeeeautiful.

I’ve been a fan since ‘96, but for some reason have never managed to see these guys live - they’re my favourite band, so this time I HAD TO SEE THEM!

Driving up the M6, the heavens opened and I wondered whether it would piss it down for the entire gig… but no! By 2pm the skies had cleared and it was a glorious day - (I feel my luck could change?).

Fantastic gig! I couldn’t have hoped for a better set list, although I wish they’d done a few more Bends material.

We were near the front to the left of the stage and for about half the gig, the crowd refused to mosh. Looking over to the centre, they seemed to be moshing to almost everything. Remaining still allowed us to appreciate the tunes more, although I was itching to get going having witnessd no-one moving to Just. Fortunately a swarm of pissed up moshy lunes began a surging forward campaign, so we decided to ride it and ended up about 5 rows from the front in the centre… so to get 2+2=5 and Idioteque in the 2nd encore was a euphoric moment! After that 2nd encore we were waiting to see if they’d come out again and I asked “when do we give up?”, some Richey Manic lookin dude shouted “Never!” - so glad I listened to him - the 3rd encore was a perfect end to a perfect gig.

Concert was amazing, never seen anything so good, i advise anyone to go and see Radiohead. Great encores! Great music, sounded just like their album! Setlist was great! Shame they didnt play High and Dry or Creep but great all the same! Cant wait for the next gig!!

Franky I’m amazed anyone found anything to moan about at this ublime event . I’m a 55year old pub landlord who’s first gig was the beatles christmasshow in 1965 , and I’ve been to he isle of wight / reading / you name it , and hve seen everyone from hendrix to pink floyd to beach boys , and i can honestly say it was a privilege , a joy,and an honour tosee the best band in the world at the top of their game in such a beautiful location on such a lovely evening . Perfect . o.k. , some people seemed more interested in each other than the concert - but that’s life and their choice .I still take joy from being in the presence of so many joyous folk enjoying life . Lighten up folks - believe me -these goldenmoments are the ones you remember as the years pass -thank you radiohead once again it was a triumph for the soul

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