Radiohead cancel intimate Chicago show

by on July 29, 2008 with 23 Comments in Radiohead News

A Radiohead pre-Lollapalooza warm-up show at the Chicago Theatre that had been scheduled for Thursday was pulled by the band at the last minute, industry sources said Tuesday.

Chicago Tribune’s Greg Kot reports that the show had been in the works for weeks and the band was to announce details for a ticket sale this week on radiohead.com, but decided against playing the extra show today.

Radiohead pulled the plug on the show because Thom Yorke has been sick, and he wanted to rest up before the band’s headlining slot Friday night (August 1) at Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park, where the band will kick-off the second leg of the North American tour.


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  • Ben

    (first!)

    Oh no! That sucks if it was pulled. The 93-ft east thing rocked!

  • thepaloalto

    way to make my heart skip a beat, i thought they pulled out of lollapalooza for a second

  • thecommittee

    thom get better…

    for cleveland!!!!!

  • Scott

    Will the Lolla gig be webcasted?

  • hpgirl

    it’s better for Thom to not do it if he is sick…but i have a feeling they would’ve done a webcast of it…and prolly some new songs…but oh well…

  • jamie

    Aww Thom! I really hope he feels better! Poor baby.

  • teeeeeee

    They are not being shown on the lolla webcast :(

  • cracka

    shit, if thom’s sick for lollapalooza… D:

  • lily

    who says that??? They are not being shown on the lolla webcast??? attbluerrom.com are saying that they’re showing the complete lollapalooza webcast

  • lily

    Chicago Tribune’s Greg Kot reports …???? no link????

  • Scott

    I don’t think Radiohead’s set will be webcasted due to the whole AT&T blue room thing. Same thing happened with Bonnaroo.

    http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2008/07/radiohead_cancels_surprise_thu.html

  • lily

    thanks

  • Matt

    Okay, I just checked the website, looks like Radiohead’s set will not be webcasted, they don’t appear on the schedule.

    Damn you Radiohead and your anti-corporate views!

  • lily

    sorry but, what AT&T blue room thing? that they are sponsors and radiohead doesn´t agree?

  • performingmonkey

    New song(s)? In our fucking dreams…

  • rocky

    That person from chicago has embellished previous information about a chicago performance (2006) in order to give the appearance that he knows the details.

  • Durandal

    I hope he sees a full recovery, not just for his sake, but for our sake as well! I CANNOT wait for Montréal, Vancouver, Auburn, and San Francisco!

  • elnino

    Greg Kot does know the details, he is the rock critic for the Chicago Tribune.

  • Ferkel the skanger (freckeled skanger)

    Get well Thom you’ve got a full tour to do

  • Chicago27

    A Radiohead secret intimate show that fans knew nothing about but Chicago corrupt ticket brokers and rock critics all knew about? Sounds less like a Radiohead move than a Stones move. Lame. Glad its off. Stop acting like rock stars.

  • http://www.myspace.com/thebeliefactionnexus Dustin

    To bad, I was slotted to open for them.

    http://www.myspace.com/thebeliefactionnexus

  • Zach

    thomthom? :(

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