Radiohead cancel intimate Chicago show
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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22 Responses to “Radiohead cancel intimate Chicago show”
Ben
July 29th, 2008
way to make my heart skip a beat, i thought they pulled out of lollapalooza for a second
thepaloalto
July 29th, 2008
thom get better…
for cleveland!!!!!
thecommittee
July 29th, 2008
Will the Lolla gig be webcasted?
Scott
July 29th, 2008
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…
hpgirl
July 29th, 2008
Aww Thom! I really hope he feels better! Poor baby.
jamie
July 29th, 2008
They are not being shown on the lolla webcast ![]()
teeeeeee
July 30th, 2008
shit, if thom’s sick for lollapalooza… D:
cracka
July 30th, 2008
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
July 30th, 2008
Chicago Tribune’s Greg Kot reports …???? no link????
lily
July 30th, 2008
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
Scott
July 30th, 2008
thanks
lily
July 30th, 2008
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!
Matt
July 30th, 2008
sorry but, what AT&T blue room thing? that they are sponsors and radiohead doesn´t agree?
lily
July 30th, 2008
New song(s)? In our fucking dreams…
performingmonkey
July 30th, 2008
That person from chicago has embellished previous information about a chicago performance (2006) in order to give the appearance that he knows the details.
rocky
July 30th, 2008
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!
Durandal
July 30th, 2008
Greg Kot does know the details, he is the rock critic for the Chicago Tribune.
elnino
July 30th, 2008
Get well Thom you’ve got a full tour to do
Ferkel the skanger (freckeled skanger)
July 30th, 2008
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.
Chicago27
July 30th, 2008
To bad, I was slotted to open for them.
Dustin
July 31st, 2008
thomthom? ![]()
Zach
July 31st, 2008

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