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Radiohead live in Vancouver [live report]
Tonight the band is in Vancouver to kick off the West Coast portion of the North American tour. They will be playing the Thunderbird Stadium on the grounds of the University of British Columbia. The support for tonight will be Liars.
So far the band have soundchecked: Go Slowly twice, I Might Be Wrong, and Myxomatosis twice.
Setlist:
01. 15 Step (Thom, ‘We brought the weather with us.’)
02. There There (Thom ‘How do you like the rain? It’s ok, you’ll get used to it.’)
03. Morning Bell
04. All I Need
05. Where I End And You Begin (Thom, ‘Alright no one get hurt out there tonight’)
06. Talk Show Host
07. Nude (Thom addresses crowd surfers, ‘Take it easy guys! Its not fucking Rage Against The Machine.’)
08. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
09. The National Anthem
10. Bangers And Mash (Thom, ‘This is a nasty little song.’)
11. Faust Arp (during the middle of the song Thom tells a heckler, ‘Shut the fuck up, you’re not funny you just don’t get out much.’)
12. Videotape
13. Karma Police (Thom, ‘I think we are confused. This one is called Karma Police.’)
14. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
15. Just
16. Exit Music [For A Film] (someone yells out I love you Thom. Thom replies whilst singing, I love you too darling.’)
17. Bodysnatchers
Encore 1
18. House of Cards (Thom, ‘During this song you have to snog the person next to you.’)
19. Optimistic (Thom, ‘Ok we know its raining and that’s a bummer, but fuck it this is Optimistic.’)
20. You And Whose Army? (Thom, ‘That’s show business!’)
21. Planet Telex (Thom, ‘Thank you everybody.’)
22. Everything In Its Right Place
Encore 2
23. Reckoner (Thom, ‘Ok, this is for making you feel warm inside.’)
24. 2+2=5
25. Paranoid Android (Thom,’This is the last song and you the viewers get to choose. Idioteque or Paranoid Android?’)
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110 Responses to “Radiohead live in Vancouver [live report]”
Eggy13
August 19th, 2008
Best birthday present ever!
anonymoo
August 19th, 2008
i dig radiohead
KidKharma
August 19th, 2008
2 Quick Questions:
1) Are the following times correct?
Gates: 5:00 PM Show: 6:30 PM
(seems early to me!)
2) Is there a wristband only area or something like this?
Thanks for any input!
ScottF
August 19th, 2008
there doesn’t seem to be a wrist-band area like usual. They called it the zone before. maybe it’s random this time. the last 2 times it was the first batch of tickets that were sold were zone tickets
Murray
August 19th, 2008
mix-up the setlist thom…
dont make a liar of phil, he said you had 70 songs ready for this tour!
shomer fucking shabas
neil
August 19th, 2008
i think Phil is safe on the amount of songs they “practiced”…he didn’t say how many of them they would actually play 
kid54
August 19th, 2008
Now, remember, folks, don’t scream or sing or talk during the fracking songs. Be considerate. Lots of other people who might not have the comfort of friends going to the show with them and who’ve gone alone want to hear the band, not you.
Enjoy the music.
Muldfeld
August 19th, 2008
thats enough out of you muldfeld
matt
August 19th, 2008
why everybody says “thom do this, thom dont do that”
he IS NOT the band
levedad
August 19th, 2008
he may not be the band. but if the band are the UN, he is the United States!
buymorestufftoweighmedown
August 19th, 2008
‘Down Is The New Up’ please.
Play It Already!! !
August 19th, 2008
Mudfielf, why dont you just listen to the cds?
PC
August 20th, 2008
Mudfield
PC
August 20th, 2008
MYXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Lodi
August 20th, 2008
Muldfeld…please…just stop…
tcaporale
August 20th, 2008
Thanks Muldfeld. That’s probably the most considerate thing I’ve ever read on this forum.
Tara
August 20th, 2008
Please stop saying fracking.
bluepencil
August 20th, 2008
Thanks, Tara.
PC, the whole point is that the people making so much noise are the ones who should be listening to CDs at home doing whatever they want. They don’t care to hear the differences. I and (I think) the silent majority too afraid to say something do what to hear those differences.
Like I said, the Montreal show was impeccable in part because I and others got people to be quiet and the venue had great sound quality, unlike Toronto’s Molson Amphitheatre, which obviously cares more about getting profits from Rogers than ensuring fans quality listening.
Muldfeld
August 20th, 2008
I meant “do want to hear those differences”
Muldfeld
August 20th, 2008
Come As You Are, Nirvana cover! No wait, it’s Come To Your Senses!! Thom at the piano and there’s some lovely backing vocals from Ed.
performingmonkey
August 20th, 2008
mulder, silent majority? who exactly is too afraid to speak on an internet forum?
matt
August 20th, 2008
if those people existed then surely there would be some here?
matt
August 20th, 2008
people shouldn’t cough during concerts either and should breath with their mouths closed
Muldfeld
August 20th, 2008
I hope you’re joking with that last comment.
bluepencil
August 20th, 2008
waiting waiting! trying to get to front!
solitaryrose
August 20th, 2008
where is my set listtttttttttttttttttttttttttt
pantrus
August 20th, 2008
I’m with Muldfeld on this one. I will be seeing Radiohead for the first time next week, and I will be extremely annoyed if people around me talk and sing along during the concert. Hoot and hollering in between songs is okay, but during the songs, not cool.
Me
August 20th, 2008
I don’t like to have fun.
Muldfeld
August 20th, 2008
Just played talk show host!
Kate
August 20th, 2008
my feet stink 
Muldfeld
August 20th, 2008
fun is for girl babies
rikard
August 20th, 2008
We could get people to shut up if enough of the silent ones would step up… It’s always a small percentage of the crowd that disrespects concert goers and music.
iamwormbuffet
August 20th, 2008
talk show host!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
veduka
August 20th, 2008
Bangers needs to be add :unsure:
Lodi
August 20th, 2008
Oh man! I love Thom.
I would hate to be that guy
Steve
August 20th, 2008
Thom just owned that guy during Faust Arp!!
How does it feel fucking heckler??!?!
Arcticjeff505
August 20th, 2008
LOL! From “Shut the fuck up…” to “I love you…” The crowd is getting every side of Mr. Yorke.
David (DotTheEyes)
August 20th, 2008
That must have been Muldfeld Thom yelled at.
Munzz
August 20th, 2008
Damn Canadians!
Scott
August 20th, 2008
Right about now everyone at the concert is going to get that ugly kick in the face that the main set is over….and they know the show will be over much sooner than they would like.
I hated that realization at the Toronto show, though when you know there is two encores usually covering 5-8 songs…it helps ease the pain a bit.
Andrew
August 20th, 2008
i wish i had friends in real life. my brother tells me it’s nice to have friends. but he likes that bloody Coldplay and i fracking hate them.
Muldfeld
August 20th, 2008
Vancouver is getting a number of songs that I really wish they would play in Seattle tomorrow.
ergo
August 20th, 2008
Thom seems to be in a better mood tonight, compared to the night in Toronto. I was at that show and he didn’t say a work for the first 17 songs.
at least we got a better setlist.
Munzz
August 20th, 2008
work = word
Munzz
August 20th, 2008
seriously, it has rained at an absurd number of the shows on this tour…often times heavy rain.
trojanpony
August 20th, 2008
I can’t wait to hear this bootleg.
This show sounds fun. : )
aintgotjut
August 20th, 2008
set-wise it’s nothing special…no surprises (pun intended) and a little short (unless it’s incomplete)…but sounds like some of the best thom quotes of the tour. would have loved to hear him say “snog”…haha.
trojanpony
August 20th, 2008
They’ve got two songs left, don’t they?
k
August 20th, 2008
oh, nevermind, i spoke too soon, i thought the show was over… Reckoner > 2+2=5 > Idioteque…AWESOME 2nd encore!
trojanpony
August 20th, 2008
It’s summer, why are all these places raining?
T
August 20th, 2008
wowww. first time idioteque hasn’t been played on this tour?
very cool setlist. reckoner –> 2+2 –> paranoid android would be sick! one of the best encores for sure.
zenn
August 20th, 2008
Muldfeld, the whole pathetic loner bit and saying “fracking” gets old really fast.
trojanpony
August 20th, 2008
They got to choose a song???
:cries:
Lodi
August 20th, 2008
oh, paranoid android, not idioteque…i was misled. i’m all sorts of fucked up. i should probably just shutup at this point. and…
done.
trojanpony
August 20th, 2008
Definitely in a better mood tonight.
k
August 20th, 2008
Its going to rain tomorrow night too in Auburn. I was really hoping that it wouldn’t since my first show was the legendary flood in Virginia
xxxccc
August 20th, 2008
i hate it so say it
i effing love mudfield
i r guy
August 20th, 2008
which legendary flood in virginia?
trojanpony
August 20th, 2008
mulfeld*
i r guy
August 20th, 2008
nope. still wrong.
trojanpony
August 20th, 2008
such a good setlist! bangers is back!
travis
August 20th, 2008
Just got back home from the show…soaking wet, but as always (just like the field day rain-fest) the weather doesn’t matter when Radiohead is on.
Thank you guys for an epic show.
Jason
August 20th, 2008
It was heaven. I hope they had fun too!!
Gabriella
August 20th, 2008
they soundcheck “in limbo” too
ps
FUCKING AMAZING CONCERT
Zach
August 20th, 2008
They chose PA??? Jeez
Moi
August 20th, 2008
PA was appropriate for the rain we had tonight.
Chieftain Tony Mews
August 20th, 2008
Bloody good show tonight. They spoiled us with a pair of killer b-sides (i.e. Talk Show Host and Bangers and Mash, the latter with Thom going nuts on the drums).
Hope the band got a good whiff of the BC Bud that went around.
Dom
August 20th, 2008
Mudfield
kelly
August 20th, 2008
In Limbo was soundchecked for at least 10 minutes.
As for the crowd choosing Paranoid Android as the closer, you would definitely had to be there to understand. It was pouring rain and when the “rain down” section came, it was fucking magical.
Victor
August 20th, 2008
I really would have rather heard Idioteque, but PA was pretty brilliant too. I swear it was raining even harder during PA and when he got to “rain down”!
Brilliant show and they played a lot of songs that I thought and wanted to hear 
I’m even happier now that I’ve warmed up finally and showered.
Camy
August 20th, 2008
i think it’s because radiohead shows are just so big, it brings out a certain kind of asshole. like the yankees fan who goes to mets games for the sole purpose of starting a fight. at liberty state park, there was this asshole in front of us the hole show who must have thought everyone came out to see him act like a child, because he made sure that everyone in his vicinity was well aware of his presence. you can’t get away from the singing along unless you’re so close to the pa speakers that you can’t hear the morons around you who came to the concert to listen to themselves sing rather than listen to thom yorke in person. i’ll never figure that out.
mike
August 20th, 2008
Badass set list, and some of Thom’s comments are genius. Also, that’s a lot of Thom speak for one gig. Nice.
buymorestufftoweighmedown
August 20th, 2008
Damn. One of, if not the best setlists of the tour.
Jeff
August 20th, 2008
Hey guys I’ve realized how much of a social retard I was so I shapened up and now I am Mudfeld v2. I still am a social retard, but I’ve learned to shut the fuck up about it because it couldn’t be more obvious that my whiny little “intellectual” comments are not taken seriously by anybody but myself. I like to hear myself talk out of my bunghole. Tweetle-tweet.
Mudfeld v2
August 20th, 2008
I love it when Thom gets feisty.
Eeeek
August 20th, 2008
Zomg, Thom said I love you darling to some girl. I’m so fracking jealous. LUCKY GIRL!
Tara
August 20th, 2008
Seems like this was a really awsome show. Great set list plus Thom seemed to be extra Talkative. Did Thom really let the crowd choose between Paranoid Android and Idioteque?
Danny
August 20th, 2008
What is everybody’s fracking problem here? Muldfeld is awesome.
Tara
August 20th, 2008
They were given a choice, and they chose wrong.
(shakes head)
klutch.xls
August 20th, 2008
Should have been a head zone/fan zone for the fans that bought W.A.S.T.E. tickets… Would have put a stop to the retarded roid-monkey moshing going on in the pit.
Thom’s “Take it easy boys… This isn’t Rage Against the Machine” was pretty good though…
clayton
August 20th, 2008
Also… What was with all the singing along?
I swear that Thunderbird was extra-full of idiots this time around…
Should’ve flown out to Montreal…
clayton
August 20th, 2008
Also–
I hope they were recording that video feed for distribution at a later date…
‘Nude’ was just about the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen/heard!
clayton
August 20th, 2008
Thom should have said “Choose wisely” a la the knight from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. And then everyone who chose Idioteque would have disintegrated until all that was left were there Nazi rings (Thom: “They chose . . . poorly.”), while those who chose Paranoid Android would be left with a cupful of everlasting life to bring back to their tragically-shot and dying father (”Junior!”).
kurtvonnegutsson
August 20th, 2008
while thom was getting the crowd to choose the final song, i noticed jonny played a riff from a stephen malkmus song for like 4 seconds! awesome
mickd22
August 20th, 2008
There were three people who brought signs to the crowd which was pretty funny cause Thom pointed them out.
A funny part was that one of the signs said “Scott Tenorman must Die!” referring to the South Park episode featuring RadioHead, but Thom said he had no idea who Scott Tenorman was!
Guess he forgot his cartoon fame? lol
Scotty M
August 20th, 2008
Was absolutely amazing.
The rain was perfect.
Nicole
August 20th, 2008
grizzly bear would have been SOOOO much better
great Radiohead show though
coco chanel
August 20th, 2008
i agree that its inconsiderate to talk and/or sing during songs. i’m paying a lot of money to hear RADIOHEAD, not YOU.
ken
August 20th, 2008
Thom talking so much, and an awesome setlist (Talk Show Host?????????????) =( wish i would’ve been there.
Angie
August 20th, 2008
Amazing concert! The ticket was birthday present from friends for me as well.
From Morning Bell all the way to Nude it was a bit crazy on the floor. I guess a bunch of people from the back decided to get to the front by force and since it was so tightly packed it meant a whole wave of pushing back and forth. A lot of people, mostly girls decided they had enough and got the hell out of there. Too bad, it took me out of Morning Bell.
I think Thom made the “beep beep” sound in front of Paranoid Android I don’t know if that’s normal or not.
LostInTheAbsurd
August 20th, 2008
Great show! Security fucked up badly.
The rain was perfect!
reckoner
August 20th, 2008
Great show. I wished they would have played one more song from The Bends, and dropped the dull, plodding Where I End and the overrated Morning Bell. I’m also a little bit played out on Everything In Its Right Place, to be honest.
However, all 10 songs from the new album were amazing. Stunningly good. 15 Steps was a great opener. The song is OK on the CD, but live it induces goose bumps.
Other highlights included killer versions of National Anthem, Planet Telex, Optimistic, You and Whose Army, 2+2=5, and karma Police.
Ian
August 20th, 2008
That was just unbelievable. The show I’ve ben to, ever, ever. My first time seeing the band. Highlights for me were a stunning Jigsaw, Planet Telex, House of Cards, Rcekoner, @+2 and Talk Show Host!
Thom was so chatty and seemed to be in a good mood. A few idiots in the crowd but Thom dealt with it well. The crowd was way too pushy, thought I was gonna get crushed a few times but it was all worth it.
ali
August 20th, 2008
Memorable concert. If you’ve to other RH concerts this one was tamed compared to former ones like San Diego 1 in 2006. Thanks RH for an awesome concert. Here is the complete intro (mk3) - 15 Step video. More videos to come. Comment them. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE-V-jnX_qs
tofuboy
August 20th, 2008
If you go to a gig and dont want to sing along, you are either stuck up, or a really bad singer.
PC
August 20th, 2008
rain made it even more dramatic, when you were looking at all the people towards the end of the show with the reflection and the light… and then Tom said this is the last one, you get to decide… i’m still high [but not dry] thank you guys for playing such a magnificent show!
mazzoo
August 20th, 2008
this was amazing!
jonofezz
August 21st, 2008
Here`s one more from the Vancouver concert. It sounds like angels coming down the sky…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyqFvTC40ns
tofuboy
August 21st, 2008
One of my favorite parts of the concert -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG7wccEnHd0
Kyle
August 21st, 2008
the show was phenomenal and I loved the rain!! Best birthday present ever!! thanks!!!!!!!!
astarchild
August 21st, 2008
Whoa. They didn’t play “Idioteque”. I feel kinda bad for everyone who went to this show. I mean, Radiohead’s awesome no matter what they play because ever song is great, but that’s probably the most fun song you could ever hear live. So energetic.
Oh well, you guys still got an awesome setlist :). I’d go for this plus “Street Spirit” and “Idioteque”, and if I had to take out something, I guess “Faust Arp,” and “Morning Bell,” but I’d take anything.
And Muldfield is a fucking idiot. I mean, yeah I hate when people randomly scream during the song, but singing along, everyone screaming at the same time, and other stuff like that is the best part of a concert.
I’m anxious for the 25th, when I see them.
JGreenwood=God
August 21st, 2008
HAHA this is the best Thom banter ever!
and lettin them choose the final song? awesome!
spike
August 21st, 2008
what’s wrong with having a little fun, you sound like emos or gothics, don’t be ridiculous.
dody
August 21st, 2008
We’re Radiohead. We’re from the UK. We brought the weather with us.
Jer
August 22nd, 2008
[...] Other bits and pieces from the night… *Cheryl from At Ease has an annotated setlist. Thanks as always Cheryl…and it was great to meet you. Again. *Since they didn’t play [...]
Wow, looks like Thom was talking a lot at this show. The guy can be pretty hillarious I have to say.
Joe
August 22nd, 2008
By the way, this is a concert. Asking people to be %100 silent is just asinine and uptight.
Joe
August 22nd, 2008
Thanks for providing some videos Tofuboy. It’s nice to actually see the band for more than a few seconds at a time before someone blocks the view. :p
MKIII
August 24th, 2008
[...] I can say will convey the absolute greatness that the show was so I will end it here. Check out the setlist…the end, very last song, Thom/Radiohead gave the audience a choice between Paranoid Android [...]
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August 26th, 2008
Thunderbird Stadium! Sounds interesting.