Clinic confirmed as the opening act
Radiohead’s opening act has been confirmed. The band will be bringing along Clinic to almost all of the UK dates, with the exception of the two Newport gigs. For more on Clinic, check this site.
[thanks to followmearound.com]
Another album?
Yes, according to Shuki Weiss, the organizer for Radiohead’s concerts in Israel. He claims that the audiences enjoyed some of the new material that isn’t included on Kid A (“Egyptian Song”, “Knives Out”, etc…) that the band are planning to release another album this February or March. According to our sources here at Green Plastic, LP5 will be more like OK Computer than Kid A.
Nothing has been confirmed by the band or their management. This is just to let you know what’s going around in rumorland.
[thanks to followmearound.com]
Radiohead to play the US?
Recently a post was made to the alt.music.radiohead newsgroup by Zach Proulx detailing his adventure at Courtyard Management, Radiohead’s management group, and their studio nearby. Zach learned that the band may play two dates in the US this October – one in Los Angeles and one in New York City. The band will return a few months later to tour more extensively in the US and Canada. Again, nothing has been official announced so just keep in mind that this is just a rumor. We’ll have more once it’s available.
[thanks to ateaseweb.com]
Radiohead to play at Brad Pitt’s Wedding?
Rumours on the Radiohead front are that theyÌll be playing at the wedding of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston this weekend, but a spokesperson told Radio 1 the story is complete and utter rubbish.
[from the BBC]
More London Tickets
Hey! More tickets for the September 23rd, 24th, and 25th shows in London are for sale at tickets.waste.uk.com! Hurry up… they’re going to go fast!
This Mess We’re In
Here’s the latest on the duet with PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke from Music365.co.uk:
PJ HARVEY’s new album is to be called ‘Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea‘ and is to be released in October, Music365 can reveal.
The album is to feature 12 tracks, including a duet withRadiohead frontman Thom Yorke called ‘This Mess We’re In‘. No other track titles have been announced as yet.
In a statement on her website Harvey says of the album: “It’s a wide variety of music, from quite gentle stuff to quite aggressive sounding sorts of music. There’s a wide range of different emotions going on in this album as I like to get as much light and shade into a record as I can.”
The record was recorded at Great Linford Manor in Hertfordshire and was produced by Polly Harvey, Rob Ellis and Bad Seed Mick Harvey.
This comes after Harvey spent much of last year living in New York to get inspiration for her new material.
This month she joins US alt-country outfit Sparklehorse in Barcelona to record material for the band’s third studio album, due out early next year.
Berlin Concert Online
Why don’t you stroll over to At Ease and take a listen to the freshly uploaded mp3’s from the July 3rd show in Berlin?
More tickets available!
For all of those fans that missed out on tent tour tickets for this Fall, head on over to the w.a.s.t.e. ticket shop and purchase them. Some tickets that were previously sold out are now available for purchase.
Australian release date
According to Australian radio, Radiohead’s new album will be released on October 02, 2000.
[thanks to Thommy D]
The tour is over
Well, Radiohead’s summer tour is now over. The band wrapped things up last Sunday night in Israel. A new song was played, titled “Alligators in New York Sewers”. The song, which featured Thom alone on piano, is available to download at www.ateaseweb.com. Check out www.radiohead.com/tt034.html for possible lyrics.
What’s next for the band? After a brief break, the band are rumored to be heading back in to the studio this August to record new material for either b-sides or possibly a new album or a series of EP releases.
On September 1, the band will start their “Tent Tour” in Newport, South Wales, and will finish up on October 8, in Ireland. More dates could be added, so stay tuned to the tour dates page.
It is uncertain what will happen after the tour… The band could head over to North America and tour towards the end of the year. Once anything is known, you’ll be alerted here!
Paris and London mp3’s
Sam has done it again and provided us with some wonderful mp3’s of the June 30th Paris show and the July 1st London Meltdown show. Check out his site at okcomputer.ctw.cc and remember to rename the .zip files to .mp3!
NME Article
Leave it to the NME to try and analyze each and every comment Thom makes on his web page at the official Radiohead site. Today the NME put an article here describing the latest posting that Thom made, in which he quotes a passage from a book by Malcom Lowry called “Under the Volcano.” The article then goes to question if road fatigue is the reason for Thom going “mad”.
The band have actually been having a good time on the road, and despite any reports or articles, they seem to be enjoying themselves. Phil made a brief appearance on the official message board the other day and said that it was “our best tour yet, i think – well the most enjoyable anyway.”
You can read the NME article here.
Another Tour Date!
Because the September 11 show in Werchter, Belgium is nearly sold out, the band have decided to stay an extra day and play again on September 12 at the same location. Tickets can be purchased here.
Sigur Ros opening for Radiohead UK dates?
Some of you may have heard that the very talented band from Iceland, Sigur Ros, might open up for Radiohead this Fall during the tent tour. This is from the website www.sigur-ros.co.uk:
“as far as the radiohead tour rumours are concerned, there is a chance that the band will support on the uk dates. they haven’t had an official offer from radiohead yet but are aware of their interest. georg said that they probably can’t play on the european dates due to prior commitments.”
Regardless, definitely check out this band!