capitol records has confirmed the north american tour dates. they added another date in chicago on april 10.
there’s a nice little feature in JamMusic about the band’s upcoming tour.
on february 7, MTV UK will be showing radiohead specials. expect a videography and concert footage among other things as well.
ciao
some North American tour dates have been announced:
“Radiohead is about to embark on their second U.S. tour in support of OK Computer, with Spiritualized opening four or five shows, and Bjork possibly on the bill for four dates. The tour kicks off March 28 at the Theater Bayou Place in Houston, Texas, and will most likely wrap up April 17 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Bjork is tentatively slated to appear on the last four dates of the trek. At press time, the only two Spiritualized dates confirmed were the March 28 Houston show and the April 1 Los Angeles show. Here are the initial confirmed dates; more will be added:
March 28, Houston, Theater Bayou Place
March 29, Dallas, Music Hall at Fair Park
April 1, Los Angeles, Universal Amphitheater
April 2, San Francisco, Bill Graham Civic
April 4, Salem, Oregon, Salem Armory Arena
April 5, Seattle, Paramount
April 6, Vancouver, PNE Forum
April 8, Calgary, Max Bell Center
April 12, Toronto, TBA
April 13, Montreal, TBA
April 15, Worcester, Mass., TBA
April 17, New York City, Radio City Music Hall”
i do not have any more info about these dates or when and if they will add more. stay tuned.
make sure to watch MTV’s 120 minutes tonight at 12:00 am EST time. they will be showing live footage of radiohead to promote the new 120 minutes live cd that contains fake plastic trees live. the cd should be released sometime this week.
not much to report today.
there are two online polls that you may take part in, if that’s your thing. addicted to noise is having a reader’s poll and radiohead in nominated for artist, live band, album, tour, and video of the year. go here to place your vote.
usa today is having a grammy poll. currently, radiohead is in the lead for best album. this, of course, is for entertainment and has no effect on the outcome.
i trust i can rely on your vote.
still no word on the upcoming tour with bjork. another rumor is that they’ll both be playing in ICELAND together sometime this spring. i seriously doubt that, but you never know…
correction: bjork will be opening up for radiohead in toronto on april 12, not march 12. please adjust your day planners accordingly.
rumors are everywhere! the latest: a cleveland DJ announced on January 13 that radiohead would be on the lollapalooza 1998 bill. sheesh! also rumors of a washington d.c. and new york gig in april.
for all you folks in australia, MTV australia will be showing a special about the band on february 8. the festivities include a videography, a rockumentary, and a live concert special (probably last month’s Live at the 10 Spot.)
radiohead came away from this year’s NME awards with Best Album for OK COMPUTER and Best Radio One Evening Session. Thom thanked the people rather reluctantly from japan over the phone. [from radiohead-announce]
one last note: phil reportedly didn’t return to the band’s encore at the Fukuoka gig due to illness. we all hope that he is OK now.
it has been confirmed that bjork will open for radiohead on March 12, 1998 in toronto, canada. they will be playing in toronto’s maple leaf gardens. no info on ticket sales yet.
just found out that radiohead will be playing in austin texas for their opening date in the US. i have no date or venue as of yet.
it has also been known that the band will be playing at this year’s Grammy awards on february 25, 1998. the show will air on CBS.
a poll conducted by UK’s Channel 4 of about 40,000 record buyers in the UK about the top 100 albums of all time is listed below:
1. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles
2. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
3. Revolver – The Beatles
4. The Bends- Radiohead
5. What’s the Story (Morning Glory) – Oasis
6. Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd
7. Ok Computer – Radiohead
8. Nevermind – Nirvana
9. Astral Weeks – Van Morrison
10. The White Album – The Beatles
from spin online:
Radiohead Nixes Brit Awards
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke is not boycotting the upcoming Brit Awards as it’s been widely reported. Although Yorke did express his disgust with attending last year’s Brits, telling The New York Post “I thought, that’s it. That’s the last time we ever go to anything like that.” The band will not be attending because of tour commitments in Australia and New Zealand. Radiohead have not committed to playing the Grammy Awards on February 25th although rumor has it that the band’s label, Capitol, and the Grammy organization are very eager for the nominees to attend and perform.
the radiohead tour video that was filmed by Grant Gee, the camera man, is scheduled for release in CD and Video stores March 24, 1998. this is not official so it might change.
also floating around the rumor cloud, radiohead’s upcoming US tour will begin on March 27, 1998 with bjork. i don’t know the location yet, so please don’t email me asking. once i know anymore info, i’ll post it here immediately. the band is currently touring japan and will be in australia in february.
MTV UK will be showing 4 hours of radiohead (in concert, videos, interviews, etc…) on february 7, 1998 at 7:30pm.
radiohead’s chart position on the billboard 200 improved again this week. they jumped from last week’s 76 to this week’s 70.