Complete Review of Radiohead Bristow Show
May 13th, 2008 by admin
Here you can find 2 reviews for the Radiohead show in Bristow.
The first comes from cbbjr:
“Went to the show in Bristow last night. First, thank god PJ is playing downtown at the phone booth this year. Took me more than hour hours to get in the parking lot, and another twenty minutes to walk to the venue. Missed the first six songs. Can’t wait to see PJ in June and being able to walk to the venue.
Long time Radiohead fan but the first show I have been to. It was amazing. The band was on, fans were into it, great mix of songs, and the stage production with the lights and cameras on each band member, probably the best choreographed show I have seen. Highlights for me were Planet Telex, Optomisic, Fake Plastic Trees, and National Anthem.
Very impressed with the song list. Normally I don’t like it when a band plays the entire album they are promoting, but they managed to play three off of both Bends and OK Computer. They go through a lot of instrument changes. Thom dedicated Fake Plastic Trees to those who were stuck in traffic and couldn’t make it. It rained all day and one of the entrances to the place flooded. However, delays there always happen. The last time PJ played at Nissan, in ‘03, Ed told the crowd they would play and handful of slow ones first to try to accommodate those stuck in traffic, so this happens a lot at this hell hole of a venue.
Thom also said a few things about Capitol Hill, but 1-I couldn’t understand much of what he said and 2-I think it was a continuation of something he started early in the main set before I arrived, so I was lost. A lot of talking between band members between songs during the encores, which made it seem like they were tweaking the setlist.
Even though it was pouring, portions of the parking lot were flooded, and I sat in traffic there and back for over six hours and only live about 30 miles from the venue, the show was well worth it. One of the best non-PJ shows I have seen. If you are like me and were reluctant because you love their early work but think the new stuff is only ok, just go to a show. They were great”.
The second is written from Hail Hail Vitalogy:
“OMG, The show last night was absolutely fuckin amazing. RADIOHEAD IS IN THEIR PRIME RIGHT NOW!!!
The parking lot situation was awful, and the monsoon didn’t help either. But the rain only added to the experience 
. I had seats in section 102, 6 rows away from the GA admission, perfect seats. The setlist….was unbelievable, Planet Telex is one of my favorite songs that I have been dying to hear, and it ended the first encore!! Idioteque was stellar…ughhh soooo good. The crowd was more into it than when I saw them at MSG! Great crowd for a RH show. Props to those people on the lawn.
Anyone see that POOL that was 4 feet deep in the middle of the concession stand?? Like Thom said… “hello wet people”
But fuck that parking lot…they held our parking lot for TWO HOURS….TWO FUCKIN HOURS so that everyone else could get out and we were last!! Then….they wouldn’t let us on fuckin 66!! so we ended up in the middle of bubblefuck prince william county
Whatever….SHOW WAS STELLAR…my aunt was with me and shes seen them a billion times, and she said that was the best show shes seen them put on
Myxomatosis into Idioteque?!?!
Paranoid Android into JUST?!
Bangers and Mash?!
Optimistic into Karma Police
OH MY GOD”
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