larry kubin

Radiohead’s performance at Lollapalooza was truly epic. As the first day of the festival came to a close, tens of thousands of fans made their way over to the AT & T stage (many of them hours early) to get a good spot to witness the greatness of their Lord and savior Thom Yorke and his disciples. The people cheered and cried as the holy ones performed miracle after miracle, purifying their bodies with soul-soothing words like “Come on rain down on me, from a great height” and “In an interstellar burst, I’m back to save the universe”. The show’s defining moment was when, in a moment of serendipity, fireworks started going off during “Everything In Its Right Place”. Then, what looked like millions of dollars worth of fireworks began going off at the crescendo of Fake Plastic Trees just before Thom Yorke wailed “But I can’t help this feeling, I could blow through the ceiling”. The crazy thing is, the fireworks weren’t even technically part of the show, but were part of a Chicago Bears event at Soldier Field. Yet the timing and positioning of the fireworks was perfect and coincided with the end of Radiohead’s set before the encores. Amazing.

The Setlist

01. 15 Step
02. Airbag
03. There There
04. All I Need
05. Nude
06. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
07. The Gloaming
08. The National Anthem
09. Faust Arp
10. No Surprises
11. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
12. Reckoner
13. Lucky
14. The Bends
15. Everything In Its Right Place
16. Fake Plastic Trees
17. Bodysnatchers

Encore 1
18. Videotape
19. Paranoid Android
20. Dollars and Cents
21. House of Cards
22. Optimistic

Encore 2
23. 2+2=5
24. Idioteque