Monday, August 11, 2008

Rainbows for Radiohead in Montreal



Went to Montreal last week which was super awesome, but the best part by far was seeing Radiohead. Waiting for 2 hours before the doors opened and then once in the park waiting another 2 hours but in the rain. We found an umbrella on the way into the concert that was broken and we decided to pick it up, and thank god we did, otherwise we would have been completely soaked.

Grizzly Bear opened for Radiohead which was definitely the best opener for a band that I have seen in quite a long time. Only they played for just over 40 minutes and now after listening to them more I know they had a lot more stuff to show off. During their set there was a rainbow that came up after the storm had passed and the leader (well he seemed to be the leader) said "Rainbows for Radiohead", everyone screamed and clapped.



Once dark Radiohead finally came on, and boy did they not disappoint. Here is their set list:
  1. 15 Step
  2. There There
  3. Morning Bell
  4. All I Need
  5. My Iron Lung
  6. Nude
  7. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
  8. The Gloaming
  9. The National Anthem
  10. Fake Plastic Trees
  11. Reckoner
  12. Like Spinning Plates
  13. Jigsaw Falling Into Place
  14. Lucky
  15. Optimistic
  16. Idioteque
  17. Bodysnatchers
    Encore 1
  18. Faust Arp
  19. Videotape
  20. Paranoid Android
  21. Bangers and Mash
  22. Karma Police
    Encore 2
  23. House of Cards
  24. You And Whose Army?
  25. Everything In It’s Right Place
With two encores, fireworks and ridiculously epic clouds in the background, and incredible sound this concert has been my overall favorite of ALL TIME. When they played Fake Plastic Trees, Reckoner, and Like Spinning Plates in a row, I think its been the most beautiful moment I have ever had in a concert before. If I had one song that I would have wanted them to play that they didn't it would have been Exit Music (for a film) because it is my all time favorite song by them.



The 40 minutes walk to the metro station was quite annoying to say the least, but it was amazing to see 30,000 people trying to push their way to get on the trains.

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