I've decided that it was the second best concert I have ever been to, and if you know me at all, you'll know that that's a huge deal, haha. It really helped that we got into the Pit right in front, so we were dead center about 12 people back from the stage. The openers, Grizzly Bear, sounded like they were probably pretty good, but we were walking around for most of their set and the part I was in the pit for I was busy staring at the light rigs that they were about to bring out for Radiohead.
So about 10 minutes before 9pm, it happened. Radiohead came onstage. It was amazing being literally 25 feet away from Thom Yorke on stage. We were close enough that it felt like an intimate club show which was amazing, but far away enough that we got the full experience with the amazing light show that they put on. (The front row is WAY overrated.) The light show was unmatched by anything I have ever seen, as you can see.
I've never really been able to consider myself a huge Radiohead fan. I've only listened to 3 albums (In Rainbows, OK Computer, Kid A) and I don't really know the words to most of the songs. But I enjoy the music and saw pictures of the light show and wanted to go. I had no idea it was going to melt my face off the way it did. Thom Yorke is insane. Seriously, he might be one of the weirdest people I've ever seen. But he LOVES what he does every night on stage and it shows. He gets so into the music and really feels every song, rather than just reciting the lyrics. That was one huge part of the show that made it so much better to me, was that every single member of the band was visibly enjoying his time on stage. They love playing music and making people happy and it really translates to the crowd and makes the show more enjoyable. The show was amazing. Every song sounded perfect, it was the perfect balance/mix of old and new... I have NO complaints whatsoever. Oh, and then there were 2 encores... yes, TWO. The one thing I kinda wished would happen was more crowd interaction. I like it when bands talk to the audience a little in between songs here or there. Thom Yorke said one thing to us outside of a few "thank you"s, and I dont even know what it was because you can never freaking understand him anyways. But it didnt matter, theyre Radiohead. No words needed, just music. It was like an out of body experience. I got lost in it.
They NEED to release a DVD from this tour in Blu-Ray. The NEED to.
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