€55 a ticket
120 minutes to get to the gig
105 minutes of Radiohead LIVE
20,000 punters
3 new songs that impressed
2 new songs that depressed
12 screens of fantastic visuals
€5 for a pint of piss and fizzy Ballygowan
2 encores
1 Thom Yorke
200 Dublin busses
98% brilliant

This was one of the best outdoor live performances I've ever been to. The set-up was fantastic, the sound spot on and the visual concepts are something U2 should take note of. I would never describe myself as a fervent Radiohead fan, Thom Yorke was just too weird! However the Amnesiac and Kid A albums really turned me on to their music. I wouldn't even claim to know all that much of their back catalogue prior to Kid A so I was delighted last night to hear so many tunes sound amazing live from those two 'difficult' albums.

The overall performance was pretty steady without any particular euphoric moments. The open sequence consisted of a number of impressive new songs although later in the set they played a song titled 'Bangers and Mash' which uncomfortably reminded me of the Kaiser Chiefs. The personal highlight had to be 'Idioteque' and it was most certainly a pleasure to hear live, classic hits like 'Karma Police' and 'Creep' with which they played out a fantastic show. After seeng them live for the first time I think it's fair to say Radiohead are the finest 'alternative', populist band of our generation.

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