WTF? As noted here at 10 pm (tribune link now updated as seen below), Radiohead wouldn’t close with music from the song (15 Step) they opened with, right? I would never ask this question other that the end of the night after standing amongst 75,000 people for nearly 3 hours and not eating since lunch – amongst other things – made things really foggy.
P.S. The following is a YouTube profile link for user “anon10069” with a few decent enough but (most important) quickly posted 30-90 second clips from the show last night.
Update: The Tribune’s website is updated with the correct closing minutes of the concert. Click here for the original screenshot before their correction. After the page loads click on the image again if it looks weird.
[SET LIST at bottom of the posting in the “Update” section]
Please comment if you’ve found Radiohead’s set list from last night’s Lollapalooza show.
I’m pretty sure they opened with 15 Step and closed with a non “In Rainbows” song. Or, I’m at least pretty sure they didn’t close with 15 Step (as mentioned in the Tribune link below) because I clearly remember them playing it earlier in the night.
“8 p.m.: Radiohead arrives. Hutchinson Field is shoulder-to-shoulder with fans. The scene is in sharp contrast to the U.K. quintet’s performance on the same site exactly seven years ago. In 2001, tickets were capped at 25,000. This time there are three times as many fans in attendance.The vibe in 2001 was idyllic, the concert one of the best rock shows Chicago has ever witnessed, and it will be tough for any band — even Radiohead — to bottle lightning twice. This time, the size of the crowd creates more of a festive, big-event atmosphere. Music takes a back seat to spectacle. Fortunately, Radiohead are old pros from the European festival circuit, and they deliver the goods. The set list is stellar, and they bring the requisite special effects: A forest of cylindrical lights provides a spectacular complement to the music, creating the illusion of purple icicles, emerald-green rainfall and a cathedral of flickering candles. (GK)
8:37 p.m.: “The National Anthem” was a signature moment during the band’s 2001 show, and it is once again today, with Colin Greenwood’s fuzz bass taking no prisoners while Thom Yorke cries in a sea of electronic distortion. (GK)
9:05 p.m.: Fireworks in the southern sky distract part of the audience, but the booming spectacle in the sky unexpectedly synchronizes with the climactic verse in “Fake Plastic Trees.” Oooh, ahhhh, and applause. The audience isn’t quite as reverent or rapt as the one that attended the 2001 show (that’s what a day full of oppressive heat and copious drinking will get you), but this is one of those crowd-pleasing moments that defines a vast, overpopulated outdoor event. (GK)
9:41 p.m.: “House of Cards,” part of a lengthy encore, is absolutely lovely. It may be the warmest song the band has ever written, with its hint of bossa nova and Yorke’s unusually direct lyric. “I don’t want to be your friend/I just want to be your lover.” The confiding tone and gently swaying vibe suit a sultry summer evening. (GK)
10 p.m.: Yorke’s burst of spastic dancing to “15 Step” brings the long day to a close. Here’s hoping Radiohead comes back soon — this time at Millennium Park. (GK)”
I’m scouring the internet…help a bro out if you stumble upon a set list.
Update 1: Greg Kot slipped up above in his timeline as seen on BccList.com here….
Update 2: Click HERE for the Radiohead setlist – or, set list if you will – from Lollapalooza August 1, 2008. Variety, thank you!
P.S. I thought 2+2=5 was played a little earlier but I’m probably most certainly wrong since it was a long night.
Update 3: Some pretty good YouTube clips from the show. Please feel free to post more via comments since I don’t have time to search! It’s reported that the fireworks had nothing to do with Lollapalooza or Radiohead. Rather, there was some weird family night going on at Soldier Field. I just remember wondering – while laying down away from the masses – why are there helicopters everywhere, fireworks, and a ton of walk talkies going off? errrrr.
Well, maybe the posting title is a little off. But, the first (and last) pictures from tonight’s concert posted on BccList.com.
Great set if you REALLY like “In Rainbows.” Really good set if you like the most recent album but wanted to see more from the past. Regardless, excellent concert. Hot as fck.
Taken from my iPhone. The picture quality is so-so at night but I’m not complaining.
“Bell’s Brewery Inc. beers are headed back to the Windy City nearly two years after the company pulled its brands out of the Chicago market following a nasty dispute with a distributor.
Comstock, Mich.-based Bell’s Brewery on Thursday announced new distribution agreements with Central Beverage Co., Schamberger Brothers and Skokie Valley Beverage Co. that will mark the return of Bell’s brands in Chicago beginning Friday.
Bell’s, makers of Oberon Ale, Bell’s Amber, and Kalamazoo Stout, left the Chicago market in late 2006 after a fight with its distributor at the time, National Wine and Spirits Inc., which had sold the rights to distribute the Bell’s brands to another distributor, Chicago Beverage Systems. Illinois state law basically forbids beer companies from jumping to one distributor to another without a buyout or some other agreement. Instead of paying, Bell’s owner and co-founder Larry Bell decided to pull his brands out of the state even though the market accounted for more than 10 percent of his sales.”
Looks like somebody at Goldman decided to go long on oil futures. Or, they’re knee deep/bullish on big oil stocks. Regardless, worthless announcements like yesterday’s (see below) won’t help other than a quick $4 rise in oil futures prices.
“A report by Goldman Sachs predicting prices could hit $149 a barrel by the end of year is also feeding the rally.”
Goldman better hope Iran gets some sanctions slapped on them and/or the fed proves even more worthless and does nothing to the interest rate. BTW – Oil fell slightly in overnight trading.
$3.50 a gallon coming to a station near you though a lot of people are still aiming for $150-$175+ a barrel. e.g. The Libyan state oil company head (see below) is bullish on oil too. I wonder why?
“There is a big fall because prices are currently high,’ he said by telephone. ‘When prices are 130 or 140 dollars per barrel, they fall back more sharply.’
He said that ‘we are following developments (on prices) closely … but we think they will rebound.'”
Fed – it’s time to act…hike the interest rate as originally seen on BccList.com here. Bla.
Update: Oil traded even lower during the day trading today – July 31st. Awesome.
It truly doesn’t matter since the general election race is over. It’s worth noting, I’ve not really paid attention to the VP vetting process once Obama’s additional vote getter – Jim Webb – ADAMANTLY said he would not seek the position.
Regardless, the “scary” thing about all three of these candidates without military experience is that mccain will immediately select a Tom Ridge (security of homeland security from the purple state PA) or somebody with vast military experience to scare the shiat out of us. Of course, there will be an October Surprise in an attempt to solidify that fear. But, I don’t think any of Obama’s current and continuous/unwavering 47% support is going anywhere regardless.
Blue = positives. Purple = so-sos. Red = negatives…
Tim Kaine:Mainstream Media’s shoe in. Born in a purple state – Minnesota. Went to school in a purple state – Missouri. Catholic – but, not your normal Catholic. He took a year off to work for a Roman Catholic missionary. Mayor, Lieutenant Governor, and now a Governor of a red state that is turning purple if not blue – e.g. Kaine, Webb, Obama finally up in the VA general election polls, etc.Aside from the aforementioned lack of military experience (all three “front runners”), somebody find me a negative other than his receding hair line and cartoonish looking face.
Joe Biden: Fan favorite during the 2008 dem debates. Old as the day is long. Catholic. Vast foreign policy experience/connections. Born in PA.But, the plaigarizing “scandal” from a past presidential run and being only a senator from an “unimportant” state (Delaware) doesn’t help.
Evan Bayh:Who? Exactly.Senator and current Governor of Indiana.Awkward HRC supporter.I’d rather see mccain have to waste money in VA trying to beat out Obama with Kaine as his running mate since mccain will probably carry Indiana even with Bayh on the ticket. Also, not a Catholic.
Your president makes you look crazier than you probably are! Don’t worry though, we (alone) can’t afford another “Shock and Awe” and/or managing another country that has turned into civil unrest. So, you’re in the clear for now though it has to be known your president is a worldwide laughing-stock. I know, I know – our idiot isn’t much better.
Per the link above, Ahmadinejad is nuttier than Mike Tyson and the senile version of Ralph Nader combined. Translated: That’s fcking SUPER crazy.
Along with previously denying the existence of the Holocaust, the following (from the linked cnn article) is laughable…
“The big powers are going down,” Ahmadinejad told foreign ministers of the Nonaligned Movement meeting in Tehran. “They have come to the end of their power, and the world is on the verge of entering a new, promising era.“
Iran’s president on Tuesday blamed the U.S. and other “big powers” for nuclear proliferation, AIDS and other global ills, and accused them of exploiting the U.N. and other organizations for their own gain and the developing world’s loss.”
Ok, I’ll reluctantly concede nuclear proliferation. AIDS? Other global ills? The world is on the verge of entering a new, promising era?
“On Thursday, Ford will announce a plan to transform three North American truck plants to build small cars developed originally for European markets, according to people briefed on the company’s plans.
The plants will be retooled to make compact cars based on a common set of components that Ford now uses in Europe to produce several models. They include the Focus subcompact — which is a sportier version of the Focus Ford sells in the U.S. — as well as the Kuga crossover and the C-Max small wagon.”
“Judging by the cars you see on the highways, Italians/Europeans definitely think Ford first. If not first, then second or third. I see how Ford turned a profit in Q1. Amazing – Ford should release their standard 4 door European car that I’ve been seeing everywhere in America. It’s efficient but large enough for a family. No, it’s not the ugly Ford focus we’re used to in the states…it actually looks decent. Ford, this isn’t rocket science – you figured things out in Italy/Europe. Now duplicate the business model of making decent/efficient cars in America.”
Even though a blogger on an overseas trip “announcing” things slightly faster than a company that should have seen this trend 5+ years ago is concerning, I obviously still think there is value in Ford stock as originally seen on BccList.com here. It was trading at $6.25 last week. The buy is at least a 2-3 year investment and that’s considered long term for some traders.
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