Happiness Is A RADIOHEAD Show

What I am about to write, might sound ridiculous and over-the-top hype. But this is how I feel after the show.

I was born for like three things, and going to this show was one of those reasons.
It was incredible! Like entering into glory incredible. First, Liars opened the show, and they were totally sweet. Live, they kinda sound like The Jesus & Mary Chain. Which was nice. They played an 8 - 10 song set and it was perfect for what was to come.

Ab0ut 30 minutes from Liars leaving stage to Radiohead entering. This wait time felt surreal. It felt like a dream and I was going to wake up when the lights go out. Before Radiohead came on stage, everyone was still sitting down. And no way in hell will I be sitting down when they come out. If this is the only Radiohead show I'll ever see I will be standing up. So I stood up. Waiting and waiting and waiting. I didn't care, I was ready.

Jack and Cokes' were priced over 12 dollars and a 12oz beer started at 8 dollars. I brought my flask of whiskey and bought a diet Coke and had my myself a 4 dollar cocktail. I had my cigarettes, my drink, my vinyl record of In Raindbows sits at my feet and I'm standing in my Charcoal blazer waiting in anticipation for the lights to go down and the first few notes to be played.

Oh man Oh man Oh man Radiohead Radiohead Oh man Oh man...!!

The lights go out. Wait a minute everyone. The lights just went out. That means, OMG they're coming on stage! I'm pissing in my pants, I clap and cheer. This isn't happening. This isn't happening. OMG that's Ed! Ed is on stage. And, that's Colin. There's Phil! And where's Johnny? Johnny & Thom come out last and very slowly do they walk to their places and kinda look at the crowd and pace back and forth. The crowd is going crazy! I'm going crazy. Thom is like 30ish feet from me and he's sexy as ever.

Red lights appear and Phil lays down a drum beat. I knew it! I knew they would play this song first. For the next 3 minutes, Thom sings to the crowd (me) Your All I Need,Your All I Need. Thom takes off his blazer and they play "Jigsaw Falling Into Place". Next they play "Airbag" then "15 Steps" then "Nude (Big Ideas)". Holy shit "Nude" live is more amazing then like watching "There Will Be Blood" for the first time then squared to the 10th power. Your spine will split in half.

From Hail To The Thief they played, "The Gloaming", There, There", and "Myxomatosis"! "Myxomatosis" is crazy crazy. Thom dances out and has pretty much created a dance that could be cooler then any moves from Ian Curtis.

They probably played 18 songs, then left, then came back for an encore. They played 6 more songs. Including, "My Iron Lung", "Fake Plastic Trees", "Videotape" and "Optimistic". They left and came back for a second encore! They played 3 more songs. Including, "Pyramid Song"!! and "Paranoid Android"!

The entire band was happy. Thom smiled through the whole show and Johnny cracked a joke middle through the set. Ed played more then a guitar, he played drum machines, peddles, and other various electronic devices.

In no way am I disappointed with the show, but I was really hoping to hear "The National Anthem."
I have a lot of pictures and some video from the show that I will post on Sunday. Right now, I'm still in awe of a Radiohead show experience. Half of my bucket list is complete.