At an intimate surprise show in Los Angeles on Friday, superfans mingled with celebs such as Danger Mouse, Spike Jonze, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon, actress Ellen Page, Rick Rubin and Muse as Thom Yorke of Radiohead debuted his new band while playing the entirety of his solo album The Eraser, as well as a few new songs and a cover thrown in.
Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker, and Mauro Refosco played a dream set for Yorke fans at the tiny Echoplex club in L.A. Yorke made his feelings known about the constant chatter among the Hollywood aloof.
“If you want to have a chat, go fuck off outside, alright?” he said, before launching into new song "Open The Floodgates," adding, “‘cause you won’t get back in.” I personally applaud the man for putting his foot down, because one of the perils of this incredible job is standing among the unaffected hipster douche masses at every L.A. show I go to. Ruins the entire experience when Lindsay Lohan is trying to score coke on your left, while girl-pants-wearing femboys type away on their Blackberries.
Yorke and his new band played a 16-song set that lasted roughly 90 minutes. If you weren't among the lucky few hundred in attendance, no need to fret! We've got every single song on video, right here for you. That's right, the whole set. Here's a taste - "Cymbal Rush":
"Skirting On The Surface" is a song the came to be during the ‘In Rainbows’ recording sessions, but was never played (or released) before. "Open The Floodgates" has been floating around since Radiohead’s 2006 tour. The song was soundchecked (with drums) at Bayside in San Diego on June 27th, 2006 and never heard from again, until Friday night.
The setlist, with a link to video from every performance:
The Eraser
Analyse
The Clock
Black Swan
Skip Divided
Atoms For Peace
And It Rained All Night
Harrowdown Hill
Cymbal Rush
New Songs:
Open The Floodgates
Lotus Flower
Skirting On The Surface
Judge, Jury, Executioner
Encore:
Paperbag Writer
The Hollow Earth
Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses
