Live archive · 1994 · backfilled
London Astoria, London, UK
| Venue | London Astoria |
|---|---|
| City | London, UK |
| Tour | The Bends Tour |
the performance
Friday 27 May 1994· Radioheadwatch on youtube →
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in the news
- 27 May 1994 · the nightLondon Astoria, London
- 27 May 1994Radiohead end their spring tour at the Astoria with eight new songsThom Yorke arrives at the London Astoria with a sprained ankle and a worn voice.
- 1 October 1994Thom Yorke had meant to quit Radiohead, NME reportsThe band nearly stopped in the winter of 1993, the same year that gave Thom Yorke “My Iron Lung”, his song aimed at “Creep”.
- 8 October 1994Radiohead put out “My Iron Lung” with six new songs behind itThe first record from the sessions for the second album spreads six new songs over two CDs, and its title track was taken from a London concert.
- January 1995Pop Is Dead fanzine names Radiohead's second album The BendsThe record is weeks away, with a double A-side single first, a British tour across February and March, and then months abroad.
- 9 March 1995Radiohead mime “High and Dry” on Top of the Pops as the UK tour opensWith The Bends four days away, the double A-side sent out ahead of it has given the band a top 20 single and a television slot.
- August 1995First Radiohead World Service has Thom Yorke on Mike Mills and “Creep”The session the new fanzine transcribes includes a song the band only half know, its chords read out on air by Jonny Greenwood.
- 14 January 2009EMI to reissue Pablo Honey, The Bends and OK Computer with B-sides and a DVDFans who never chased the CD singles get the B-sides in one place, though none of it is unreleased.
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