News · 28 May 2003

Triple J to play Hail to the Thief in full, twice

first posted on Treefingers by Miro · rewritten for the archive 24 September 2026

The Australian radio station Triple J will play Hail to the Thief in full at 3am on Monday 2 June, and again at noon on Tuesday 3 June on Myf Warhurst's show.

thanks to At Ease

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9 May 2003

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also in May 2003

Jon Dennis of Blab Happy remembers touring with Radiohead in 1993

Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood take NME through Hail to the Thief

CSI plays songs from Hail to the Thief on Thursday nights

Ed O'Brien: “We haven't wanted to kill each other”

W.A.S.T.E. resell tickets returned from eBay sellers

Radiohead start a lyric game and a free phone line for Hail to the Thief

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