Song · In Rainbows era (2007–09)
Riding a Bullet
A soundcheck song from the 2008 tour whose real title nobody knows.
2008
soundcheck material
It was reportedly played at the Dublin soundcheck on 7 June 2008, though no tape of that seems to exist. On 13 August 2008 it turned up again at the Mansfield soundcheck, outside Boston, and that one was recorded. It never made a setlist.
the name
a nickname
“Riding a Bullet” is what fans call it, taken from the words they could make out. The band's own title, if it had one, has never surfaced.
the record
unreleased
No studio version has ever appeared.
the recording
A recording of a song they never released.· A Radiohead Deep Divewatch on youtube →
sources2
- Citizen Insane, “[Riding a Bullet]”, for the Dublin and Mansfield soundchecks and the nickname.
- The site's own catalogue note, based on Green Plastic and fan archives.