Quote Originally Posted by Arfur Europe View Post
She gets better every year.

As for Radiohead, I am a fan and thought they were on form tonight. I don't get the 'pretentious' tag though. They're all clearly very talented, multi-instrument musicians as they regularly swapped between instruments. They also combine acoustic with electric effortlessly. They have a huge back catalogue and IMO have stood the test of time. I can't think how any band of that vintage can still appear 'new'

I liked the fact they threw in some of their more experimental stuff, such as Lotus Flower from King Of Limbs which I love.
Radiohead are technically excellent. There's no doubt about that.

For me, their later stuff lacks drive, passion, energy. There is the odd good song but a lot of self-indulgent dross. What you saw last night was an audience thinking they must like Radiohead, silent for the most part only coming to life with the songs they knew and wanted.

There's jut no comparison between Radiohead headlining a festival and say Iron Maiden. Maiden get a far greater crowd reaction.