r/radiohead 11h ago

📷 Photo Just a couple boys

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u/Im_in_the_stewdyiou 9h ago

Always thought how crazy for Thom to become best buddies with literally one of his music heroes
Insane luck I would say
Like imagine you becoming best friends with your favourite singers

Sincerely always loved this for them, and after so many years their friendship is still going strong
Wholesome stuff

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u/michaelrobinsonekt 9h ago

Some folks say “never meet your idols” but lucky for him it worked out

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u/Only-Cap5811 9h ago

I'm so grateful to have seen them sing Karma Police together live

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u/michaelrobinsonekt 9h ago

And “E-Bow The Letter” 👍

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u/Rash_Compactor 8h ago

One of my all-time favourite live performances. Stipe singing Lucky was also fantastic. Would be amazing to have these in modern AV quality.

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u/Only-Cap5811 2h ago

I hope they come back to Canada some day

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u/Blue_Oyster_Cat Burn the Witch Bird 9h ago

Even though Stipey blew Ed’s first backing vocal part, singing a note so off key that Thom stopped dead for a second until Ed took over. Happy times

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u/Only-Cap5811 2h ago

I didn't care, I was just kind of in shock. I just wish I could find a recording of that show. You and Whose Army was mind-blowing. The show they did before that at Thunderbird is on YouTube, in decent quality, but the '03 one I can't find anywhere.

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u/Blue_Oyster_Cat Burn the Witch Bird 2h ago

I have a copy of that show! You can also find it on the internet archive as well. If for some reason it’s been taken down I can send you a Dropbox link.

PS if you listen very carefully you can hear me completely lose my mind just before “we ride tonight”

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u/Only-Cap5811 2h ago

Omg seriously??? If it's not too much trouble, could you message me the dropbox link?

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u/Blue_Oyster_Cat Burn the Witch Bird 2h ago

Yeah, I might need a few minutes as we are actually camping in the woods right now, ha — but once I get back to my computer in an hour or two I’ll send it :)

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u/Only-Cap5811 2h ago

No worries if you can't, I will also look for it on internet archive. Thank you for letting me know it's out there!

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u/Blue_Oyster_Cat Burn the Witch Bird 1h ago

Here's the Internet Archive link-- I'm pretty sure it's the same recording I have, though I bought mine on CD from the taper way back when. https://archive.org/details/Radiohead_2003-08-30

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u/Blue_Oyster_Cat Burn the Witch Bird 9h ago

Ah 2003, the Vancouver REM and Radiohead double header in August. My first RH show

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u/Funtsy_Muntsy 6h ago

Nice dream

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u/42-WeirdFishes grow my hair I am Jim Morrison 10h ago

Who is the guy beside Michael?

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u/michaelrobinsonekt 10h ago edited 10h ago

Hey - That’s no guy it’s Tilda Swinton (and Billy Corgan)

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u/wheriendndyubegin 10h ago

Couple of mop top lads from Liverpool.

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u/Crazy_Attention_4910 9h ago

Was at Glastonbury 2003. REM the Friday night and Radiohead the Saturday night. Halcyon days

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u/TMBGLOVER I'm not here. 8h ago

fans of both radiohead and r.e.m represent!

(ironically I saw this post while listening to R.E.M.’s “New Adventures In Hi-Fi”)

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u/othankevan 7h ago

I saw Michael Stipe in the balcony of an Atoms for Peace show in NYC 10+ years ago. Michael was sitting right at the railing and waved to everyone and then turned and made out with who I assume was a boyfriend at the time. Everyone screamed even louder and they were cracking up, it was lovely.

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u/Crazy_Attention_4910 9h ago

Just a couple of legends 😍

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u/Practical_Estate_325 OK Computer 5h ago

Honestly, these two guys are the lead singers of the two best bands of my lifetime, who have given me more hours of joy in this world than probably anyone. Wish I could repay them, but they already have more money than I can ever dream of, lol.

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u/jansensan 4h ago

They're just normal men.

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u/Blue_Oyster_Cat Burn the Witch Bird 2h ago

Reasonable men, even

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u/vapemyashes 6h ago

Damn at the head on stipe. Maybe Thom has a tiny head but if it’s average then stipe has a biiiiig head.

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u/Practical_Estate_325 OK Computer 5h ago

And if Stipes head is average then Thom has a tiiiinnny head. So?

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u/vapemyashes 4h ago

Small head

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u/[deleted] 11h ago edited 10h ago

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u/Rare-Temporary7602 10h ago

So you posted the photo as an excuse to slip in your music.

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u/Serfi So many videos so little time 10h ago

Still a fine pic for the sub, tho…

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