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Radiohead Deluge, Bristow, VA
By Nick | May 13, 2008
This past weekend was the trip to Northern Virginia to see Radiohead. It was a great trip and a great concert, but we could have done without the rain. We got to Bristow making great time. On the way we stopped off in DC to go to the National Gallery of Art, ate lunch there, visited some exhibits, and then headed to the hotel. That’s when it started to rain.
It rained the entire show. Fortunately we had seats under the awning (sorry Ryan and Susie!!). That didn’t mean we weren’t soaked though. My shoes are still soppy two days later.
To give you a visual, many roads were flooded and one even was washed out. Several poor souls sat in line for hours in their cars only to be turned away by the cops because of the unsafe road conditions. If that were me I would have been furious. We must have been some of the lucky ones. We arrived at the venue from our hotel in about 8 minutes and when the show was over we were out of the parking lot and back to the hotel in about 15. Good karma pays off I suppose.
The setlist was awesome! I am surprised that I still have a voice since I was singing the entire time. Definitely a worthwhile trip and the best Radiohead experience I have had so far. Can’t wait for the next one!
Topics: Music |
May 13th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Rain and Radiohead….I see a pattern here….makes you want to slit your wrist, huh? Just Kidding.
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
May 14th, 2008 at 7:03 am
That was a most amazing show! The crowd was sopped to the skin and freezing and the majority of them not even wearing a jacket…and they were all so happy to be there and they loved every minute of the show. I did not see one pissed off person (except when the opening band said they were going to play “just one more song”), not one fight, just smiles and singing and dancing. Radiohead fans are grateful fans. Not a cutter in the bunch!
May 14th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Thanks for stopping by my place! Always nice to meet a fellow Virginia Beach native!
A couple friends of mine went to the concert and said it was great - they too complained of the rain!
May 14th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Looks like a pretty intense set production…at least you made the show and had a great time (wet shoes aside)
May 21st, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Missy…thats funny. But seriously, why do so many people consider Radiohead a suicidal or depressed band?
I loved the show…and the set production was pretty f-ing unreal.