'Sexual ghost voices' convince Radiohead to hire Bat for Lashes as UK, European tour support
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Anyone crossing fingers for Liars may as well give-up and get the colour back in their digits: as it’s Natasha Khan and Bat for Lashes who've been confirmed as tour support to Radiohead on their forthcoming tours of Europe and the UK.
The DrownedinSound-released, Mercury-nominated artist will join the band on their jaunt round the continent and our small isle this summer – full dates below:
June
6 Dublin Malahide
7 Dublin Malahide
9 Paris, France Bercy
10 Paris, France Bercy
12 Barcelona, Spain Parc del Forum (Day Dream festival)
14 Nimes, France Arenes
15 Nimes, France Arenes
17 Milan, Italy Civica Arena
18 Milan, Italy Civica Arena
24 London Victoria Park
25 London Victoria Park
27 Glasgow Green
29 Manchester LCCC
July
1 Amsterdam Wester Park
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has previously waxed over Bat For Lashes, telling Pitchfork RE: ‘Horse and I’ last year: “I love the harpsichord and the sexual ghost voices and bowed saws.This song seems to come from the world of Grimm's fairytales.”
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did.
not. see. that. coming.
Honestly I'm chuffed for ms khan.
meh
too much Liars can be a bad thing
You'd have thought they would have a few more
especially at the outdoor gigs, possibly 3 or 4 support acts, so I wouldn't necessarily give up hope of someone like Liars supporting (not that I'm bothered about them, I'm holding out for !!!).
hooray
£50 ticket pain slightly lessened
other people would call it
sub-tori amos bumfluff
Originally, were some of the gigs not billed as 3pm doors
and this has now changed to 7:30/8pm doors/entry?
That'd probably mean one, maximum two supports, sadly.
Of course, I could be completely wrong.
Surely
there's gonna be more than one support?
Gates open at 4pm for facks sake
It's not T4 on the beach, y'know
and it's not like they need help selling tickets.
It's more bjork that Tori, surely.
Tori blows anyway.
all together now
BAD! TO HAVE A BAD UNCLE!
Gutted.
As much as I want to like Bat for Lashes, I just can't. "What's a Girl to Do?" was good, though.
I guess that means glasgow too
which is pretty rubbish because bat for lashes is/are dullathon
Well I for one am happy
this is great news
could of been
somebody better
rollocks
pull yr finger out, Thom.
True
but for the prices they are charging you would have thought there would probably be more than one or two supports. I was expecting it to be similar to the arctic monkeys one at LCCC last year with 4 or 5 others playing.
Dunno much about Bat For Lashes, but I'm glad it's not Liars.
Horrendously overrated band. Guess I'll have to check out Bat For Lashes' stuff - I like Bjork and have at least a soft-spot for Tori Amos, so maybe I'll like 'em.
Sexual Ghost noises, y'say?
PHOTO CREDIT?
*bump*
Where is it eh??
Yes!
I hoped for a great support act to soften the ticket price blow! I love Bat For Lashes - I reckon there'll probably be another band at least added to the dates though - don't "doors" open at something like 4pm?!
^
this.
I want to see liars dagnammit
I'm a big fan of
Bat For Lashes but last time Radiohead played we had Beck supporting that gets you going a bit more before they come on. I would like her to be the first of two supports maybe a more of a Rapture on after her.
There is hope
The acts at the Barcelona date are:
Bat for Lashes, Clinic, Low, Liars and Modeselektor
Surely some of those will be on the other dates?
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