Radiohead
Coachella Festival
Indio
May 1, 2004

Radiohead - whose singer, Thom Yorke, verbally acknowledged the Pixies' influence on him after a riveting version of the rarely played breakout hit, "Creep" - can now claim the greatest headlining set in Coachella's brief history. The Oxford quintet closed both Saturday night and its 2003-2004 tour with a set jam-packed with favorites, most refreshed and manipulated in real time to give the band's performance a sense of spontaneity. However, its more ardent and anthemic moments - such as "Idioteque" and "Planet Telex"- were the most rapturously received.

Mike Prevatt

Las Vegas Mercury
06.05.04