Radiohead has just released dates for the first leg of their North American tour, and it looks like they're staying in the South.
May 5 - Cruzan Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, Florida
May 6 - Ford Amphitheatre - Tampa, Florida
May 8 - Lakewood Amphitheatre - Atlanta, Georgia
May 9 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Charlotte, North Carolina
May 11 - Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge - Bristow, Virginia
May 14 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - St Louis, Missouri
May 17 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Houston, Texas
May 18 - Superpages.com Center - Dallas, Texas
Pre-sale February 14 via W.A.S.T.E.
general on-sale February 16
It appears that the order cities are listed in for the second leg is alphabetical, not chronological. Based on their previously stated plans for reducing carbon emissions, they'll likely start on one of the coasts sometime in mid-July or shortly thereafter. And since it's unfortunately a Live Nation tour, we can make some pretty educated guesses about venues.
Likely venues in the Midwest are
Cleveland: Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Indianapolis: Deer Creek in Noblesville, IN
Chicago: hopefully Northerly Island, rather than making people drive out to that dump in Tinley Park or Alpine Valley in East Troy, WI, but the former Meigs Field has a much smaller capacity than the other two amphitheaters in the suburbs, so it's tough to call.
Listen:
Radiohead - Let Down (from OK Computer)
Radiohead - Follow Me Around (Unreleased Studio Mix) (from Meeting People is Easy)
