Yorke flies solo

Radiohead frontman plays Latitude

19 July 2009 - Thom Yorke drew one of the largest crowds at Latitude festival as he performed a special daytime solo set in Suffolk.

The crowd, many of whom were still eating their breakfast, started to assemble at the Obelisk stage shortly after 10am when the singer began his soundcheck.

By the time he was ready to perform at noon, the numbers in the crowd equalled those that Grace Jones had drawn the previous night.

The 41 year old started his set with the title track from his 2006 album The Eraser.

"Radiohead are an amazing band, but to see him on his own was really exciting"
Ian Hannent, Thom Yorke fan

Greeting the crowd, he told them "Sssh....there's people sleeping".

Standing on the sidelines was Nigel Godrich, long-time Radiohead producer, who was seen singing throughout the set.

Yorke surprised fans by not only playing solo material but also delving into Radiohead's back catalogue.

He played tracks such as Weird Fishes / Arpeggi and There There by building his own loops on a sampler. There was also a new track called Don't Leave and he ended his set with a song that was has never been recorded called True Love Waits. 

The star will be back at his day job when Radiohead headline the Reading and Leeds festival on August Bank Holiday weekend.

Set List

01 The Eraser
02 Weird Fishes/Argpeggi
03 Atoms For Peace
04 Harrowdown Hill
05 Follow Me Around
06 Everything In Its Right Place
07 The Present Tense
08 Cymbal Rush
09 Black Swan
10 Videotape

Encore:

11 There There
12 True Love Waits

Alex Waez