Radiohead picketed by Westboro Baptist Church
Followers of the Topeka, KS-based Westboro Baptist Church, infamous for displaying its "God Hates Fags" pickets at events ranging from pop concerts to military funerals, turned out to protest Radiohead's Sunday (3/11) show Kansas City, MO's Sprint Center.
Though the WBC typically targets artists friendly to gay causes, the group's message to Radiohead's fans seemed more generic: "Freak monkey's (sic) with mediocre tunes keeps (sic) you busy and focused by lightness. It changes nothing, God is undoing and digging up and throwing down this nation," said a statement on the WBC website.
The band's producer Nigel Godrich was more amused by offended by the attention, and responded with this tweet:
Highlight of the tour so far... Being picketed by westboro baptist church this evening.. Hoorah! yfrog.com/nts5nrfj— nigel godrich (@nigelgod) March 12, 2012
Radiohead's North American tour resumes Tuesday (3/13) in the Denver area.
13 - Broomfield, CO - 1st Bank Center
15 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
April 2012
9 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
11 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
12 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
14 - Indio, CA - Coachella Festival
17, 18 - Mexico City, Mexico - Foro Sol
21 - Indio, CA - Coachella Festival
May 2012
29 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
31 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
June 2012
1 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
3 - Washington, D.C. - Verizon Center
5 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
6 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
8 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
10 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
11 - Auburn Hills, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
13 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
15 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
16 - Toronto, Ontario - Downsview Park
30 - Rome, Italy - Hyppodrome Capanelle
July 2012
1 - Florence, Italy - Parco Delle Cascine
3 - Bologna, Italy - Piazza Maggiore
4 - Codroipo Udine, Italy - Villa Manin
6, 7 - Berlin, Germany - Wuhlheide
10, 11 - Nimes, France - Les Arenes
13 - Kobetamendi Park, Spain - Bilbao BBK Live
15 - Lisbon, Portugal - Optimus Alive Fest
25 - Taipei, Taiwan - Nanang Exhibition Hall
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