Radiohead did a tour in 2008 in support of their album, In Rainbows, that had come out the year prior. They were scheduled to play the Hollywood Bowl, and I was all-in on trying to get tickets. At that point, they were at the top of my list of bands that I had never seen live that I wanted to see. I tried my damnedest to buy tickets online when they went on sale without any luck. Periodically, I would check Ticketmaster in the time leading up to the show to see if something popped up. No luck. About a week before the show, I attended an event with my two roommates, one of their girlfriends, and a couple of other friends. Towards the end of the event, my roommate’s girlfriend pulled me aside and said, “Hey, a coworker of mine has a couple of extra tickets to the Radiohead show at the Bowl. His friends pulled out and he’s looking to dump them. You interested?” I jumped at the chance of course. He was so cool about it, too, and only charged me face value, knowing that I was a fan. What a score.
Song: “Bodysnatchers”
Artist: Radiohead
Songwriter(s): Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke
Album(s): In Rainbows
Release Year(s): 2007
Song: “Nighttime In The Switching Yard”
Artist: Warren Zevon
Songwriter(s): Jorge Calderon, David Lindell, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
Album(s): Excitable Boy
Release Year(s): 1978
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