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Radiohead to Host Jubilee Party in Washington
Indie | Wednesday 30th May 2012 | Osh
Oxford-rockers Radiohead will play hosts at a celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in Washington.
Formed in 1985, Radiohead have recorded a total of eight studio albums, performed to countless stadium crowds all over the world and now they’re celebrating the Jubilee in style in the US.
Because America is not home to a royal family, the Queen’s anniversary of her 1952 coronation will see Radiohead bring the celebrations over the Atlantic and play a show for US fans. Although the band is currently touring around the States, NME magazine reported that they don’t want to miss out on the celebrations back home.
It is unknown whether Radiohead will play a show at the party, but Steve Lamacq of BBC6 says the band's head of security Colin has 'packed numerous Union Jack and Jubilee tableware' for a Jubilee party in Washington DC at the weekend'.
Despite being in the US, this report gives UK fans hope that the quintet has not forgotten about us Brits. The band will return to the UK for a tour in October, which Caribou have just been named support act for.
And Radiohead aren’t the only ones to celebrate Elizabeth II’s 60th year on the throne. Take That’s frontman Gary Barlow will host the official Queen’s Jubilee Concert featuring Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Madness, Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J. The concert will take place on the 4th of June in front of Buckingham Palace, for the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the rest of the royal family.
Radiohead will appear at the Bilbao BBK Live festival http://www.bilbaobbklive.com/2012/ in Spain and the Fuji Rock festival http://www.smash-uk.com/frf12/about.html
Marianne Calnan
