Hey Patrick (Radiohead/Jicks in Montreal)

[Spy]

Okay, here's the situation...
Tickets say the show starts at 6:30pm. Am I to assume the Jicks will be hitting the stage that early? Problem being, I paid 60 bucks to see the Jicks... not Radiohead. A three and a half hour drive after work will get me at the venue by 7:30pm.
60 bucks is 60 bucks but i'd rather not make the 7 hour return trip if I'm going to miss out on the jewel of the show. Tell me they won't hit the stage 'till after 8...

Any info appreciated!

[anagrama]

In all likelyhood...

if the ticket says 6:30...the opening band will start no later than 7:15. Especially at a big ampitheatre/arena show like Radiohead.

word of advice...if you paid this much money/driving this far....
leave work early.

thats your only solution, unless you want to be disappointed.

[IdiotJed]

The show started 6:30 pm on the dot. Still was in line waiting to get in. Only caught the last 2 songs of the set. Still liked what I heard tough.

[ChickenTenders]

what two songs?

[jt. r]

sm + jix went on at 6:30. it was bizarre, especially since i haven't been to a venue like that since i saw r.e.m. in sept '99. the jicks played two new songs and a bunch off of pig lib as well as a couple off of s/t. it was a good set with a lukewarm response from the crowd. i found myself in the strange position of being the only person dancing maniacally to the opener. fortunately a few people asked about "who the fuck is stephen malkmus?"

one guy had an index card for me to write info on about jicks. i threw the pavement stuff and psoi on as well. fair and balanced...

radiohead: strange that they play so many sleepy tunes during the show right after each other. it felt like a bad pink floyd lazer show at times, but they played a bunch of really great renditions of their stuff. the lighting, etc. blew me away at first, then became a little repetitive. most interesting bit (of potentially apocryphal info) from ateaseweb.com was that some jicks joined 'head onstage for the first encore. i didn't see anyone, but i might be wrong.

[pony]

they went on at 6:45 in vancouver... and were fabulous. I had actually only really gone to see them, but I have to admit Radiohead put on a damn fine show. I know what you mean about the lighting though, a lot of the same audience/strobing was really cool at first and then went on a little too long.
What did you think of the video for Radiohead? I thought it fairly uninspired...