Radiohead at the Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO - 3/9/2012

We made the drive up to St. Louis from Nashville in around 5 hours on a sunny Friday afternoon and got checked in at the Westin, where we pre-partied in the room a bit and pretty much walked right over the show (about a 1/2 mile). Lots of other Radiohead fans there, obviously, but this hotel really made me want to make it back for a Cardinals game. Fantastic location right by Busch Stadium.

We were general admission on the floor, which I thought could be terrible but turned out great, maybe 30 yards back, great sightlines, etc. Other Lives, the openers, were pretty good but nothing that I'd run out and buy.

Radiohead came out and played a fairly glorious set. I'd say that apart from missing "Paranoid Android," I really can't find anything wrong with this show. Parts were absolutely fantastic ("There There," "Lucky," "Karma Police"), the new songs sounded great, the band sounded tight ...

Bloom
15 Step
Airbag
Little by Little
Morning Mr. Magpie
Myxomatosis
Kid A
Videotape
The Daily Mail
The Amazing Sounds of Orgy
Karma Police
Identikit
Lotus Flower
There There
Feral
Reckoner

Encore 01:
Separator
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
Lucky
Everything In Its Right Place (w/ Electrolite intro)

Encore 02:
Give Up the Ghost
You and Whose Army?
Idioteque

We had big plans to go out after the show and enjoy a night away from "the kids" (the 2 beagles) but wound up ordering room service and crashing out (of course).

We grabbed brunch at Rooster the next day (as did half the concert, it would seem), and it was ridiculously good ... including ...

an excellent Bloody Mary:

Finnish pancake (in front) and crepe:

The piece de resistance, the Rooster slinger (andouille sausage, eggs, toast, breakfast potatoes, and sausage gravy):

Top notch!