Coachella’s Day One headliner had a rough night on stage.
Sound problems led to the band leaving the stage twice during their set. After leaving this first time, they came back to perform “Let Down,” only to see the audio cut off on them again.
Singer Thom Yorke was clearly dejected…
@radiohead and the third sound malfunction. Thom might choke the sound guy. As if he's not depressed enough. #Coachella #ugh pic.twitter.com/YY0YeE2ZME
— Shack (@Shackylove) April 15, 2017
As Metro noted, Yorke told the crowd that the glitch was ‘f*****g aliens again’ – later adding: ‘Can you actually hear me now? I’d like to tell a joke to lighten the mood. But we’re Radiohead so f**k it.’
Some on Twitter put the blame for the problems on the same guy:
So someone at Coachella gonna lose their job for messing up Radiohead sound twice now
— Aaron Garvie (@garvie) April 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/ITDesktop/status/853137364205678592
Pretty sure the guy in the sound booth will be looking for a new job tomorrow. #Radiohead #coachella
— Brandon Schubach (@DJSchuby) April 15, 2017
While others were just upset:
I'm not even at #coachella and I want a refund… #Radiohead
— Peepers Herzog ?️? (@paigehamblin) April 15, 2017
Coachella livestream: "please standby for Radiohead audio difficulties."
Me: pic.twitter.com/WIB8F7XJyj— Pandulce (@alvarezzzedith) April 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/misterfedor1/status/853200854203150338
But, the sound problems were eventually worked out and Radiohead did play “Creep,” so, in the end, not a terrible night.
Well it finally happened @radiohead played "Creep" at Coachella pic.twitter.com/An4nK65WlN
— Calamity Dre (@AndreaDomanick) April 15, 2017