Yorke and Greenwood interchange between guitars and piano throughout the set but it is ‘Open the Floodgates’ with Yorke sat at the piano and offering his distinctive voice to the vocals where the acoustics of the Usher Hall compliment the act best. The setlist largely follows the running order of the album with Robert Stillman - who had provided the support for the evening - joining the band on-stage to add an excellent trumpet accompaniment to the popular ‘You Will Never Work in Television Again’. Skinner’s prowess on the drums is reason enough alone to explore the material from the three-piece. While ‘The Smile’ is one of several Radiohead-connected side projects, the material is far enough removed from the band’s extensive back catalogue to stand proudly on its own, but offers just enough familiarity to draw in even the most ardent fan. The title of the opening track offers some insight into the overall feel of the gig and the evening. The applause for the band grows as the tones of Murphy’s voice fade with Yorke happy to take a moment and absorb the welcome, offering an acknowledging smile before opening the set with ‘The Same’ - the first track from the album ‘A Light for Attracting Attention’. The band, consisting of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood alongside Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, arrive on stage as the voice of Cillian Murphy - of Peaky Blinders fame - recites William Blake’s poem ‘The Smile’.
The Performanceįor this sold-out show by The Smile, Edinburgh was chosen alongside London and Manchester as one of only three UK dates of the band’s European tour. But to this day the venue, which sits in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle remains true to his wishes by attracting talent from all musical genres to perform. Usher did not live to see his vision realised - he died in 1898 - with the Usher Hall officially opened by his widow in 1914. The Usher Hall is the legacy of Andrew Usher - a whisky distiller and blender - who, in 1896, donated £100,000 to the city to build a venue that ‘should become and remain a centre and attraction to musical artistes and performers and to the citizens of Edinburgh and others.’ Yet Edinburgh’s grand 5-star concert hall shows no signs of slowing down as it continues to showcase top talent from across the music spectrum. It does not store any personal data.It is more than 100 years since the Usher Hall first opened its doors to musicians and audiences alike. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
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