CHICAGO () - British art stone sensations Radiohead played a gem-like carrying into action on the Chicago lakefront on Friday, headlining the first night of the three-day Lollapalooza music fete.
"They sound super polished," said fan Arynne Gilbert, 28, from Chicago, as the band went through a two-hour, 24-song set that included "Fake Plastic Trees," and "Paranoid Android."
Lollapalooza is billed as the largest alternate music festival in the United States, a summer solstice ultra-marathon of music, street food, beer and swither.
A sell-out crowd of about 75,000 watched the five-piece ensemble from Oxfordshire, accompanied by a striking video and light show as darkness fell over the Windy City
Bass guitarist Colin Greenwood gave a nod to the host metropolis, wearing a Chicago Transit Authority T-shirt.
Radiohead, which released its first single in 1992, has been this year's hot ticket as it tours in support of the critically acclaimed 2007 release "In Rainbows."
The band famously sold downloads of the disk for whatever price customers chose, including for free. Recently Radiohead has led an MTV crusade against sweatshop labor and human trafficking.
"They have a lot of good vim," said Katrina Ordonez, 28, who is studying acupuncture in Beijing.�
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