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Radiohead Express Outrage, Hold Moment of Silence at First Toronto Show Since Stage Collapse

"The general population who ought to be considered responsible are still not being considered responsible in your city. The quietness is fucking deafening."

Radiohead played their first show in Toronto since the 2012 phase fall that executed the band's drum tech Scott Johnson. Thom Yorke paused for a minute to address the disaster. "We needed to complete a show in Toronto, the stage fallen, killing one of our partners and companions," he said. "The general population who ought to be considered responsible are still not being considered responsible in your city. The quietness is fucking deafening." He requested that the group of onlookers hold a snapshot of quietness before the band propelled into "Karma Police." Watch beneath by means of Consequence of Sound. Radiohead are presently on their North American visit.

Last September, it was reported that the court would remain the charges against Live Nation and other gatherings ensnared in Johnson's passing. The previous evening, Radiohead drummer Philip Selway showed up on BBC's "Newsnight" to express his dissatisfaction regarding the stopped case. "The court case separated on a detail," he said. "So there have been no genuine answers. Without the appropriate responses we can't guarantee that a mischance like this can't occur again."

In November, the last advancement in the investigation of Johnson's passing arrived when the central coroner of Ontario declared that they were launching an inquest. Radiohead called for more scrutiny into the incident, writing, "While this is invited it doesn't bring those in charge of Scott's passing to record, and it gives no equity to Scott and his family."



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