In keeping with the theme of The Smile, that being one of constant confusion and sporadic leftfield decisions, Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner (or as they are to be known from now on The Smile) have established an international raffle like system to bring a more multi-cultural audience to their upcoming live debut; that is in front of an audience at least. The band have “held back some venue tickets for sale… a pair for every country in the world across the three shows.”. If you register your interest on the online form here, you may be in with a chance to nab the 2 exclusive tickets in the name of wherever you call home.
We’re overwhelmed with how quickly the three shows on 29th & 30th sold out. Thanks so much for your response.
We wanted try to make a global audience inside the venue as well as online, so we’ve held back some venue tickets for sale… pic.twitter.com/AbHhYgh5MX— The Smile (@thesmiletheband) January 20, 2022
Set to go ahead in just over a week (January 29th and 30th), all 3 of the shows are set to go ahead in less than 24 hours. Beginning at 8pm on January 29th, the first show almost immediately leads into the 2nd that will kick off 5 hours later at 1am the next morning. The 3rd and final show will then allow the trio to rest for a short while before beginning again at 11am that same day.
The shows have already sold out. But fear not, if you’re in desperate need to watch the show there are a number of options. The shows will be streamed at select venues around the UK, US, and EU live on the big screen, with accompanying big sound. Details for where and when can be found here. If you don’t fancy dragging yourself to the cinema to see the show at 1AM, then firstly you may want to reassess your priorities, you can however bag a ticket to the livestream through dice. For about £14 you can stay up until 2:30AM from the comfort of your own home. Details to gain entrance to the livestream are available here.
We are still short on most other details for the band though, still no announcements on when we can hear the album or even how many songs we’re going to hear. A few snippets have surfaced on the group’s socials; so, if you’re in desperate need then head over the group’s Twitter or Instagram and you can hear a few 15-second snippets to calm the nerves until the album drops. Or you can just keep listening to the sole release we already have, “You Will Never Work in Television Again”, on repeat… it’s up to you. Listen below.
