Thom Yorke walks off stage after row with Gaza protester at Melbourne show

[@snailseyes]

thom NAAUUUUURRRRRRR

[@jimmyrichards2909]

nice. I'm from Melbourne. Took me a second..

[@amcmartin]

I met Thom Yorke in Edinburgh a few years ago. Shook his hand and everything, had quite a decent chat. I later realised I was actually just talking to a scarf tied to a lamp post.

[@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc]

That was Thom Edinburgh in York

[@MrGrandefromage]

I imagine he's gutted by your assessment

[@ljuboizsiska5448]

Well, that doesn't say anything about Tom, but it says a lot about your state of mind. Stop taking drugs.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

To be fair to Thom...he did return to the stage for the final song.

[@beatinspector]

[@jordanhunt4867]

Shocking just goes to show how divided and torn apart this world really is

[@popjam7744]

its not divided

[@ThatsMrMaxHeadroomToYou]

@@popjam7744 Put down the drugs and step away from your brainrot.

[@daniel.castillo]

Thom: "Don't stand there like a coward"... Minutes later Thom escapes 😂 Edith: this is only a joke!! The video is misleading, it tries to make it look like Thom left because he got angry, but he just left because it was his break before the encore as any other concert

[@severing4167]

@@daniel.castillo you are so smart, he gave him the stage and the microphone, but the guy only wanted to yell from the back. And you call Thom a coward?

[@ThisGuyCarlo]

Need not criticise Thom, it would’ve been even worse if he stayed to argue with that heckler, a fair move from Thom

[@daniel.castillo]

​​​@@severing4167 chill. To be fair, I think the video makes Thom to look like he is so upset that that's why he left like an angry little boy, that's hilarious. On the other hand, I think he just left because It was his break before the encore so he didn't have time nor energy to waste for this person. But giving this person the stage and microphone is not gonna make him less or more coward, this person could have been lynched by the crowd

[@sanket.solanke]

Leaving and escaping aren't the same thing. Imagine if you are trying to perform and someone keeps heckling you from the back interrupting your performance. That is so annoying.

[@olliver8504]

​@@sanket.solankewhat is so annoying is seeing a bunch of people being emotionally manipulated by an actual coward in the stage. FREEPALESTINE!

[@uninvited_guest_08]

The radiohead I listened to for 21 years would want you to boycott radiohead too

[@atticustay1]

Right

[@Hhjjnhjjj]

@@uninvited_guest_08 exactly 👍

[@peterl1981]

I love the internet it is a load of toss

[@olliver8504]

This is what I think too. Current Radiohead, stop being the actual coward and stand for the right side of the history and humanity. FREEPALESTINE!

[@usandusonly32]

He's a reasonable man get off his case

[@farhanissimo]

Amnesiac is all about timing

[@johnmalone2946]

This one's optimistic

[@jattanu94]

Thom nooooo

[@Guadeloop]

oh THEY're the cowards, Thom? take a look at yourself

[@ThisGuyCarlo]

He was leaving the stage because of annoyance, not cowardice

[@Enalpria]

Ya think he’s scared or something? 😂 Hes just annoyed

[@olliver8504]

​@@ThisGuyCarlowhen you don't have anything to say about a GENOCIDE ofc you will accuse the man as "Annoying"

[@ThisGuyCarlo]

@@olliver8504 The heckler can say his message elsewhere that doesn’t disrupt the concert, nothing against the genocide but point still stands

[@andrewlloydpeterson]

No worries. Dude thought he was at a Netanyahu DJ Set concert. Easy mistake to make

[@merrymonarch]

But if he did then comdemn what's happening, what would that achieve? I suspect, literally nothing. Regardless of how anyone feels about what is happening, being 'forced' into making a statement about something which he has no say in and cant influence is pointless. If people want to protest in a peaceful way then fine, but direct it in a constructive way. Not as a confrontation that undermines whatever point youre trying to make

[@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc]

We only have the Guardian's word that the fuss was about that.

[@MyMpc1]

But not doing it is a choice. Look at Israel’s actions when it comes to cultural institutions and reputation. They know this stuff works.

[@allroundlad]

Noone should be "forced" it should just be the normal human thing to do. Several notable people with a platform have shown their support and now we're seeing the questionable ones that choose to remain silent. The defensiveness speaks volumes, it shouldn't be hard to say what the IDF doing is APPALLING.

[@DoogleLawless]

@@allroundlad Yeah exactly. Is it really that hard to say "Of course I don't condone genocide"? Why make a big deal about it unless you are feeling heated about the topic. And why feel heated about the topic unless you have a stance that has reason to be questioned?

[@atticustay1]

He should still condemn it out of principle. Why isn’t he?

[@more_barn]

NAUUUUR

[@lewthedrummer]

The protester is too much of a coward to confront and heckle the politicians so he chooses a musician who has barely commented on the matter instead and ruins everyone’s night

[@BertGraef]

oh dear..Meanwhile a kid in Gaza cant get out from underneath tons of concrete and twisted metal and his screams cant be heard and you are concerned about your music gods.

[@McKluskie]

He is protesting the fact that Radiohead didn't boycott Israel, maybe try and understand what's going on there before making Uninformed comments.

[@uninvited_guest_08]

​​@@BertGraefexactly - we hear a woman scream 'NOOO!' as Yorke walks off stage - we don't get hear the mothers and fathers screaming as they hold their dead children in Palestine We live in a world of ignorance. There are fans of radiohead who can ignore children dying in Palestine, but there are fans like me who can't ignore it, and can't enjoy listening to radiohead now - the same people who wrote songs about global injustices but choose to remain silent on Palestine I guess all those who enjoy wealth really do kick ladders

[@lewthedrummer]

Oh no poor Radiohead didn't boycott Isreal! If they did then i'm sure we wouldn't be in this mess we're in now. I have been aware of the situation for years regarding Radiohead and Roger Waters etc but thankyou for your patronising know it all tone. Restricting art is a feeble solution to very complex and challenging issues.

[@clappedoutmotor]

@@lewthedrummer 'complex and challenging'

[@Roddmend]

He didn't listen what the man said

[@space_burglar]

Lol Radiohead fans complaining about protesters.

[@Hhjjnhjjj]

@@space_burglar I know right like oh you interrupted my song and my feelings are hurt.

[@Atigulus1]

This isn't surprising knowing how radiohead fans are >.>

[@uksubversion]

It is no longer fun to give or attend concerts. Everyone is so entitled nowadays.

[@Hhjjnhjjj]

@@uksubversion Everyone I don’t think so.

[@uksubversion]

@@Hhjjnhjjj The exception proves the rule.

[@radwanghazimoumeh]

poor you, dead children getting in the way of your bad taste.

[@Katie2986]

@@radwanghazimoumeh people seem to think they’re entitled to have their personal comfort matter more than children being burned alive

[@literallyme954]

Is opposing genocide 'entitled'?

[@lucageza7600]

Extremely disappointing..

[@John.Christopher]

What is? Seriously. What is?

[@AM2K2]

What a creep

[@BertGraef]

the creepshow is in Gaza

[@philbis2774]

In 2017 Midnight Oil played in Alice Springs ,, After a few songs when Peter Garrett started to rant about Environment & Politicians members of the crowd gave it to Peter "Yelling out" about The uranium project Peter approved when in power Northern territory intervention & Iraq war ... The band could hear what was said this went on each time Peter Garrett started to rant '' No one was kicked out the band played its full set . But never returned to Alice Springs

[@Lannah-oh]

does anyone else see the similarity of - a tiny millionaire standing behind a team of security to start on a fight with a lone person asking for justice? sounds familiar.

[@BertGraef]

When Israel Came For Me Samira Mohyeddin

[@andrewlloydpeterson]

Ok, Thom will stop bombing palestine

[@shannon2992]

Why are they asking Thom for justice? Is he sending bombs from Melbourne? I'm confused....

[@mediamonarchyplus]

cutouts, indeed

[@Pe6ek]

This is such BS journalism. What's the whole story? Did he come back? KZbinrs do it better.

[@vedder10]

Yet you came here for your news fix.

[@Marta1Buck]

@@vedder10 it pops up, no one is actively searching for this

[@vedder10]

@@Marta1Buck No one clicks the video for you do they? Why don't you take some responsibility.

[@sean1445]

The person in the crowd waited until the last song to "protest" because they didn't want to risk being ejected from the venue until the show was almost over. What a brave demonstration.

[@space_burglar]

@@sean1445 did they tell you this?

[@wearethenightparty]

I'm glad he waited, if he'd bellowed at Thom at the start he may have thought the Melbourne crowd was against him and cancelled.

[@curls9032]

@@space_burglar you shouldn't just assume a person's pronouns like that. That person may not be a 'they'.

[@JMoney_TheGangster]

​@@curls9032 They also is usually used when you don't know the person's gender.

[@sean1445]

@@space_burglar Yeah, he said "Well I paid $70 for that ticket, mate. Didn't want it to go to waste!"

[@richiedoop2529]

1. Haifa Massacre 1937 2. Jerusalem Massacre 1937 3. Haifa Massacre 1938 4. Balad al-Sheikh Massacre 1939 5. Haifa Massacre 1939 6. Abbasiya Massacre 1947 7. Al-Khisas Massacre 1947 8. Bab al-Amud Massacre 1947 9. Jerusalem Massacre 1947 10. Sheikh Bureik Massacre 1947 11. Haifa Massacre 1948 12. Tantura Massacre 1948 13. Jaffa Massacre 1948 14. Khan Yunis Massacre 1956 15. Jerusalem Massacre 1967 16. Sabra and Shatila Massacre 1982 17. Al-Aqsa Massacre 1990 18. Ibrahimi Mosque Massacre 1994 19. Jenin Refugee Camp Massacre 2002 20. Gaza Massacre 2008-09 21. Gaza Massacre 2012 22. Gaza Massacre 2014 23. Gaza Massacre 2018-19 24. Gaza Massacre 2021 25. Gaza Genocide 2023 is still ongoing DONT LET ANYONE CONVINCE YOU THAT IT STARTED ON OCTOBER 7th

[@shmizzleshmazzle9830]

based israel

[@MarginWalker]

All war's Fakeinstein started, and Israel ended, what's your point? Hit me up for a free pager.

[@wiseget]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@superbobgaming5440]

​@@shmizzleshmazzle9830 Say what you will about this act of protest but in what world are those actions based? What is it with the lack of humanity here, have some compassion

[@imovertheocean]

@@shmizzleshmazzle9830 sir we have a redard

[@bernardhillerstudios]

I've meet Thom and he is the kindest human being on the planet. He care about everyone. Including the poor people that were murdered on the Nova music concert :(

[@christopher.stewart]

if so, then condemning the unjustifiable operations of the Israeli regime in Palestine, and elsewhere, shouldn't be that controversial for him... the fact that he reacts in such a manner speaks volumes...

[@bernardhillerstudios]

@@christopher.stewart He has not spoken about Gaza at all. He was concerned about the concert goers that's all. He was not getting political. He spoke out about concertgoers that were killed at a concert in Paris as well.

[@christopher.stewart]

@@bernardhillerstudios i can offer you the same reply again... clearly, anyone who genuinely "cares for everyone" would be distraught by the massacre in Gaza, and would jump at opportunities to condemn it without hesitation... but making a fuss about the heckling, and even attempting to belittle the heckler, is quite revealing behaviour, and suggests a concerning disconnection to one's own sense of justice and humanity... just like your own apparent insistence on talking only about the concert goers is quite telling, as if 43000+ Palestinian lives were not even worth mentioning in a thread about the carnage in Gaza... you might want to consider how this completely defeats your assessment regarding kind human beings...

[@bernardhillerstudios]

@@christopher.stewart It's clear that you don't anyone else's point of view. He doesn't have to comment on anything, if he doesn't want to. I wish you well.

[@ripperrouge5985]

The protesters are now paying to protest 🤣🤣 these buffoons make me laugh

[@zkhan004]

Very strange how a man who is famous for being very anti-war in the past is now completely silent on this topic

[@chexcollects]

Who cares. Why do you care?

[@theaverageaardvark9864]

He has the right to not want to be involved in anything political at this point in his career

[@billyboy002000]

Perhaps it's because of Johnny greenwoods wife

[@imovertheocean]

@@theaverageaardvark9864 he's a coward

[@curls9032]

With maturity comes wisdom. I'm sure he knows if he spoke out it would end the war, possibly all wars. I remember Billy Joel got the Russians out of Afghanistan and the Hoff tore down the Berlin Wall.

[@johnhodgetts2111]

To be fair, it might help if Radiohead didn't play in Israel. They don't need to, so why do they support appartheid. Queen did the same in South Africa. It shouldn't be a hard decision to make.

[@FurgusFungus]

They don't support Israel, just dont say anything about it. Reason being: Johnny's wife. I don' t think the band want to sour their relationship with Johnny or Johnny's with his wife so they choose to stay silent.

[@andrewlloydpeterson]

Im sure if Radiohead didnt play in Israel, Oct 7th wouldnt happen! Its all radioheads fault!

[@henrydavel1440]

@@FurgusFungus Finally someone who’s actually educated.

[@whatsthemonsterbelow]

Because playing in Israel would be unfair you do hitting clay pusher???

[@yetidodger6650]

@@FurgusFungus so he's a coward then?

[@tonisiret5557]

Politics & music, mixed together, end up serving neither very well..

[@AD65]

So he would've been happy to play Apartheid era S Africa ?

[@shmizzleshmazzle9830]

wait until you hear about palestines gender apartheid

[@timmo8909y]

​@shmizzleshmazzle9830 grow up bud

[@shmizzleshmazzle9830]

@@timmo8909y why do you support people that do not think women and homosexuals deserve equal rights? I'm going to stay batting 1000 when it comes to not supporting countries that hate individual liberty.

[@henrydavel1440]

@@timmo8909yYou got called out 😂

[@timmo8909y]

@AD65 Spot on. Apartheid in greater Israel is the same as the Apartheid in SA.

[@TickAlick]

No one stops too think that maybe a 55 year old man doesn’t want to stress about a country half way across the globes problems…

[@space_burglar]

@@TickAlick I'm 52. What are you saying about 55 year olds?

[@Katie2986]

The UK shares a lot of blame for creating the situation and enabling the genocide.

[@JustinAgapi]

​@@space_burglar really? This ain't a rubix cube dude. Maybe think for like......3 seconds.....you should get it.

[@oscarwilson5805]

He's worked with Israeli artists and performed in Israel, he should absolutely be held accountable for that.

[@curls9032]

@@space_burglar What do you tell people at your concerts? That your 3 years younger than Thom.

[@davidjacovelli5986]

Didn't he seem to call for a fight first? He seemed to try to rile the crowd to violence against that man, and when that didn't work, returned to shriek an old favourite at everyone. He'd have been at Sun City in the 80's though, wouldn't he?

[@quaid667]

So would you if you got paid a ton of money.

[@ilkat06]

THOM NAUURRRRRRRR 😂😂😂

[@markphc99]

Doh!

[@BusterWyzenbeek]

It's a bit embarrassing watching a man calling someone a coward when they know full well there's no way that person would be let on stage through all the security

[@alisoninchausti1080]

One person complains and everyone else gets shafted?

[@user-bw8vn6xp5h]

He came back to do an encore don’t worry

[@KingCrimson82]

@@user-bw8vn6xp5h yeah but what song? whats the symbolism in that?

[@ahmetcangokceer]

men with broken egos are the worst, eh?

[@user-bw8vn6xp5h]

@@KingCrimson82 Karma Police, though i think he was already playing it when the guy heckled, he just restarted it from what i heard.

[@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc]

We only have the Guardian's word that the fuss was about what they said it was.

[@the0point]

I guess we found out who the coward is.

[@mattfontana]

yet another trendy pro pallie with nike shoes

[@Favled]

Everything doesn't have to be drenched by political matter all the time, that's what Yorke is on about.

[@diegocardenasfajardo1491]

??¿???????????????

[@McKluskie]

So you don't think that boycotting Israel is necessary then? how many kids have to die before people stop doing business with Israel?

[@BowserLucaTheThird]

Thom Yorke is very political

[@Favled]

@BowserLucaTheThird Doesn't mean you reserve the right to disrupt a show.

[@BowserLucaTheThird]

@@Favled not necasserily my point, more that he has been on protests, supported nonviolent direct action that has caused disruption. For him to walk off seems a bit off. He did not harm the protest, he only damaged his own image. He did the war child album, worked with Greenpeace. He could of ignored it, he could of asked security if it went on and on for ages to remove the heckler, but he had a stage tantrum and walked off.

[@MatrixEvolution17]

Thom is a 5'4 little crybaby. Kids are starving in Gaza but "boohoo what about the poor millionaire musician's feelings? 😢". Now I know why Aphex Twin hates Radiohead.

[@MrWizardGG]

Kids are starving all over the fkn world gaza supremacist

[@MrWizardGG]

Kids are starving all the world, not just gaza

[@gecho5427]

Thom is a 6'4 big crybaby. Kids are starving in africa but "boohoo what about the the poor billionaire musicians feelings?" Now I know why mid hates goat.

[@Booster85]

What about the people in England homeless with nothing while our government funds immigration?

[@misterbig9025.]

Who cares about gaza

[@aspirationrecords]

The person filming is absurdly obnoxious. Typical radiohead fan lol

[@awppenheimer]

Based Thom Yorke

[@atticustay1]

No

[@ThatsMrMaxHeadroomToYou]

@@atticustay1 Uh, yeah.

[@j7ech402]

I've always liked Radiohead

[@mattfontana]

dont stop for this trendy bs about palestine

[@Beatleslover3]

@@mattfontanait’s not suppose to be “trendy”

[@someone-w9n]

Why is he acting like a child! You are a grown man 😂

[@ahmetcangokceer]

I dont know what's worse honestly, his stance on this topic or him coming back and playing Karma frickin police. Congrats to the one fellow who managed to shatter his tiny little ego from "where he stands cowardly"

[@Vosk21]

His stance was that music has no borders and that his distaste for netanyahu doesn't preclude playing gigs in Israel. That's a completely reasonable stance and you guys are just salty that he won't crucify himself over a controversial topic. Karma police is an appropriate fit. The guy in the audience was being a self righteous morality police

[@chebidrums]

​@@Vosk21​everything is political. If you don't condemn the genocide then you are supporting it

[@Vosk21]

@@chebidrums you have the same energy as entitled weirdos who demand you 'condemn hamas' every five seconds. It's transparent bad faith and annoying.

[@Vosk21]

@@chebidrums do you condemn acts of terror?

[@Vosk21]

@@chebidrums do you condemn oct 7th?

[@Booster85]

Tbh your there to listen to music not go on about gaza, people are sick of it.

[@imovertheocean]

yes, I imagine the Palestinians are pretty sick of being murdered every day

[@JamieAlban]

people are sick at your apathy

[@allroundlad]

He would have a peaceful concert if he didn't betray his fanbase by not having the human decency to condemn the abhorrent actions of IDF and not perform there like everything is dandy. It's not like he has a huge platform to speak his mind or anything.

[@Fig8907]

I'm sure the people in Gaza are more "sick of it" than the people in this audience.

[@Booster85]

@@JamieAlban state of you 😂😂

[@HerbieBancock]

It's not very nice to make a palsy-faced grandpa who makes his living whining out the same two notes over and over think about his business choices.

[@Barushia]

Same two notes?

[@krannark]

Totally weird reaction from Thom. You could ignore it if you’re not interested in engaging with it (I can understand that you would want your gig to be an unpoliticised space), but he turned the blame onto the person in the crowd.

[@kesagatame]

Totally agree. Not sure why he felt compelled to leave - touring fatigue? He’s turning into Roger Waters.

[@artem1ism]

That guy ruined the show, what he really wants? Thom is not a politican, just a musician, and people want to listen to music, so it's not appropriate place to talking about politics. Tom offered to tell him his own, but he continued to shout his nonsense, and Tom left. Then he returned, and the crowd booed that fool-guy and Thom continue to sing.

[@Htheorphanarian]

@@artem1ism sorry but several of their songs are left-leaning political commentaries, so only fair to bring up politics to him! Though he is up sh*ts creek, as Jonny Greenwood's Israeli wife is very vocal about her partisanship if you read her tweets. Wouldn't be very fun at the backstage aftershow if he shows support for Palestine even if he does believe it.

[@hadaskravitz2639]

I'm guessing it's not the first nor second time this happened. This can become very stressing, let alone energy draining.

[@ejh6777]

@@Htheorphanarian Several of their songs are left-leaning political commentaries, so it's only fair to heckle the latest talking points at him during an acoustic performance? Writing any song with a political message means everyone for the rest of your performing life is justified in disturbing shows to demand you comment on the latest hot topic? You think that's 'only fair' during a concert?

[@pinhaserez]

So brave to interupt everyone's evening. Gaza. Have you ever interupted a concert to complain about hamas dragging gazans by motorcycle in broad daylight. Didn't think so.

[@tricky778]

Someone in a large audience under really loud speakers is hardly an interruption, the singer could have ignored that question especially and continued and no one would have known it had happened.

[@Begone10000]

"muh hamas" doesn't justify 40,000 civilians being murdered en masse either

[@Begone10000]

"muh hamas" doesn't justify 40,000 civilian lives being stolen either

[@Begone10000]

Doesn't justify 40,000 civilian lives being stolen either.

[@pinhaserez]

@tricky778 did the heckler have a microphone? No, the reason their "question" as you put it was heard/received over really loud speakers (as you put it) is the individual was screaming and making a commotion aka = being distruptive lol "Oh Thommy that jolly bloke could simply have disregarded the kind man's question eh dear"! lol Are you serious? Just a person asking a question in the middle of a concert lol

[@shmizzleshmazzle9830]

W thom

[@aflyingmachine]

Free Gaza from Hamas

[@shmizzleshmazzle9830]

preach

[@allroundlad]

@@shmizzleshmazzle9830 Israel, Britain and America's oppression and bullying created Hamas. Go educate yourself.

[@Hhjjnhjjj]

@@shmizzleshmazzle9830 Free the Middle East from Israel’s oppression.

[@vilee6024]

Who's the coward? The guy who called him out or the guy on the stage?

[@cougarsorwhat]

You

[@douglasnakamura6753]

Called him out? Thom has nothing to do with the war on HAMAS.

[@JoeWright1]

@@douglasnakamura6753Long live the resistance ✊

[@Vosk21]

@@JoeWright1 resist breathing

[@Vosk21]

Definitely the guy who waited till the last song to avoid being kicked out of the venue for his 'protest'

[@grahamjones5400]

Thom Yorke doesn't care human beings , only the trees and bees, snails and whales matter to Tommy-Boy

[@mbalmor7143]

valid

[@StratsRUs]

Abingdon and Radiohead Family ties no doubt. Australia has some history too.

[@jabyrne3849]

Remember when musicians had a spine and stood for something greater than the dollar

[@henrydavel1440]

Remember who his friend who he’s known since he was a kid’s wife is. That’s what this is about.

[@MrGrandefromage]

How frustrating. Great reaction. From someone who's loved.all RH albums.

[@wesleytwiggs7687]

I love Radiohead.

[@Hhjjnhjjj]

No you do it Tom you’re already on stage.

[@douglasnakamura6753]

You want Thom to do what?

[@hadaskravitz2639]

​@@douglasnakamura6753not sing, apparently. Who's the crazy who thought going to a concert meant they could just enjoy non-political music for a moment?

[@allroundlad]

@@hadaskravitz2639 Well no, his fans are obviously shocked he'd not be more vocal about what's going on, he even performed in Israel. Let Roger Waters be an example to him.

[@green.eggs.and.dan.]

@@hadaskravitz2639 non-political music??????

[@commonsense506]

Southport cover up. RIP those poor girls.

[@stevenmcgee5683]

stop using this tragedy to excuse rioting and arson

[@andrewlloydpeterson]

​@@stevenmcgee5683Yeah exactly. Like the 2020 USA protests, or recent french protests?

[@ThatsMrMaxHeadroomToYou]

@@andrewlloydpeterson Andrew 1 - 0 Steve

[@marydouglas-z2e]

He left the stage not because he didn't have anything to say but because he didn't have the courage! If he had commented, he would probably never be on stage again.

[@Booster85]

@@marydouglas-z2e how about he is fed up of listening to it?

[@user-fed-yum]

Blah blah blah 😭😭😭

[@QKvox]

It’s much more likely he’s fed up with being hammered over the head with it every day by people. Hes said before that he does not align with the Israeli government, I would guess he hasn’t made a direct comment on it yet because it would cause even more division in the fan base that he simply does not want to cause.

[@BertGraef]

@@QKvox oh dear..sacrifice a few of his fans. Meanwhile a gaza kid cant get out from mountains of debris and twisted metal . But the music must play on...

[@QKvox]

@@BertGraef He also could just be avoiding politics now for whatever reason, the only vaguely political things he’s commented on directly of recent are the climate crisis and ai. It’s not like Thom publicly denouncing the Israeli government would do anything anyway. As horrific as their war crimes are, they’re not listening to the many countries calling for peace, so what is the chance some musician from oxford will make any difference beyond calming down some of his fans and riling up others

[@liadcohen8327]

Imagine being so self-righteous that you'll go to a concert, ruin it for everyone else, and think somehow yelling at a musician will have any effect on your cause other than to make people more annoying by it?

[@BertGraef]

Imagine being so self righteous that you think you should demand 1000 eyes for your own.

[@lms2932]

🥇🥇🥇🏆

[@curls9032]

You go to concerts to get away from everything and let your hair down, not to protest.

[@DoogleLawless]

But if someone you consider a voice for the downtrodden, chooses to keep quiet over genocide, I feel you have the right to feel let down by that.

[@lms2932]

​@DoogleStay home justice warrior...Lawless

[@CatfishGumbo]

Well done Thom Yorke. PS. Someone needs to tell the heckler that three is no genocide in gaza.

[@MrGreekstatue]

There is a genocide in gaza. It's a fact, not a rumour.

[@isaac-zg2xp]

Hahaha..radiohead are hypocrites

[@nathan1507]

Ah, so his government DOES speak for him.

[@wearethenightparty]

I can imagine the meeting of the "Progressives for Hamas" in Fitzroy that afternoon: Hey, our inside operative at the Arts Centre has got us free tickets to Thom Yorke, all you need to do is enjoy the show, then bellow at him for not conforming to our groupthink, he will promptly get down on a knee and apologise for having a complex opinion. Any takers?

[@robertcreighton4635]

Oh thom you fool

[@cougarsorwhat]

Your mum wanted to love you, she just didn't have the capacity

[@timmo8909y]

Thom been comprimised

[@joelpetersen2480]

He's right!

[@allroundlad]

Who's right?

[@mattfontana]

@@allroundlad thom - the subject of this video

[@allroundlad]

@@mattfontana How can he be right? Walking off the stage when confronted with questionable behaviour is cowardly. He should stand his ground, the only reason he's being heckled is because he rejected the bottleneck and has been too quiet about the elephant in the room, performing in Israel. Fans are rightfully upset.

[@relaxedphylax]

I don't know how to feel about this. He has spoken about genocide before, so why not now? Then again, there's a time and a place... It's just that the silence, in his own words even, is deafening.

[@TractorBeam]

The only coward is Thom Yorke.

[@mattjohnson788]

Sorry boys and girls, what is Radiohead's stance on Israel?

[@jameskond]

He never answered. But you can guess.

[@stephengrapinet]

Thom has never said anything in support of Isreal. They did play in isreal but they explained that they didnt support the government but thought it was unfair to deprive the people there of the show.

[@hadaskravitz2639]

Why do they have to have a position about anything political? They're musicians. It's weird that people actively try to bring politics into every aspect of their lives.

[@FabianMacGintyONeill]

​@@hadaskravitz2639 This is the thing about politics, whether you care about it or not, you're living in it every single day. Everything is political, the air you breath, the water you drink, the gigs you go to. You can't avoid it, so the only thing you can do for your own sake is get involved, because otherwise somebody else will be making your decisions for you.

[@christianzilla]

One of the band members is married to an Israeli or is from Israel. Whatever. Radiohead have debuted a few times there and have ignored many boycotts in the past to play there.

[@space_burglar]

I think the bigger news here is people watching entire Thom Yorke gigs through their phones.

[@Firkinnel]

Waaagh X 2

[@JorisKardow]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@mattfontana]

why we all have to care about that country c'mon !

[@ahmetcangokceer]

one day, someone will say that about your country, and you'll look back and understand if you're lucky enough.

[@ThatsMrMaxHeadroomToYou]

@@ahmetcangokceer Go get your soapbox.

[@JewlenskyBot-d6c]

Gew lovers😂

[@neglectsound]

poor baby

[@HazyWave1974]

Thom Yorke's a whiny little baby😂🤣🤣