Radiohead Fans Applaud Guitar Tuning

NEWS Entertainment & Arts Radiohead crowd left red-faced after applauding three minute guitar tuning, mistaking it for new song 3 minutes ago Entertainment & Arts Tens of thousands of Radiohead fans embarrassed themselves at Glastonbury festival this evening after mistaking the band tuning their guitars for new material. Many tweets were sent from members of the crowd during the incident, some claiming it to be the band's best work since OK Computer. One fan described it as "minimalist, but also complex, emotionally raw, but still able to push the boundaries of what music can be." More to follow.

A satirical news screenshot claims that Radiohead fans at Glastonbury applauded the band tuning their guitars because they mistook it for a new song. The joke mocks the band’s highly experimental reputation and fans’ tendency to overinterpret minimalist music, especially through the reference to OK Computer. It is used as a reaction to pretentious music criticism or enthusiastically praising something mundane.

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