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Westboro Baptist Church Extremists Picket Radiohead Gig
Monday, 12 March 2012 Written by Elliott Batte
Westboro Baptist Church Extremists Picket Radiohead Gig

Notoriously controversial and extremist religious organisation Westboro Baptist Church reportedly picketed a Radiohead gig in Kansas City yesterday, accusing the band of being ‘freak monkeys with mediocre tunes.’

The religious group, who were famously humiliated by the Foo Fighters back in September of last year after they planned a protest outside of one of their gigs (also in Kansas City), have accused the band of trying to get people to ‘look at the nonsense’ rather than the ‘wrath of God that abides upon them’ (we’re not entirely sure what those crazy fools really mean, either). But, taking the move in good humour, the band weren’t too bothered – with long-time sound producer and engineer Nigel Godrich adding that the incident was the ‘highlight of the tour’.

A statement on the band’s website reads: “You have stolen the Word of God from your people and children, and as a sorry substitute, you prop up lightness and lies. You try to get the people to look at the nonsense and not at the wrath of God that abides upon them. ‘Look at the circus monkey over there and the fluffy setting, blah, blah...’”

It continues: “Meanwhile, God is undoing this nation and affecting all of your lives, with the moth that quietly eats the very fabric of your national garment. Radiohead is just such an event. Freak monkey's with mediocre tunes keeps you busy and focused by lightness. It changes nothing, God is undoing and digging up and throwing down this nation.”

If, like me, you can’t get enough of watching the pathetic anti-gay (or anti-everything) hate group being ridiculed by US rockers the Foo Fighters, check the video below. Below the video is dates that you'll be able to catch Radiohead in the UK this autumn.



Radiohead UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:

Sat October 6th 2012 - Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester
Mon October 8th 2012 - The O2 Arena, London
Tue October 9th 2012 - The O2 Arena, London

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